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[ad_1] Christchurch City Council’s Burnside and Keyes drinking water stations have been upgraded to comply with Government drinking water rules. The tap at Burnside Park is open now and staff are working to open the New Brighton tap at 345 Keyes Road by Saturday 24 August. Containers need to be clean, and people should be…
[ad_1] Christchurch City Council plans to use treated wastewater to irrigate new plantings of native trees and is seeking resource consent for this. Consent is not needed for the tree planting part of the project, and the Council’s Head of Three Waters Gavin Hutchison says winter is the best time to get plants in the…
[ad_1] He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil opens on Saturday 24 August, bringing together a wide variety of historic and contemporary works, including artists’ responses to Te Waipounamu South Island. Painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, weaving and moving image works are all featured in this complete ‘rehang’ of the upper level of the…
[ad_1] Planters, speed cushions, outdoor seating and a small stage were installed, and parts of the road between Manchester and Colombo Streets were painted in December to make the area slower and more pedestrian friendly. A Hearings Panel, chaired by Councillor Sara Templeton, convened to consider a report and public feedback on the plan and…
[ad_1] The library will be closed from Monday 23 September until Sunday 17 November. The service centre, including NZ Post Plus services, will remain open as normal, although visitors will not have access to bathroom facilities. The library’s carpark is also unavailable for use during the closure period. Head of Libraries and Information Carolyn Robertson…
[ad_1] Corser Stream – Burwood The red zone ranger team are leading a new planting project on west side of Corser Stream this winter. This falls within the area known as Ōruapaeroa. This Saturday afternoon is the last event of the season, so come and get involved! The best way to access the planting site…
[ad_1] The first stage of the $34 million Te Kaha Surrounding Streets package of works which involves upgrading the water infrastructure that supplies the new stadium and growing neighbourhood in the south-east of the central city, is underway. At their meeting on Wednesday 21 August, Christchurch City Councillors will consider a report recommending stage two…
[ad_1] The striking ‘api’ (‘home’ in Tongan) is a collaboration between local artists Monti Masiu and Nicholas Keyse. The artwork is part of Watch This Space’s Spotlight project which sees projection artworks displayed on the Gloucester Street exterior of the Christchurch Convention Centre Te Pae. The 2024 display is the third iteration of the Spotlight…
[ad_1] Pink “slow zone” decals have been installed as a trial at the Antigua Street footbridge near Christchurch Hospital and the Armagh Street entrance to the Botanic Gardens. “These two spots along Rolleston Avenue in the Central City are particularly heavy with pedestrians, including people heading to and from Christchurch Hospital and Christ’s College,” Transport…
[ad_1] The fully accessible play space is the latest addition outside the home of the popular multi-sensory facility, the Southern Centre. “We often found people were using the back entrance while waiting for their session in the Southern Centre multi-sensory room,” says Southern Centre Team Leader Linda Healion. “We decided the space was the perfect…
[ad_1] The Auckland-native returns to Go Live for the third time on Saturday 17 August, bringing a troupe of dancers, a full backing band, and stage presence honed on the summer festival circuit. “It’s a show you don’t want to miss. The team and I will be bringing a high energy performance playing all your…
[ad_1] But a lifelong love of swimming and being near water led the retired nurse back into the workforce, and a part-time job working for Christchurch City Council’s Aquatic’s team as a lifeguard. “When I came here from Manganui in the far north, I hadn’t worked for 13 years! I knew hardly anyone and…
[ad_1] The northern end of the Puari ki Pū-Harakeke-nui Northern Line Cycleway was officially opened this morning by Acting Mayor Pauline Cotter who cut the ribbon at Barnes Reserve in Casebrook. The occasion was marked by members of the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central and Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood community boards, Rūnanga representatives, pupils from Te Kura o Matarangi Northcote…
[ad_1] The 110 x 45m community courts area has enough space for six indoor netball/basketball/futsal courts along with line markings for volleyball, badminton, handball, korfball, and floorball. James Hooper from installation experts – Hardwood Technology, says the community courts space alone at Parakiore is in the top five largest single floor court spaces in New…
[ad_1] Quake City free weekend The Quake City exhibition, which tells stories from the Canterbury earthquake, will be free to visit on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. The exhibition leads visitors through the first shake of 4 September 2010, the destruction and rescue efforts of 22 February 2011 to the clean up and rebuild. The…
