The grand old TSS Earnslaw, which has earned the affectionate nickname of the ‘Lady of the Lake’, is a favourite amongst the people of Queenstown. Since 1912, the vessel has been sending goods to inaccessible settlements and carrying passengers on the lovely Lake Wakatipu.

The Kingston Flyer was introduced in the late 1890s as New Zealand recovered from the Long Depression of the 1880s. On September the 18th 2022, the Kingston Flyer held their Grand Opening Ceremony and celebrated the return of commercially run public train rides from Kingston to Fairlight.

Built in Scotland in 1906, following a 14 week voyage it arrived in Lyttelton in 1907. 

From November through to April the tug “Lyttelton” is now available for charter trips. Trips from one hour and up to a full day of eight hours can be arranged. 

Ferrymead Park features an early 1900s (Edwardian) township and the park has a variety of restored cottages plus a school house, church and businesses which reflect the period and allow visitors to experience life for the early residents of Christchurch including the smell of a coal range and the sounds of a tram rattling past the door. 

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