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Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Dawn Baxendale and her new Executive Leadership Team are proposing a change to the organisation’s third tier management structure, with some consequential changes also proposed for fourth tier. “The proposed change is being made in light of imminent Local Government sector reform, rapid technology change, social and environmental challenges and…
Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Environment Canterbury Chair Jenny Hughey are throwing their support behind a campaign to make Christchurch New Zealand’s first National Park City. Here they explain why. One of the reasons that so many people love living in Christchurch City is because we are never far from the great outdoors. We have the…
Thousands of people have been working up a sweat over lockdown by taking part in Christchurch City Council’s online group fitness classes. The classes are run by group fitness instructors working from their home work-out spaces and are beamed into people’s homes via Christchurch Recreation and Sports Centres’ Facebook page. People do not need to be…
A subcontractor has been appointed to help with Christchurch’s kerbside collection service. “Over the past 12 months we have been working closely with our contractor, Waste Management NZ Ltd, as they have struggled to meet some of the performance targets for our kerbside collection. We understand there are a number of capacity constraints including a shortage…
The redevelopment of Bromley’s Organics Processing Plant could be on hold while Christchurch City Council investigates options for building a new facility. Council staff are bringing a report to next week’s Council meeting which recommends the Council investigate costs of building a new organics processing plant at another location. “Long-term, this may be a better…
A review of the project structure and process for delivering the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena has led to some changes being made. Barry Bragg, interim chair of the CMUA Project Delivery Limited Board, has worked with the new project team on the changes, which are designed to provide Christchurch City Council and the Crown with greater…
The COVID-19 lockdown will impact on Christchurch City Council’s finances but the organisation is actively monitoring and managing it, says Chief Financial Officer Leah Scales. “At this stage we are forecasting that this latest lockdown will cost us about $3.2 million in lost operating net revenue. “That is based on the assumption that we spend…
Joanna Norris is stepping down as Chief Executive of Christchurch’s economic development agency ChristchurchNZ. Ms Norris has led the agency since its inception. “Under Joanna’s leadership ChristchurchNZ has become a pivotal agency in Christchurch,’’ says Mayor Lianne Dalziel. “It has played a key role in supporting our economy and our visitor and events industries through…
Kids will get free admission to this year’s New Zealand Agricultural Show. The Canterbury A&P Association has announced that, thanks to the Kiwi Gaming Foundation, all kids this year can come to The Show for free. With every Adult or Senior ticket purchased, people will be able to select up to five kids’ tickets at…
Construction of community facilities, transport projects and water upgrades are resuming with the shift to Covid-19 Alert Level 3. Some of the projects able to progress include the upgrade of High Street, work to replace the pipes under Riccarton Road and the Naval Point redevelopment. Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Dawn Baxendale says it is…
The COVID-19 lockdown is going to push out completion dates for two of Christchurch’s biggest construction projects – the Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre and the Parakiore Recreation and Sport Centre. Te Pae was due to open in October but Ōtākaro Limited Chief Executive John Bridgman today confirmed the opening would be delayed as many…
Some of the country’s top sustainability champions will meet virtually this week to co-create pathways to support social, economic and environmental wellbeing in Aotearoa. The 2021 Aotearoa Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit was scheduled to be a two-day face-to-face event at the University of Canterbury but due to the COVID-19 lockdown it has been transformed…
If you think the air smells better in lockdown, you are right. Data from the first week of lockdown shows that air pollution in Christchurch fell sharply as people’s car use dropped. Nitric oxide levels, which are mainly associated with vehicle emissions, averaged just 9 µg/m3 – µg/m3 is micrograms of gaseous pollutant per cubic…
On site building and subdivision inspections are set to resume in Christchurch from ???? when COVID-19 restrictions move to Alert Level Three. Under lockdown rules Christchurch City Council staff were unable to visit sites in person but they have continued to process building and resource consents, providing planning and advisory services remotely from their homes….
