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Review 1 for NZ House & Garden Tours
Auckland House Tour
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- 08/03/2013 @
Favourite moment: the generosity of the homeowners. @
Posted 31/03/2013
by thirdtimelucky
Location:auckland
This year's house tour was disappointing compared with previous years - the homes were too geographically spread out and having to drive across town at lunch time lost a lot of time. Lots of houses had roped off areas which was disappointing as we had not be warned. Parking for three of the houses was a pain and we ended up giving up on one as a result. The goodie bag was empty and a shoulder bag would have been more convenient. There were no opportunities to buy food or drink. Lots of opportunities to make more money and provide a useful service not taken.
Auckland @
- Auckland @
- 08/03/2013 @
Favourite moment: the generosity of the homeowners. @
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Review 2 for NZ House & Garden Tours
More flowers please
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Floral art displays @
Posted 28/03/2013
by paddyo
It's a great garden show but not what I expected a flower show to be. A great addition would be to include actual flower shows/displays and presentations (including floral art). Dahlias, begonias, roses, fuschias etc are great at this time of year
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Floral art displays @
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Review 3 for NZ House & Garden Tours
NZ House & Garden Tour 2013 - Christchurch
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: House number 1 of the Christchurch tour - chatting with the owner. @
Posted 27/03/2013
by Mnstr
Location:Leithfield North Canterbury
Totally enjoyed the day and the diverse houses that were kindly open for our viewing. The older villas where definitely the highlight of our day. To see the wonderful extensions and restorations that were in keeping with the era was tremendous to see. Very well organised and would highly recommend the tour to everyone. Looking forward to next years.
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: House number 1 of the Christchurch tour - chatting with the owner. @
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Review 4 for NZ House & Garden Tours
Stunning homes and structured gardens!
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Every property presented surprises. @
Posted 26/03/2013
by Happychic
Location:Timaru
It was a priviledge to view the personal spaces of the various homes featured in this year's Christchurch House And Garden Tour. We appreciated being able to purchase the H&G Garden Tour booklet. It is appreciated to have the properties in reasonably close proximity to each other to save on time getting from one to the other especially when parking is at a premium and time constraints limit viewing all the properties.
Suggestion: it would be helpful to have appropriate signage on the road side (like real estate open home signs) to direct tour clients to the properties. It was very difficult to find some of the properties as driving and looking at a map is not easy when unfamiliar with the locations.
Please could the last time to view the houses be extended to 4pm.
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Every property presented surprises. @
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Review 5 for NZ House & Garden Tours
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Posted 25/03/2013
by Angel43
A great day out, the only inconvenience was taking shoes off of every house except one. Will wear a slip on pair of shoes next time.
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
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Review 6 for NZ House & Garden Tours
H & G Tours well done
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Posted 25/03/2013
by Maldo
Very good organisation and high standard set for the homes. Thanks for the effort of all those who opened their homes
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
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Review 7 for NZ House & Garden Tours
Houses were interesting
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Looking at the restored 2 storey home on Papanui road. @
Posted 24/03/2013
by JackieG
Location:Inland Canterbury
I enjoyed seeing the different houses especially the restored old house. The gardens were nice but places were chosen for their homes more than amazing gardens. Interiors although lovely tended to blur together by the end of the day with their bland black, grey and white colouring. Very interesting.
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Looking at the restored 2 storey home on Papanui road. @
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Review 8 for NZ House & Garden Tours
The Good, Bad & Over rated - CHCH
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Doing a drive by and skipping one of the Houses in order to fit in a much needed Coffee and Toliet break @
Posted 24/03/2013
by WRS1
Location:Christchurch
What I thought was going to be a stress free day cruising through peoples Homes and Gardens turned in to a military excerise of precision and timing in order to complete the tour in the alloted time.
The Houses and Gardens ranged from great (Opawa, Cashmere and Fendalton) to a tired old Homestead that reminded me of an Old Peolpes home , Funky Villas and new builds to the over rated in (Westmoreland)....quite an eclectic mix.
If you are going to describe your house as a mix of Manhatten and Keeping up with the Kardashins then you really have to deliver the goods and you didnt, but Good on you for Opening your homes to the Publics critique and raising money for Charity
Just goes to show what a good Photographer, clever placement of furniture and a bit of air brushing in a magazine spread can do ...what you see aint neccesarliy what you are going to get.
