Ōhinetahi is a garden of international significance in Governor's Bay, Christchurch, with a 4.9-star rating from 211 reviews. The 1.25-hectare estate features a 19th-century sandstone homestead, two galleries, formal gardens, sculpture installations, and woodland trails overlooking the bay.
Ōhinetahi spans three distinct areas designed as interconnected garden rooms. The Arts & Crafts formal garden draws inspiration from British estates including Sissinghurst and Hidcote Manor, while the sculpture garden displays contemporary artworks. A woodland walkway connects these through native regeneration, and an amphitheatre overlooks Governor's Bay. The homestead, constructed in 1851 from sandstone with Oamaru stone accents, houses two galleries. The grounds have been refined since 1977 into their current form, though heritage specimen trees from botanist Thomas H Potts's original 1865 plantings remain. Visitors can spend hours discovering sculptures and architectural works, or simply rest on the sweeping west lawn.
Ōhinetahi offers both tranquility and artistic discovery just twenty minutes over the Port Hills from central Christchurch.