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Corner of Durham and Armagh Sts
Central City
Christchurch
8001
Shuttle bus; Tramway
+64 (0)3 941 7680
Fax: +64 (0)3 941 7465
 Website
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Built in 1858, Christchurch's wooden and stone, colonial Provincial Council Buildings housed the first European-styled government in Canterbury, (one of ten New Zealand self-governing districts at that time), for eighteen years. In the early days of the colony, government fragmentation was necessary due to widely scattered settlements and communication difficulties. New Zealand's only purpose-built provincial council buildings to have survived to the present day, these striking buildings with long wooden corridors and stone floors, are a fine example of Victorian gothic-revival architecture. Today the building is the home of the Historic Places Trust.
Tours: Guided tours are free, however, telephone first to arrange a suitable time.
disabled access.
 M-Sa 10:30a-3p
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