Date: Saturday 2 August
Time: 7.30pm at Christchurch Town Hall
Event: `Missa Gaia - Earth Mass' - The Christchurch City Choir. An extraordinary celebration of life and nature inspired by the sounds New Zealand nature. Inquire about the Conservation Week special discount when you book at Ticketek +64 3 377 8899.

Date: Saturday 2 August
Time: 1.00 -3.00 pm
Event: Rock Art rubbings- Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue.
Templates of traditional Maori rock drawings will be available in Nga Taonga for visitors to make crayon rubbings. These templates are from various sites throughout New Zealand and an educator will be available to provide background information about the rock drawings.

Date: Sunday 3 August
Time: Boat leaves at 10.30 from "B" jetty, returning from Ötamahua/Quail at 2.30pm.
Event: The Pa, the Fort, and the Quarantine Station
A guided trip on the historic launch Onawe to Ripapa and Ötamahua/Quail Island. Bring your lunch.
Cost: Conservation Week special - adults $19.50, children $9.50, family pass $48 (2 adults, 2 children). Limited numbers - book `Black Cat Cruises' phone 03 328 9078

Date: Sunday 3 August
Time: 1.00 -3.00 pm
Event: Rock Art rubbings - Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch.
Templates of traditional Maori rock drawings will be available in Nga Taonga for visitors to make crayon rubbings. These templates are from various sites throughout New Zealand and an educator will be available to provide background information about the rock drawings.

Date: Sunday 3 August
Event: Weka Pass Railway Inc. Experience the thrill of historic steam and diesel engines as you 'travel back through time' on this spectacular railway. Completed in the late 1880s it is now run by an enthusiastic group of volunteers.
Bookings and enquiries: +64 3 96 22 999
Cost: Adults: $12, Senior Citizens: $10, Children: $6, families $35. Pre-schoolers are free.

Date: Weekdays 4-8 August
Times: Tour one: 12.15 to 12.50pm. Tour two: 1.15 to 1.50pm.
Event: Lunchtime tours - Provincial Council Buildings
Spend your lunch hour exploring the Provincial Council buildings with learned guide Jane Ryder. These tours include the Bellamy's wing, open for viewing especially for Conservation Week. Phone 0+64 3 941 7680 to book.

Date: Tuesday 5 August
Time: 1-2.30pm
Event: Christchurch's grand old cinemas. Join architect William Fulton on a nostalgic walk around some of the city's historic cinemas. Meet at the Odeon, 214 Tuam Street, then visit the Majestic in Manchester Street and some of the surviving theatres in Cathedral Square.
Cost: Donation/koha
Contact: phone +64 3 365 2897

Date: Wednesday 6 August
Time: 12.30-3.00pm
Event: Hands-on heritage at the Timeball
Students learn how to clean, classify and catalogue artefacts found on the site of the historic Timeball Station.
Cost: Free. Any members of the public who visit will be free to watch and enjoy the exercise.
Contact: ph +64 3 328-7311

Date: Friday 8 August
Time: 12.30 - 3.00pm
Event: Hands-on heritage at the Timeball
Students learn how to clean, classify and catalogue artefacts found on the site of the historic Timeball Station.
Cost: Free. Any members of the public who visit will be free to watch and enjoy the exercise.
Contact: ph +64 3 328-7311

Date: Saturday 9 August
Time: 1.00 -3.00 pm
Event: Rock Art rubbings. Templates of traditional Maori rock drawings will be available in Nga Taonga for visitors to make crayon rubbings. These templates are from various sites throughout New Zealand and an educator will be available to provide background information about the rock drawings.
Venue: Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch

Date : Saturday 9 August
Time: 1.00 -4.00 pm
Event : Friends of Halswell Quarry Park members will be on hand to assist visitors with information about the historic and cultural values of the park. They will be able to answer questions and give advice regarding walks, features and the purposes of buildings within the park. Information will also be available about the recent development of Christchurch's six Sister City Gardens within the park.
Venue: Halswell Quarry Park Visitor Centre, (Old Singlemens's accommodation).

Date: Sunday 10 August
Time : 1.00 -4.00 pm
Event: Friends of Halswell Quarry Park members will be on hand to assist visitors with information about the historic and cultural values of the park. They will be able to answer questions and give advice regarding walks, features and the purposes of buildings within the park. Information will also be available about the recent development of Christchurch's six Sister City Gardens within the park.
Venue : Halswell Quarry Park Visitor Centre, (Old Singlemens's accommodation).

Date: Sunday 10 August
Time: 2pm
Event: "While you're away"
Author Anna Rogers speaks about the New Zealand army nurses who served overseas in the First and Second World Wars. Her talk, laced with quotes and anecdotes, will be given in the Nurses' Memorial Chapel built to commemorate three Christchurch nurses who died when the troopship Marquette was torpedoed in October 1915. Anna's book "While you're away: New Zealand Nurses at War 1899-1948" will be published later this year.
Venue: Nurses' Memorial Chapel, Riccarton Avenue, Christchurch
Cost: Gold coin donation / koha
Contact: ph +64 3 365 2897

Date: Sunday 10 August
Event: Historic film show . The Ellesmere Historical Society is hosting an evening showing historic films from their archive collection.
Venue: Leeston Primary School Hall, D'Arcy Street, Leeston
Contact: Roger Gilbert, phone +64 3 324 3648

Time: 10.30am and 2.00pm
Event: Guided walks at Godley Head
Members of the Godley Head Heritage Trust will be on hand to guide you through the unique features of this WW2 coastal battery defence site.
Cost: Gold coin donation / koha
Bookings and enquiries: +64 3 371 3706

Date: Sunday 10 August
Time: 1.00 -3.00 pm
Event: Rock Art rubbings. Templates of traditional Maori rock drawings will be available in Nga Taonga for visitors to make crayon rubbings. These templates are from various sites throughout New Zealand and an educator will be available to provide background information about the rock drawings.
Venue: Canterbury Museum, Rolleston Avenue, Christchurch

Date: Sunday 31 August
Event: Waikari turntable opening . A once in a lifetime chance to take a train from Christchurch to Waikari, to celebrate the commissioning of the Weka Pass Railway Inc. turntable at Waikari. Seats are limited;
Cost: Return fare is $46 return, or a family $40 each per seat.
For more information: Norman Dix +64 3 348 4291, Stuart Batty +64 3 359 9218, or Gary Kelly +64 3 389 4078.

Keywords
Department of Conservation  Conservation Week 

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