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News and Updates from the Christchurch City Council
A couple who received a helping hand from the Mayor’s Welfare Fund almost 25 years ago are now paying it forward. In 1997 the couple, who we are not naming to protect their privacy, had recently migrated from Serbia with their two young children and had settled in Christchurch. They had been dentists in Serbia…
Explore the city’s amazing architecture as Open Christchurch reveals the interiors of stunning buildings or back the Crusaders for the first trans-Tasman clash. Open Christchurch Wander through the main doors of some of Christchurch’s most captivating buildings to marvel at the city’s architecture. Organised by Te Pūtahi – Centre for Architecture & City-Making, Open Christchurch offers…
Ōtautahi Christchurch’s new motorways may double as American roads for a new film in June. Kiwi producer Matt Noonan says that Christchurch is “perfect” for the latest film project and the region “has tonnes of potential for screen production”. The new motorways are integral to the decision to use Christchurch for the road movie. Any…
Christchurch City Council is meeting at 9.30am on Thursday 13 May. The main items on the agenda for the public part of the meeting are: Reports from the Community Boards outlining issues and projects in their areas. A report from the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board that recommends the Council gift the old library building at 381…
People are being encouraged to step up their fitness through a new series of guided walks that gradually move from a wetland wander to a more challenging hill climb. The Sport Canterbury-based Green Prescription team – together with the Adventure Specialties Trust – has designed four winter walks for “beginner explorers”. The first walk on…
Changes are being made at the Organics Processing Plant at Bromley to minimise odour issues and prepare the site for a multimillion-dollar redevelopment. “Work on redeveloping the Organics Processing Plant is anticipated to start towards the end of the year, but in the meantime we are taking a number of steps to minimise the odour…
Christchurch City Councillor James Daniels, who represents the Coastal ward, has announced that he plans to resign in late June so that he can take up a new radio role. He is going to join Simon Barnett as co-host of NewstalkZB Afternoons from 13 July 2021. The job will conflict with Council meeting schedules so…
Community groups are taking charge of former public pool ‘lifesavers’. Christchurch City Council’s Aquatics team have partnered with the New Zealand Red Cross to provide Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in the community. “While the defibrillators have saved several lives in Council facilities, including poolside and in work areas, they are suitable for community use…
More than 65 new homes will be built in the heart of New Brighton as work gets underway on the Seaview Development. The mixed residential housing development on the former New Brighton school site will be built in stages, with architecture reflecting the local environment and people-friendly design. Established Christchurch developer Grant MacKinnon, of DGM…
Organised by Te Pūtahi – Centre for Architecture & City-Making, Open Christchurch will give people an opportunity to see inside some of Christchurch’s unique homes and buildings of cultural, historic or architectural significance. Guided tours, children’s workshops, expert tours, guided walks, and exhibitions will also be held as part of the two-day festival on 15…
Steph Pole loves the sense of community in the central city ‘village’ she has called home for more than 25 years. She is a member of the Peterborough Housing Co-operative, which has created a special pocket of central city housing in Christchurch with community at its heart. The co-op dates back to 1982. Originally, it…
A reimagined interactive artwork of a well-known painting by Doris Lusk – created by two of her granddaughters – will take pride of place in a reserve named in the artist’s honour. The Waikura/Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board has approved the commissioning of the proposed work – titled The Pumping Station – by sisters Natasha English and…
A date has been set for Christchurch’s first ever Matariki Fireworks Spectacular. The public fireworks display will take place at New Brighton on Saturday 10 July, starting at 7pm. “We’re hoping the early start time will make it easier for families with young tamariki to come along and enjoy the fireworks and other entertainment that…
The search is on for a contractor to build the Court Theatre’s new central city home. Christchurch City Council is calling for registrations of interest from contractors keen to take on the multi-million dollar project, on the corner of Colombo and Gloucester streets, in the city’s Performing Arts Precinct. “The Expression of Interest process for…
