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Family Fun
Get out and make the most of Timaru district with these family friendly activities. With playgrounds and wildlife encounters to beaches and attractions, there’s plenty to keep everyone entertained.
Tours & Experiences
Explore museums, visit high country stations, take a scenic helicopter flight or go on a guided hunting trip, there are plenty of different ways to see the region.
Arts, Culture & Heritage
Visit galleries and museums, discover ancient Māori rock art, admire vibrant street art and wander through beautiful heritage gardens.
Sports & Outdoors
You can do it all in Timaru district, from surfing to hunting game to swimming in the ocean. It's a great destination all year round.
Walk & Bike Trails
Walk and bike along our costal tracks with breathtaking views. From short walks to hikes, coastal trails to bush tracks, there’s over 30 walking & cycling trails to discover.
Top 10 Things
The Timaru district is full of fun things for the whole family. Caroline Bay, little penguins and Māori Rock Art are just some of them, here are our Top 10 Must Do’s.
ROAM
Go for a ROAM around the beautiful Central South Island lakes and visit fabulous locations like Aoraki/Mt Cook, Tekapo and Ōmārama.
Timaru Trails
Explore Timaru district’s fascinating history, art scene, food, walking & biking tracks and more with the free Timaru Trails app.
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Te Ana Māori Rock Art Centre
The Te Ana Māori Rock Art Centre in Timaru offers an immersive cultural experience where visitors can learn about the history and significance of Māori rock art from the South Canterbury region. Thro…
Phone: 0800 46 83 262
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Geraldine Cinema
Located in the historic Geraldine Town Hall, the Geraldine Cinema is one of a few left of it’s type and age in New Zealand. Featuring sofas and arm chairs instead of traditional movie theatre seats…
Phone: 03 693 8118
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Merivale Fine Arts Gallery
A wide range of contemporary and historic artworks is for sale and can been sent overseas for buyers. The gallery offers art valuations and a restoration service.
Phone: 027 833 6506
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Gallery 329
Run by a collective of artists, this is a not-for-profit gallery, where you’ll find a diverse range of pieces – painting, photography, sculpture, patchwork and ceramics. It is a place where the buyin…
Phone: 021 053 0373
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Paul’s Gallery & Framing
Stocking a wide range of NZ prints and art blocks, Paul’s Gallery also offers custom picture framing.
Phone: 03 688 1398
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Art at Seadown
Anne’s landscape paintings and whitestone sculptures are a feature of the gallery, and there are also items of pottery from when Anne and Mike were full-time potters. Their motto is ‘from our hands t…
Phone: 027 283 5604
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Timaru Heritage Trail
Timaru’s city centre features one of New Zealand’s most significant collections of Edwardian buildings. The high quality of the architecture reflects times of growth and prosperity in the district’s…
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The Wetdog Gallery
Set on 5 acres with native bush and singing bell birds, you might just find the perfect gift or a one-off item for the garden or home here. Explore the garden and check out the sculptures, take time…
Phone: 021 196 6129
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Susan Badcock Gallery
Susan Badcock Gallery exhibits work by three generations of her family – her grandfather Douglas Badcock, father John Badcock, and Susan herself. With a continually changing exhibition calendar they…
Phone: 021 175 2853
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York Street Gallery of Fine Art
Full of stunning artworks from notable New Zealand artists including Nigel Brown, Austen Deans, Marilyn Webb, Hamish Allan and plenty more. Owner Debbie Templeton-Page’s sculptures feature throughout…
Phone: 027 634 7353
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McAtamney Gallery & Design Store
Located in Geraldine, you’ll find collections from sontemporary artists such as Richard Bolton, Bernadette Parsons, Susanna Izard and Rachel Dewhirst. There are also featured works by Austen Deans, M…
Phone: 03 693 7292
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Timaru Botanic Gardens
Timaru Botanic Gardens has an impressive variety of plants and flowers, an aviary, duck pond and playground. Located on 19 hectares of land in south Timaru, it dates back to 1864, when the site was f…
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Street Art
Take a self-guided tour of the Timaru District’s street art. Expressive murals scale buildings, lay hidden in alleyways and add a bold and bright feel to our towns.
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Trevor Griffith’s Rose Garden
Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden in Timaru is a must-see for rose lovers. Named after a local nurseryman and author with a passion for growing old varies, the garden was deemed ‘a garden of excellence’ i…
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Self drive Māori Rock Art sites
The Timaru District has the highest number of studied Māori rock art sites in New Zealand. This is due to our many river ways that early Māori used as their roads while travelling throughout the Sout…
Phone: 03 688 4452
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South Canterbury Aviation Heritage Centre
Located at Timaru Airport, visitors can view the collection of aircraft, learn about local aviation heroes, including New Zealand’s first aviator, Richard Pearse, and even sit in the cockpit of the F…
Phone: 021 571 893
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Route 79 Museum
An eclectic showcase of classic cars, tractors, military vehicles, WWII artillery, memorabilia and more.
Phone: 027 949 8291
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Temuka Courthouse Museum
Housed in the historic former Temuka Courthouse, this museum is home to over 6,000 items recording the history of Temuka, from farming, to industry, family history and social history.
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Kyle Park Transport Museum
Discover a vast collection of vintage tractors and old farm machinery, plus a large display of classic and vintage trucks. There are two working traction engines plus numerous steam powered items. …
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Pleasant Point Railway Museum
This is a must visit as it’s been rated as one of New Zealand’s best preservation railways, but there’s loads more to this attraction than that. They run fully operational steam locomotives – includi…
Phone: 03 614 8323
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Geraldine Historical Museum
The Geraldine Historical Museum showcases the contribution that organisations and individuals have made to the development of the Geraldine and wider Timaru District. The museum is open 7 days a week…
Phone: 03 693 7028
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Roger Mahan Heritage Centre
This museum houses a varied collection of heritage vehicles and machinery displayed in a huge modern 5600 square metre building, known as the Roger Mahan Heritage Centre.
Phone: 021 225 3140
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Geraldine Military Museum
Visit the South Island’s only dedicated military museum showcasing rare last-of-their-kind vehicles plus large scale displays from Vietnam and Germany.
Phone: +64 027 628 8686
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Geraldine Vintage Car and Machinery Museum
For lovers of vintage machinery, this complex includes buildings full of unique vintage cars, vintage tractors, vintage farm machinery and plenty of other exhibits.
Phone: 03 693 8756
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Aigantighe Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden
Timaru’s Aigantighe Art Gallery is home to an extensive permanent collection of New Zealand and international art. You can wander through the sculpture garden and head into the gallery to view featur…
Phone: 03 688 4424
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South Canterbury Museum
The South Canterbury Museum has a focus on the natural heritage and history of South Canterbury – land, life and people. They collect specimens, artifacts, images, documents and information that can…
Phone: 03 687 7212
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Te Ana Māori Rock Art Tours
Te Ana Māori Rock Art provides the only guided tour to see real rock art in New Zealand. The Te Ana guided tour takes you to a protected rock art site where you will learn the history of the drawings…
Phone: 0800 46 83 262
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