New Show Season Announced for Spring 2010
New images are up!
Welcome to CRUZ
Cruz is located upstairs in the Ministry Nightclub complex, at 90 Lichfield Street, just two blocks from Cathedral Square in the heart of the city.
The club is located in one of the oldest surviving commercial buildings in Christchurch, dating to the 1860’s. Reopened as the city’s only purpose-built gay venue in late 2003, Cruz was 18 months in the making, while derelict warehouse space was transformed into the bright and airy space that it is today. In the course of the transformation, many timbers that were salvaged from old goods lifts and industrial fittings were recycled into the structure of the bar and the various bar leaners. Original hardwood floors were retained or uplifted and relaid where necessary
The end result was a welcoming space that can transform from a mellow bar to meet friends for a coffee in the early evening from 7pm, into a pumping fully-equipped nightclub during the later night at weekends. Music videos play on the big-screen as part of the regular DJ sets. Sound and lighting equipment is top-class, and recently full-animation lasers have been added to the show.
The jewel in the crown of the Cruz layout is the popular open-air balcony overlooking Lichfield Street. Built to accommodate smokers, it always busy from opening to close.
Cruz operates a membership system, and from time-to-time we invite applications for new memberships. A CRUZ-CARD is free, and members can avoid paying the cover-charge which applies after 11pm on weekends (unless a special event such as a fundraiser for an HIV-related cause is being held, in which case EVERYONE pays!)
Special nights at Cruz are always listed in our events section, and photos from past events are also here on the site for you to browse through.