Christchurch, New Zealand
Ngaio Marsh House, the home of Dame Ngaio Marsh for most her life, is a heritage property in Valley Road in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere. It serves as a museum to Dame Ngaio, one of New Zealand's most famous cultural figures and one of the original Queens of Crime from the Golden Age of Detec
tive Fiction, alongside Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers, and Margery Allingham. It is registered as a Category I heritage place by Heritage New Zealand for its outstanding historical significance in relation to Marsh. Tours of the house, run by a volunteer guide, can be booked via the website.
Listen to the audio guide for Ngaio Marsh House Free on WIP — starts by itself when you arrive, even with the screen off