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Work at Naval Point-Te Nukutai o Tapoa will continue despite some uncertainty about when the New Zealand SailGP event will happen. Athletes and support crew have been unable to secure spaces in managed isolation (MIQ) so they can enter New Zealand for the Christchurch leg of the international racing series that is scheduled to take…
Christchurch City Council will be considering options relating to the Organics Processing Plant following a recent tender process. “Through the recent multi-stage tender process for the Organics Plant Upgrade project we received some great proposals from the market. However, all compliant proposals were above the $21.5 million budgeted for the works,” says Christchurch City Council…
Looking for something new to do? Check out our list of activities to keep you entertained. South Island Figure Skating Championships The Olympics might be over but you can still go along and watch our very own top skaters in action with all grades competing in free skating, pair skating and ice dancing events. Make…
Tom Mackintosh never dreamed he’d win an Olympic gold medal at the tender age of 24. Tom Mackintosh (first in boat facing the camera) with the winning men’s rowing eight in Tokyo. The Cambridge-based rower is part of the now legendary New Zealand men’s rowing eight that won gold in Tokyo. Just four years ago…
Christchurch City Council will require all regular and ongoing suppliers to be Living Wage Employers. The Living Wage is calculated independently each year by the New Zealand Family Centre Social Policy Unit to reflect the true cost of living in New Zealand. From 21 September 2021, the Living Wage will be $22.75 an hour – $2.75…
Christchurch City Council is calling for companies to register their interest in developing an empty piece of land in the city’s Performing Arts Precinct. The Council is today releasing an expression of interest (EOI) to see who might be interested in developing the land at 128-138 Armagh Street. The Council has yet to make a…
Seven candidates will contest the by-election for Christchurch City Council’s Coastal ward seat. Nominations for the by-election, which has been triggered by the resignation of James Daniels as Coastal ward Councillor, closed at midday Thursday. The candidates are: Kelly Barber (Labour) Celeste Donovan (Independent – Positive Community Action) David East (Independent) Katie Hays Andre Hopman…
Christchurch City Council has voted to restore the seating capacity of the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena to 30,000. The arena will be able to host up to 41,000 people for concerts. The decision to restore the extra 5000 seats will impact on the overall cost of the project, adding about $50 million to the previously approved…
If Christchurch City Council decides to increase the seating capacity of the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena to 30,000 it will need to increase the project budget by an estimated $50 million. That is the advice that stadium construction experts BESIX Watpac have given Council staff ahead of Thursday’s Council meeting, at which a Notice of Motion…
Banks Peninsula and some parts of inland Christchurch will get tsunami warning sirens installed if a recommended upgrade of the district’s tsunami warning system goes ahead. Currently there are 45 tsunami warning sirens strategically located along the Christchurch coastline between Brooklands and Taylors Mistake. However, there are no tsunami warning sirens in Banks Peninsula or…
The Living Wage is calculated independently each year by the New Zealand Family Centre Social Policy Unit to reflect the true cost of living in New Zealand. For the 2021/22 financial year, the Living Wage has been set at $22.75 an hour – $2.75 more than the minimum wage that all New Zealand employers are…
A newly finished section of bund to reduce flood risk along South Brighton estuary is proving popular with walkers and cyclists. The bund is part of a $12.5 million Christchurch City Council works programme to address earthquake legacy issues to the estuary edge in Southshore and South New Brighton. Made of compacted aggregate, the bund…
Christchurch City Council is meeting at 9.30am on Thursday 12 August. The main items on the agenda for the public part of the meeting are: A report that provides the Council with an overview of the initiatives and issues recently considered by the Community Boards. A report from the Banks Peninsula Community Board that recommends…
Twenty one year old Lachie Stove is stoked to be starting his new role as a Sports Turf Operator at Hagley Park this month. The latest addition to the Hagley Park Sports Turf team has been a trainee with them for the past year and a half and is now halfway through his apprenticeship. A…
Opening hours at Lyttelton and Akaroa customer service centres are changing. Both service centres will be open from 10am–2pm, Monday to Friday. The new hours will begin at Lyttelton Service Centre, located at 18 Canterbury Street, on Monday 16 August. Akaroa Service Centre, located at its new premises at 78 Rue Lavaud, will follow suit…
