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Proud to celebrate Christchurch Pride

Proud to celebrate Christchurch Pride

Posted on March 10, 2023 by CCC

[ad_1] Christchurch Pride is growing stronger and stronger each year, and 2023 is no different. Christchurch City Council are excited to support the annual event which celebrates and brings together the diverse groups within the LGBTQIA+ community. Pride 2023 will run from 10 March to 19 March, with a variety of events, initiatives, and celebrations. “Greater…

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Proud to celebrate Pride

Proud to celebrate Pride

Posted on March 7, 2023 by CCC

[ad_1] Christchurch Pride is growing stronger and stronger each year, and 2023 is no different. Christchurch City Council are excited to support the annual event which celebrates and brings together the diverse groups within the LGBTQIA+ community. Pride 2023 will run from 10th March to 19th March, with a variety of events, initiatives, and celebrations….

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Painting the town rainbow for Christchurch PRIDE

Painting the town rainbow for Christchurch PRIDE

Posted on June 15, 2022 by CCC

[ad_1] Buildings will be lit, rainbow flags will be flying, drag queens will be telling stories and Cashel Street will get a colourful makeover all in the name of Christchurch PRIDE. Christchurch City Council is supporting the annual event which celebrates the diverse groups of the city’s LGBTQIA+ community runs from Friday 17 June to…

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Massive art installation for PRIDE Week – ChristchurchNZ

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Info

[ad_1] A huge central city art installation will kick off PRIDE Week in Ōtautahi Christchurch. ChristchurchNZ are pleased to be supporting PRIDE Week 2021, and the activations and events happening across the city from 5-14 March showcasing and embracing our diverse community. A range of city activations and events are happening throughout the week, kicking…

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Vaughan duo kick-off spring preparations - NZ Racing Desk

Massive art installation for PRIDE Week

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Info

[ad_1] Ōtautahi Christchurch embraces PRIDE Week 2021 A huge central city art installation will kick off PRIDE Week in Ōtautahi Christchurch. ChristchurchNZ are pleased to be supporting PRIDE Week 2021, and the activations and events happening across the city from 5-14 March showcasing and embracing our diverse community. A range of city activations and events…

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Waitomo heads south, with 3 new fuel stops opening next month

Ara’s Pride Week profile boosted by Ara staff involvement In transgender film funding

Posted on March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 by Info

[ad_1] As New Zealand launches into Pride Week 2021, Grae Meek is busy at her day job but she’s also launching into pre-production for her first short film – appropriately enough, a story about a transgender woman returning home for a potentially tense reunion dinner with her family. Grae identifies as a trans woman, and…

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Civic award source of pride for social entrepreneurs

Posted on July 5, 2021 by CCC

[ad_1] Receiving a Christchurch Civic Award last year was a big deal for the young founders of The Conscious Club. The awards recognise the service of volunteers and others who go “above and beyond” the civic call of duty – such as social enterprise group The Conscious Club, a team of Ōtautahi-based women who run…

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Ōtautahi Christchurch Embraces PRIDE Week 2021

Ōtautahi Christchurch Embraces PRIDE Week 2021

Posted on March 4, 2021 by Christchurch NZ

[ad_1] A huge central city art installation will kick off PRIDE Week in Ōtautahi Christchurch. ChristchurchNZ are pleased to be supporting PRIDE Week 2021, and the activations and events happening across the city from 5-14 March showcasing and embracing our diverse community. A range of city activations and events are happening throughout the week, kicking…

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Show your colours with PRIDE in Christchurch

Posted on March 4, 2021 by CCC

[ad_1] A huge central city art installation will take centre stage in Christchurch during PRIDE Week. PRIDE Week is being marked with a range of activities and events showcasing and embracing our diversity, kicking off tomorrow with the unveiling of Colourful Cashel. The #colourfulcashel installation spans the entire length of City Mall and celebrates the…

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Christchurch goes live on NZ Venues

Pride of the south returns – NZ Racing Desk

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Info

[ad_1] The pride of the south, Group One winner Patrick Erin, will begin his spring campaign at Wingatui on Sunday where he will tackle the Vault 21 (1400m). The Brian and Shane Anderton-trained gelding will carry 62kg and his connections just want to see him go around safely this weekend. “He had a jump out…

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Pride and partnership in rebuilt community centre

Posted on September 4, 2020 by CCC

[ad_1] Rachael Fonotia remembers the feeling of excitement and optimism on the day the Aranui Wainoni Community Centre opened, with local school children singing waiata and a rousing haka performed in front of the impressive new building. “It was a really amazing day and lots of people from the community were there. We had children…

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Planting event welcomes rainbow community

Posted on August 19, 2020 by CCC

[ad_1] Christchurch’s rainbow community will have the chance to go green at a volunteer planting event that’s a first for the city. Members of the LGBTQIA+ community are invited to work alongside Christchurch City Council park rangers at Plant with Pride, planting native trees in the Styx Loop Conservation Park in Marshland on Saturday 22 August…

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New Zealand Soccer All Whites Glory Moments!

Posted on June 26, 2010 by swiggs

New Zealand is in a great mood thanks to the All Whites at the Soccer World cup. We are all very very proud of the effort they put in. Here are some of the big things that got us all on our toes REID TO THE RESCUE It’s the 93rd minute of the opening game…

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