Accommodation:
Our head office is in Woolston, Christchurch. If looking for accommodation you can either stay in the city centre, which is near places of entertainment, and then drive or bus in, or stay locally and drive, bus or walk in. Some inexpensive and well situated motels and backpackers are:
Central City:
Here are some possibilities (based on inexpensive and central):
City Central Motor Inn
cnr Hereford & Barbadoes Sts
03 379 0540
Adorian Motel
347 Worcester St (near Square)
ph: 03 982 0070 or 0800 166 700
fax: 03 982 0072
web: www.adorianmotel.com
Thomas's Hotel - On Hereford
36 Hereford St
budget accommodation
ph: 03 379 9536
web: www.gaanz.co.nz
New Excelsior Backpackers
120 Mancherster Street
ph: 03 377 7059
web: www.newexcelsior.co.nz
Woolston:
Arcadia Motel (Closest - 1.6km)
564 Ferry Rd
ph: 03 389 4756
web: www.arcadiamotel.co.nz
Transport:
We will transport you to and from the firing sites from our office.
Buses
The central bus exchange is situated in Litchfield St in the city.
Three buses will stop an easy walking distance from Firework Professionals.
The quickest is:
Number 3 (Avonhead to Sumner) which travels down Ferry Rd Rd and leaves the Bus Exhange at:
8:11am arrives about 8:29am
8:20am arrives about 8:38am
8:32am arrives about 8:50am
Get off by Rutherford St corner and walk.
There is also:
Number 24 (Hyde Park to Bromley)
Travels down part of Ferry Rd and leaves the Bus Exchange at:
8:14am arrives about 8:38am
Number 35 (City to Lyttelton via Heathcote)
Travels via Garlands Road - less walking but more infrequent service.
Leaves the Bus Exchange at:
8:10am arrives about 8:30am
More information from metroinfo
ph: 3 66 88 55
web: www.metroinfo.org.nz
What to Bring:
Clothing
- Bring warm clothes, including a jacket. Cotton clothing is best -avoid synthetic clothes because of static electricity and melting risk.
- Bring wet weather gear if you are going to be working outside.
- Wear solid footwear.
Other things to bring
- Your FPL training manual.
- A camera if you want to document your work.
- For your comfort on outdoor days, bring a water/bottle and/or thermos flask.
Tools and safety gear will be provided for the duration of the course but bring overalls if you have them.