[ad_1] Fast forward 18 years, and the high school student is diving into the deep end after being selected for the New Zealand para-swimming squad at the 2024 Paralympics. Gaby was introduced to competitive swimming for the first time after moving to New Zealand from across the ditch in 2014. She joined Wharenui Swim Club…
[ad_1] Christchurch City Council is visiting every property in Akaroa, looking for sources of stormwater entering the wastewater network on private properties. “A lot of Akaroa property owners do not live in the township full time, so if you aren’t at home we’ll check your pipes and leave a letter in the letterbox,” Head of…
[ad_1] Today Christchurch City Councillors approved plans to construct a new Pages Road Bridge and upgrade surrounding streets. Key changes include a replacement bridge, new T-intersection and traffic lights to replace the Pages Road, Hawke Street and Seaview Road roundabout, Pages Road westbound increasing to two lanes, underground utility upgrades, and other intersection modifications, kerb…
[ad_1] The decision to support the Cathedral reinstatement was made in 2017, when the Council committed to providing a $10 million grant through a targeted rate over a 10-year period, commencing in 2018 through to 2028. A Funding Agreement signed between the Council and CCRL in December last year provided for the grant of $10…
[ad_1] Every 10 years, Christchurch City Council reviews its Dog Control Bylaw and Policy which set out how the 45,000 dogs registered across the district should be managed in public spaces. A survey was open in July with more than 6,000 responses received to questions about whether dogs should be leashed on paths and tracks,…
[ad_1] Christchurch City Council’s Parks Unit has started early public engagement on a Play Space Network Plan, with community members encouraged to complete a survey regarding the way they use these spaces. The Council has responsibility for 400-plus play spaces, some of which are aging and requiring improvements. The Play Space Plan will allow the…
[ad_1] The recommendations have been published to the IHP’s website: chch2023.ihp.govt.nz “We’re pleased to have received the IHP’s recommendations and staff are now working towards the upcoming information sessions for elected members ahead of the decision report that will be presented to the Council for its consideration in September,” says Council Head of Planning and…
[ad_1] Riverside Multi Cultural Festival Head down to Riverside Market from 2 – 4pm Saturday for music and dance celebrating 30 years of the Twiwanese Hwa-Hsin Society in Christchurch, at the Riverside Multi Cultural Festival. Artistic groups from a variety of cultures will be performing to celebrate and their cultural dance and music traditions, with…
[ad_1] On 7 August, Councillors will consider a report on making a submission on the Government’s recently released discussion document, “Making it easier to build granny flats”. Read the Council report and draft submission. The Government is looking to streamline the building of small, self-contained and detached houses, commonly known as granny flats, on properties…
[ad_1] From Wednesday 7 August, work will get underway to install safe speed platforms, add cycle lanes, remove slip lanes, and update on-street parking around Riccarton Road, Hansons Lane, Waimairi Road and Main South Road at Curletts Road. A new signalised pedestrian crossing will be added on Waimairi Road outside the Bush Inn Centre, and…
[ad_1] Originating from Supergroove, Che Fu and Eight, the duo that makes up Tauranga band Midwave Breaks have hit the ground running since they formed in 2021. So far, they’ve achieved six singles in the Top 5 RadioScope Rock Charts and a further five in the Top 20. “We’re alt-rock overall, pretty retrospective in our…
[ad_1] The prominent site at 691 Colombo Street – between Hereford and Cashel Streets – has been temporarily transformed into a new public space, with artwork, planter boxes, seating and gravel surfacing. The Christchurch City Council Enliven Places Programme has worked with the owner McDonald’s New Zealand to improve the ‘look and feel’ of the…
[ad_1] The $380,000 funding pool is open to anyone – from grassroots community organisations and schools to social enterprises and businesses. The key objectives behind the scheme are to meet the challenge of climate change through every means available, to help the community understand and prepare for the ongoing impacts of climate change, benefit from…
[ad_1] Christchurch City Council is proposing three options for the use of lanes which run on either side of Cranford Street between Berwick Street and Innes Road during peak times. The choices include bus lanes which would maintain priority for buses, clearways for all traffic, or T2 lanes which would give priority to vehicles with…
[ad_1] Asian Arts Festival This weekend The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora is hosting the Asian Arts Festival. The day will be a celebration of Asian arts and cultures, showcasing music, theatre, dance, a children’s fashion show, a talk show, workshops, food, an art market and cultural performances. Celebrate our city’s Asian communities with…