Christchurch Adventure Park to reopen after Port Hills fire

  • 25/10/2017

The Christchurch Adventure Park will reopen its tracks nearly a year after the devastating Port Hills fires ripped through much of the ground closing it just weeks after its opening.

After a 10 month process getting the park back in business, it is set to reopen on December 5 just in time for Christmas.

"It has been a really tough year. Not only have we had to deal with the fires and rebuild we have also had one of the wettest winters on record. This has meant that the logging and subsequently the trail building have been significantly impacted," Christchurch Adventure Park spokeswoman Anne Newman says.

"Unfortunately you can't take out the volume of trees that needed to be removed without damaging our trails. What we have been left with is a hillside that is totally unrecognisable.  It is really important for the public to understand that it will take some time to rebuild all the trails we had prior to the fire."

Following the fire the park had to replace its 26 tonne haul rope used on the chairlift that was left charred and damaged.

All zip lines were also replaced and construction continues to rebuild the existing bike trails.

The park opened on December 16 last year boasting New Zealand's longest chairlift at 1.8km long and New Zealand's longest and highest zip line.

It closed down on February 13 due to the fire and seen more than 50,000 visitors come through in the eight weeks it was open.

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