Christchurch City Council has made two separate submissions supporting Government moves to enhance protection from hate speech and improve social cohesion. As part of enacting the recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry, the Government is consulting on options to enhance laws governing hate speech and strengthen social cohesion. A Council submission, approved by elected…
I have been advised that a notice of motion has been received by the Chief Executive which seeks a revision of the Council decision on 22 July to proceed with a 25,000 seat arena. The petition which has been circulating will also be presented at next week’s 12 August Council meeting. This brings the issue…
There’s one week left to get your nominations in for the by-election to find a new councillor to represent the Coastal ward. Electoral Officer Jo Daly is encouraging anyone thinking about standing to get their nomination in as soon as possible, well ahead of the noon deadline on Thursday 12 August. “Don’t leave your nomination…
Large blocks of New Brighton land have been released for new housing in the next step in the ongoing regeneration of Christchurch’s seaside suburb. ChristchurchNZ’s Urban Development team is calling for expressions of interest in land on Beresford Street, running alongside Brighton Mall, for residential housing development. This follows good progress on the Seaview housing development on…
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the founding of Flying Nun Records in Ōtautahi Christchurch, the Hellzapoppin’! The Art of Flying Nun exhibition will bring together original artwork and design, film, record covers, posters and photography from some of New Zealand’s favourite bands. “This exhibition is colourful and a lot of fun – and closer to…
The vision of a native forest corridor along the Ōtākaro Avon River will take a big step forward on Saturday as hundreds of volunteers put spades in the ground at Dallington. Christchurch City Council, with support from Conservation Volunteers New Zealand and Rotary Forests of Peace, Remembrance and Community, is organising a mass planting event…
Redcliffs’ Barnett Park could get some extra floodlights to allow more sporting teams to train after dark. The Ferrymead Bays Football Club has applied to Christchurch City Council for permission to install six additional lighting towers around the park’s playing fields. There are already four lighting towers along the eastern boundary of the playing fields,…
Following the drinking-water contamination event in February this year, the Council installed 14 small tanks at Akaroa’s L’Aube Hill Reserve as a temporary reservoir, with a total capacity of 400,000 litres. It has just completed installation of a much larger tank to add an extra half-million litres of storage, boosting the network’s total holding capacity to…
A Carbon Coach to help people reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and an app that helps organisations to share their resources are among those to benefit from the latest round of Sustainability Fund grants. The Sustainability Fund was set up by the Christchurch City Council last year to assist community action on climate change. This…
Ten years after being pulled from earthquake rubble the huge front doors of St Paul’s Trinity Pacific church remain in storage. They’re one of many fragments retrieved from buildings demolished after the earthquakes and now being offered to their previous owners. The doors of St Paul’s Trinity Pacific church just prior to salvage. Following the…
An assessment of Greater Christchurch’s capacity to meet the projected demand for housing over the next 30 years shows it is well placed to cater for the growth. The Greater Christchurch Partnership has today released the Housing Development Capacity Assessment that it has prepared as part of the National Policy Statement on Urban Development requirements….
Chris Huddlestone first laid eyes on Tucker in a Dogwatch Sanctuary Trust online post last year. “I emailed and arranged a time to visit, filled out all the forms then went for a meet and greet and fell in love straight away.” Have you registered your dog? The due date for your standard dog registration…
Barry Bragg has been appointed as the interim chair of the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena (CMUA) Project Delivery board, which oversees the delivery of the arena. Mr Bragg takes the position as interim chair while the Council reviews the governance structure of the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena project. He has extensive property development and governance experience. He…
The Blackcaps are in town and there’s huskies in Cashel Mall! Here’s some ideas to keep you entertained over the weekend. Winter Fun – Chill in the City Winter comes to town with a series of snow-and-ice themed outdoor activities everyone will enjoy. These are happening on Saturday and Sunday 10am – 5pm in several…
A new development contributions policy will ensure that Christchurch City Council fairly recovers some of the costs of providing infrastructure for new residential and commercial developments. “New developments often place additional demands on Council facilities, services and infrastructure. Rather than expecting ratepayers to bear the full costs of catering for that extra demand, we use…