Elmer and Friends, Christchurch, 2024

During our recent trip to New Zealand, we visited Christchurch, where we hadn’t been since before the devastating earthquake.

Whilst we spent a lot of time visiting the usual sight, we also noticed several large model elephants around the city.

A little investigating found they were Elmer’s Ōtautahi Elephant Trail raising fund for Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust.

Having found the app showing their location, and having nothing better to do in an evening, we set out to find as many as we could.

So here goes, lots of elephants for your delight.

Elmer!

Neurographic Friend

It’s Blooming Camouflage

Sneaky Kiwi

Pasifika

Sweet Tooth

ELEELE

STARt

Elebones

3 small elephants, Faith, Paparoa Street School Elmer and Tane.

Wild Flowers

NZ Natives

The most L.F.B.I.T elephant

The Elephants Daydream

Putahi

Animalphant

World of Wonder

Be Extraordinary!

Rainbow Bloom

Kaitouna

The bench at Elmer headquarters, Tūranga.

Aidan

Reverse side of Aidan

Tiaki

Tā moko

Waggle

And finally, at the airport as we finished our holiday, Splodge.

We managed to find 41 out of the 60 elephants, not bad for a couple of days.

For the rest of our trip, go to Part 1