Christchurch and most of the rest of New Zealand will be in Alert Level 3 from 11.59pm Tuesday, 31 August. Check here to find out what that means for our services and facilities. More from the Council source here
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel is welcoming the news that Christchurch will move down an alert level at 11.59pm on Tuesday 31 August. However, she says it is important that people remain vigilant and follow the current alert level rules. “We are fortunate that we have not had any community cases of the Delta variant in…
Proposed District Plan Change 4 – Short-term Accommodation was notified by the Council in September 2020. Its primary purpose is to better address the effects that arise from visitor accommodation, such as Airbnb-type activities, in residential units. In May of this year, an economist acting for Airbnb provided evidence that challenged the Council’s economic evidence…
With important decisions looming on water reforms, Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Dawn Baxendale is urging residents to share their thoughts on what matters most to them. “We want residents to be part of our decision-making process, so to get the conversation started we have put together a short online survey to help us gauge…
The reform process proposes to transfer delivery of three waters services from local authorities to four public entities across New Zealand. In a statement released today, the Canterbury Mayoral Forum (representing all of Canterbury’s Mayors) says it is asking the Minister to pause the process because it has serious concerns about the current decision-making timeframe….
The free Grow Ōtautahi garden festival has been postponed until 2023. Grow Ōtautahi was a huge success in 2021, with around 25,000 people attended the first-ever garden festival designed to be free and specifically for the Garden City in Christchurch’s Botanic Gardens. However, the Christchurch Garden Festival Trust has made the difficult call not…
“We had all hoped that we could avoid an extended lockdown but with new community cases of the Delta variant of COVID-19 appearing, we know that continuing the Alert Level 4 lockdown is the right call to make. “I am aware that some people will be feeling isolated during the extended lockdown so please reach…
Enable’s fibre broadband network is seeing an increase in usage as the Christchurch as the lockdown leads to a increased demand for video conferencing and other online services. “The first day of the lockdown was the largest day of usage ever on the Enable fibre broadband network – with 2.9 million gigabytes carried over it…
Level 4 lockdown: What it means for Christchurch and Banks Peninsula More from the Council source here
Our sport and recreation centres may be closed but you can still exercise with us. We will be delivering our popular live stream fitness classes on Facebook until our centres reopen. You can take part in the classes through the Christchurch Recreation and Sport Facebook page. Memberships will be frozen and Concession Cards extended while…
A new policy that aims to ensure the best use of central city street space has been adopted by Christchurch City Council. The Christchurch Central City Parking Policy will provide a stronger direction to manage parking in a way that encourages safer and more people-friendly streets. “Our central city has come a long way and…
Christchurch City Council has approved the continued operation of the bus lanes on Cranford Street for now. Alongside this, the Council will work on design options for managing traffic on some of the residential streets east of Cranford Street. The bus lane trial was completed after three months but the Council has decided to extend…
Christchurch City Council has agreed to provide the organisers of the popular New Zealand Agricultural Show (formerly the Canterbury A&P Show) with a prudent financial safety net. It has approved a loan of up to $1 million for the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association (CAPA) so that it can meet its ongoing financial obligations if…
Essential services will continue to be provided across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula in Alert Level 4 but all Christchurch City Council-owned public facilities will be closed. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced that the entire country will move to COVID-19 Alert Level 4 from 11.59pm tonight for at least three days. Auckland and the Coromandel area…
The switch to a more energy-efficient form of street lighting in Christchurch is saving ratepayers over $1.5 million a year in electricity and maintenance costs. Importantly, it is also reducing the city’s carbon footprint. “We are working to convert all of the city’s street lights to LEDs (light-emitting diodes) because they are more energy efficient,…
Visitors to the Avon Loop area of the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Area will be able to learn more about the concept of mahinga kai and the city’s rich rowing history when installation of a ‘tohu whenua’ cultural marker and information plinth. This week Christchurch City Council will begin installing the tohu whenua in…