The Houses and Gardens ranged from great (Opawa, Cashmere and Fendalton) to a tired old Homestead that reminded me of an Old Peolpes home , Funky Villas and new builds to the over rated in (Westmoreland)....quite an eclectic mix.
If you are going to describe your house as a mix of Manhatten and Keeping up with the Kardashins then you really have to deliver the goods and you didnt, but Good on you for Opening your homes to the Publics critique and raising money for Charity
Just goes to show what a good Photographer, clever placement of furniture and a bit of air brushing in a magazine spread can do ...what you see aint neccesarliy what you are going to get.
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Doing a drive by and skipping one of the Houses in order to fit in a much needed Coffee and Toliet break @
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Review 9 for NZ House & Garden Tours
Ladies House and Garden Tour
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Finishing them all and Celebrating with some Bubbles and reviewing the all the magnificant properties. @
Posted 24/03/2013
by 2CherBubbles
Location:Christchurch
A great day was had by us all. A little rushed in the end when we had
to visit 4 houses in 50 minutes. We all thought that the cut off time should
have been 4.30pm. By the time you stop for a light lunch and toilets it is
a lot to fit in. However we all thought that the mix of homes & gardens was
superb. We will all be back next year and have reccomended it to our friends
who also want tickets.
to visit 4 houses in 50 minutes. We all thought that the cut off time should
have been 4.30pm. By the time you stop for a light lunch and toilets it is
a lot to fit in. However we all thought that the mix of homes & gardens was
superb. We will all be back next year and have reccomended it to our friends
who also want tickets.
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Finishing them all and Celebrating with some Bubbles and reviewing the all the magnificant properties. @
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Review 10 for NZ House & Garden Tours
NZ House & Garden Tours 2013 Christchurch
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: The view from the house on the Cashmere hills @
Posted 24/03/2013
by richy
Location:West Coast
Beautifully presented homes and a well organised event but I would have liked some directions to some of the houses because of the streets that were closed due to the earthquake and I live outside the area.
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: The view from the house on the Cashmere hills @
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Review 11 for NZ House & Garden Tours
Christchurch house and garden tour
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Amber Hamiltons wonderful home. @
Posted 24/03/2013
by Valerie
Location:Christchurch
A fantastic day out in Christchurch. Would highly recommend it to everyone. Well organised and a great cause.
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Amber Hamiltons wonderful home. @
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Review 12 for NZ House & Garden Tours
NZ House and Garden Tours
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: The lovely homes, all different and awe inspiring @
Posted 23/03/2013
by dennyone
Location:Christchurch
Great fundraiser for the cancer society. Thoroughly enjoyed the day. Thanks to the people for opening their houses to the public
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: The lovely homes, all different and awe inspiring @
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Review 13 for NZ House & Garden Tours
NZ House & Garden Tour 2013 Christchurch
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Oldest house in Dwyers Pass Road @
Posted 23/03/2013
by Marathongirl
Location:Canterbury
Amazing event & huge thank you to all the families who gave up their home for a day to allow approximately 2000 people to walk through. Taking shoes off was a great idea but next time I would also suggest that visitors are asked not to touch anything as I was disappointed to see so many women running their hands along surfaces and touching drapes. It should be look only not touch.
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Oldest house in Dwyers Pass Road @
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Review 14 for NZ House & Garden Tours
Parking, road works, traffic, nightmare!!
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Weka Street House. Lovely owners, memorable house. @
Posted 23/03/2013
by CanterburyCrusaderFan
I much preferred last years tour in Ohoka , Hororata etc. As the circuit was a circuit we could get around all the houses in the time frame. This year finding parking in Merivale was a nightmare and the trek across town in road works and traffic meant that we only saw 7 houses in the time frame despite starting at 10am. Perhaps it would have been better to just concentrate in one area of Christchurch so that all the houses are achievable.
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Weka Street House. Lovely owners, memorable house. @
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Review 15 for NZ House & Garden Tours
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
Posted 23/03/2013
by ChChtour
Location:Christchurch
Fab houses and gardens. Very inspiring and very generous of all those home owners who opened their houses to us.
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- Various @
- Fri 22 Mar 2013 @
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Review 16 for NZ House & Garden Tours
Great variety of stunning properties
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 15 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Just taking in the atmosphere and views from some of the chosen properties, Thank you. @
Posted 19/03/2013
by Spotter
Location:Motueka, Nelson Bays
A very enjoyable day, that is coming from someone who works marketing and selling Real Estate for a living.
