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New owner for 224 Cashel Street

Posted on November 20, 2020November 22, 2020 by Deon

Ōtākaro Limited has today for a second time successfully completed the sale of the building at 224 Cashel Street, Christchurch, to Huadu International Management Group Limited (HIMG). The first attempt was with developer Patrick Fontein. HIMG plans to redevelop the former IRD building into a combined training and research medical facility specialising in the field…

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Matariki in the Zone 2020

Posted on July 16, 2020July 16, 2020 by Deon

Once again Avebury House, Richmond Community Garden and Avon-Ōtākaro Network present a fun, winter-warming event by the Ōtākaro-Avon River Corridor. This Sunday July 19th, Matariki in the Zone is back! There will be live music from the Natural Magic Pirates, Lisa Tui Jonathan Ensemble, Nich the Violinist and Tu tapatahi Kapa Haka group have a…

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Enduro Championships to be decided this weekend

Posted on July 7, 2020July 7, 2020 by Deon

By Andy McGechan, www.BikesportNZ.com The 2020 New Zealand Enduro Championships will wrap up their abbreviated season near Bulls this coming weekend. The unwelcome arrival of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic forced a late start to the Yamaha-sponsored New Zealand Enduro Championships this season and riders, sponsors and supporters were probably just happy to be able to…

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Fire service must be funded as an emergency service

Posted on June 30, 2020July 22, 2020 by Deon

The Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ) is calling on political parties to back our volunteer and paid firefighters by funding them appropriately for their services much like the Police are funded. The comment follows the publication of the summary of the submissions for the Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) funding review, announced by…

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2012 Red Zone Petition Returns to the Christchurch Community

Posted on June 29, 2020June 30, 2020 by Deon

A community-led campaign to have the residential red-zone areas along the Ōtākaro Avon River turned into a park is about to come full circle. In the Council chambers on Tuesday morning, the Avon-Ōtākaro Network (AvON) will receive the petition they presented to the then MP for Christchurch East, Lianne Dalziel, on the steps of Parliament…

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Olympic-Grade Aquasports Park One Step Closer to Calling Kaiapoi Home

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by Deon

An Olympic-level Aquasports park is one step closer to calling Kaiapoi home after the concept   demonstrated through the pre-feasibility study the potential to be commercially viable. The WHoW Charitable Trust plan a New Zealand first by co-locating surf wave, whitewater and cable wakeboard facilities together in an Aquasports Park parks alongside the Kaiapoi River on…

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Zero Rates Or Not To Zero Rates!

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by Deon

There’s been a lot of talk of zero rates and heaps of political pressure to do it. A few people have asked me my thoughts on the matter and how I think the council would do it. I completed my Masters research on the Council post Earthquake finances and I was a member of the…

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I’ve Been Thinking – Recovery, Jobs & Infrastructure

Posted on June 4, 2020July 22, 2020 by Deon

I’ve been thinking … affordability and jobs are going to be key moving forward in recovering from COVID-19 and this article (linked below) where some of the Provincial Growth Fund money could be spent goes some way to finding solutions to both. But it still looks like picking at the fringes. Another issue cropping up…

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Just An Image

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Deon

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Audio post

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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Confucius quote

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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Studio Photography

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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Status update

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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Image with external link

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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Lightbox Video

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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iFrame Post

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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YouTube Video

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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Image Gallery

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon
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Link to Themify

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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Status post

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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Vimeo Video

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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Quote post

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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An Image Post

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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Welcome to Metro

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Deon

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Dirt Championship

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Deon

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Clean Air

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Deon

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Learn Something New

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Deon

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Evening Rides

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Deon

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