Welcome to the home of Garden City Hash House Harriers, Christchurch New Zealand.

We are a harriers club (for runners/walkers) rather than a running club as the trails we follow are on roads, paths, park, paddock and beach, and indeed try to be off road as much as possible. We are non-competitive, and with our cunningly laid trails, the idea is that everyone should get back about the same time.

​We are a social running club with the emphasis on the social. Why wait for the annual 'fun run'? We have a fun run every week. We cater to all levels of runners and walkers. We have members who have never run in their lives to ones who have run marathons and done multi-sport events. We also cater to all ages of runner. So what do we all have in common, well we enjoy a bit of exercise and like to have a laugh - and most of us like a drink or two.

We meet up on Tuesday evenings by 6:30 pm, mostly at the home of one of our members for a run/walk come earlier for time to catch up, but occasionally a park or a bar, and run or walk for half an hour to an hour and a half following a set trail marked in flour, sawdust or whatever, usually with some refreshments [drink stop(s)] along the way, followed by some more drinks at the end and a wonderful home-cooked meal provided by the person hosting for that run. Check out below for run information with a map to the location of the host/ Hare as we call them.

Here is what you will need for the run:

Bring your own plate and cutlery for food, and a pannikin (drinking vessel) for fines. For runs at the hares home the cost is $7. As a way of ensuring that you get to drink what you like, our current arrangement regarding drinks is that you bring your own (BYO). As the hare will take these to the on-trail drink stop(s), please have these in a labelled drinks bag, OR you can clearly identify which bottles/cans are 'yours' using a permanent marker. A limited selection and quantity of  drinks will be provided and for out-of-town visitors or locals who forget to BYO.

There are hash house harrier clubs all around the world where you will find many like-minded people, and it's a great introduction to another country if you look a club up on your travels.​​