Some task to organise this event and make it such an enjoyable day, very well done.
We do have some stunning properties around the Nelson/Tasman area but so many are positioned away from or sheltered from the maddening crowd or public and are very hard to see and enjoy.
Some task to organise this event and make it such an enjoyable day, very well done.
We do have some stunning properties around the Nelson/Tasman area but so many are positioned away from or sheltered from the maddening crowd or public and are very hard to see and enjoy.
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 15 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Just taking in the atmosphere and views from some of the chosen properties, Thank you. @
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Review 17 for NZ House & Garden Tours
An OK title
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 15 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Being part of a great turnout for such worthy cause. @
Posted 18/03/2013
by Petwood
Location:Nelson
Tour was well planned and interesting. The down side was the inadequate parking facilites at some venues. The more mature participants found a lack of tour information on this uncomfortable. This did not really affect the pleasure found in viewing each well presented home.
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- Various @
- Fri 15 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Being part of a great turnout for such worthy cause. @
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Review 18 for NZ House & Garden Tours
Fabulous Day Out!
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- Various @
- Fri 15 Mar 2013 @
Posted 17/03/2013
by JPhil
Location:Nelson
I can report that I thoroughly enjoyed my day out with friends on House & Garden Nelson tour.
We managed to see all 11 houses in the timeframe and even squeezed in some lunch in the middle.
Only things I would suggest should we be lucky enough to have another one:
1. Would be good to know there was a loo at one of the venues...even a portaloo, in case of emergency
2. I really think that you could have two venues...either end of the grouping that could offer a glass of bubbles for a price, so that at the end of a long day you could sit down in someones garden (or in the case of Woollaston Winery - their winery garden) and sip a glass of wine/bubbles to finish the day. This is what we needed at the end of the experience and we had to get home in order to have that.
1. Would be good to know there was a loo at one of the venues...even a portaloo, in case of emergency
2. I really think that you could have two venues...either end of the grouping that could offer a glass of bubbles for a price, so that at the end of a long day you could sit down in someones garden (or in the case of Woollaston Winery - their winery garden) and sip a glass of wine/bubbles to finish the day. This is what we needed at the end of the experience and we had to get home in order to have that.
Otherwise, thoroughly recommend the expertience. Hope to do it again.
Thanks
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- Various @
- Fri 15 Mar 2013 @
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Review 19 for NZ House & Garden Tours
Lovely homes
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- Various @
- Fri 15 Mar 2013 @
Posted 16/03/2013
by MARLB
Homes were wonderful but there was not enough time in the day to get to all of them. Recommend starting at 9:30 and finishing at 4:30.
Also the maps provided were hopeless. More flags indicating where to go would have been helpful.
Also the maps provided were hopeless. More flags indicating where to go would have been helpful.
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- Various @
- Fri 15 Mar 2013 @
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Review 20 for NZ House & Garden Tours
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- Various @
- Fri 15 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Being able to enter 17 Bisley Av and the Woollaston Estate houses as both are uniquely different and are not otherwise available for public viewing @
Posted 16/03/2013
by Squirell
Location:Nelson
A well organized selection of properties spread across Nelson city and rural Tasman. Special thanks to the volunteers all of whom did a wonderful job.
The number (some 800 persons ) clearly indicates the popularity of this NZ House and Garden event including distribution of monies to the Cancer Society.
I recommend the event be held in Nelson / Tasman every two years however, at a lower price of say $45 - 50. As there are many uniquely different houses in the Nelson / Tasman region, I suggest that a public notice(s) be placed in all the local publications in order for home owners to offer their homes for viewing.
The number (some 800 persons ) clearly indicates the popularity of this NZ House and Garden event including distribution of monies to the Cancer Society.
I recommend the event be held in Nelson / Tasman every two years however, at a lower price of say $45 - 50. As there are many uniquely different houses in the Nelson / Tasman region, I suggest that a public notice(s) be placed in all the local publications in order for home owners to offer their homes for viewing.
New Zealand @
- Various @
- Fri 15 Mar 2013 @
Favourite moment: Being able to enter 17 Bisley Av and the Woollaston Estate houses as both are uniquely different and are not otherwise available for public viewing @
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