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[ad_1] Watch the briefing here. The Long Term Plan 2024–34 (LTP) outlines the Council’s activities, services, capital programme and finances for the next 10 years. Mayor Phil Mauger says this latest figure is the result of a thorough joint process between staff and elected members. “As we’ve developed the LTP over these last months, we…
[ad_1] An energy efficiency initiative that Christchurch City Council helped fund has slashed the power bills of hundreds of local residents. Earlier this year the Council approved a grant of just under $50,000, through its Sustainability Fund, for a trial of local company Ecobulb Limited’s Kiwi Home Energy Saver KnowHow Initiative. The initiative provides targeted…
[ad_1] Saving our native grasslands with the help of the Miss E L Hellaby Indigenous Grasslands Research Trust #Philanthropy@UC Our Kiwi pride in our natural environment helped lure an American student to come to Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) for her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences. Once she completed her…
[ad_1] Last night, Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) made the “heart-breaking” decision to cancel the 2021 TSB New Zealand Surf Life Saving Championships (TSB Nationals) due to COVID-19 Alert Level uncertainty. The event was set to take place at Åhope Beach in the Bay of Plenty from March 11-14 but can’t be run to…
[ad_1] The change to daylight saving time this weekend signals the routine testing of the tsunami sirens along the Christchurch coastline. The sirens, which are located at strategic points between Brooklands and Taylors Mistake, are tested each year at the beginning and end of daylight saving. “Sunday, 26 September, marks the beginning of daylight saving…
[ad_1] Several heritage structures owned by the Christchurch City Council were lost in the aftermath of the 2010-11 earthquakes but about 60 of the most-loved sites have been saved. Council Head of Urban Regeneration, Urban Design and Heritage Carolyn Ingles says it is important to hold on to Christchurch’s architectural wealth. “We have worked hard…
[ad_1] Christchurch residents are being urged to start watching their water use as demand on the city’s water supply network ramps up early. The city’s water demand is already trending higher than the previous five years, with an extra 700 million litres used over the past three months. The seasonal outlook from the National Institute…
[ad_1] For the last twelve years, the Chair of Clinical Neurology has been revolutionising the way New Zealand treats strokes that come into the Emergency Department. Year after year the number of Kiwis affected by stroke has been on the rise. It is estimated that in 2020 11,000 Kiwis will be affected by a stroke….
Timing is everything in negotiation. A negotiation can be made or unmade by the time at which it takes place. When buying or selling anything in life it becomes important to learn the art of the timing as this can make or break the deal. It all comes to when you make your move. There…
The New Zealand Budget 2010! For most of us this is something that we have been looking to for a while now. There has been plenty of hype running around this years budget and the cat has now been let out of the bag. Property tax has been hit hard with quite an increase and…
We all know how the Baby Boomers Generation those people born post WW2 1956-1964) have affected everything they touch as they have moved up the age pyramid (the pig in the python!) creating markets for products that previously didn’t exist and bringing much wealth to the smart marketers and service providers who could read the trends….
With the increasing awareness that fossil fuels are quickly becoming depleted, we need to start focusing on renewable sources of energy. Solar power is one of the most viable options. Of course, this is no surprise. Using the power of the sun has been around in some form since the dawn of time and there…
Many people wonder whether renting or buying a home is better decision. Most of the time, history has shown it is a smarter financial move to purchase a home than to rent. The final decision is unique to each situation of course. Here are a few points to note about both renting and buying. Buying…