“More than half of all the outbound trips taken by New Zealand locals ... Lord of the Rings sights on the South Island, and they’re only about an hours drive from Christchurch,” she said.

The mural by Christchurch artist Jacob Yikes stands a whopping 55m high and 27.5m wide. It is the headline act in the Flare Festival. It took around ... CBD – New Zealand’s most significant ...