Christchurch City Council will soon start paying staff money owed to them under the Holidays Act 2003, after leave entitlements and pay for some staff were inadvertently miscalculated. The Council’s Head of Financial Management Diane Brandish said the first payments would be to current employees. “We have reviewed leave entitlements and payments for current and…
Book in the family for a trip to a massive charity book sale or a festival walk in the city or perhaps you prefer a ‘Ladies Night’ out with friends at the theatre. BOOKarama 2021 Pick up a book or two – or many more – at BOOKarama 2021 at the YMCA Recreation Centre in Bishopdale. Organised by…
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū is celebrating the 40th anniversary of cult Kiwi record label Flying Nun with a new publication. Titled Hellzapoppin’! The Art of Flying Nun, the book features original artwork and design, film, record covers, posters and photography from some of New Zealand’s favourite bands. The book will be released…
Christchurch’s inaugural Tīrama Mai lighting event will celebrate Matariki in the heart of the city and in New Brighton. Zones within the central city and seaside suburb will be lit up from Friday 25 June until Saturday 10 July, with a series of innovative lighting installations, projections and illuminated artworks created by some of Canterbury’s…
A project that tells the stories and histories of important heritage places in Christchurch is getting a $30,000 grant from Christchurch City Council. The grant for the Te Pūtahi Architectural Audio Tour is the first that the Council has made through its newly established Intangible Heritage Grant Fund. “We set up the fund last year…
An improved transport hub, upgraded park drainage, updated library and a new $22 million pool complex are among the publicly-funded projects under way in Linwood. Christchurch City Councillor Yani Johanson, who represents the Linwood ward, says it is great to see the long awaited projects in construction. The significant public investment in the area will…
There mightn’t be much activity on the sites yet, but work on the three new pedestrian bridges in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor is progressing at pace behind the scenes. The three bridges at Snell Pl, Medway St and Avondale, and a new riverside landing at Dallington, have been funded by a $13.7 million grant…
Box 112 is carrying out the restoration work on the Christchurch City Council-owned building on the corner of Worcester Boulevard and Oxford Terrace, under the direction of the City of Christchurch Trust. The charitable trust was granted a 50-year lease on the quake-damaged building last year in an agreement with the Council aimed at ensuring…
The Draft Ōtautahi Christchurch Climate Change Strategy has drawn 158 submissions. Public consultation on the draft strategy closed at the weekend. “Staff have yet to fully analyse the submissions, however, from what we have seen so far, submitters have given us some very constructive feedback,’’ says Christchurch City Council Head of Strategic Policy Emma Davis….
Cuningham House, the historic greenhouse in Christchurch Botanic Gardens, will be closed for two weeks for repairs from Thursday 29 April. The repairs to the glass, which is ageing and cracked in places, are set to take two weeks. Instead of scaffolding, the contractors will be working from a platform suspended from a crane –…
A rare snuff jar discovery and a 19th century ‘Russian Bears Grease’ ointment pot – on show at Tūranga – come from the site of the new Te Pae Convention Centre. Archaeologist Jessie Garland says she has “not seen a snuff jar on a Christchurch site before” while the early “hair restorative claimed to cure…
Christchurch City Council’s contractors are working with Fire and Emergency New Zealand to address the flooding issues in Sumner. “Tonight’s intense rainfall has caused surface flooding on roads in many parts of the city but the flooding appears to be the worst in Sumner,’’ says Christchurch City Council Three Waters Service Manager Tim Drennan. “Our…
Join the Dawn Service on Anzac Day, take in one of the many family friendly walks on offer, find a scarecrow, step back in time or head to the rugby. Anzac Day A Dawn Service will be held in Cranmer Square on Sunday to mark Anzac Day. Veterans will gather outside the Returned and Services’…
Christchurch City Council is closely monitoring weather forecasts and water demand in Banks Peninsula with the hopes of being able to lower restrictions in the near future. Akaroa, Duvauchelle and Takamātua residents have been under Level 4 water restrictions – a total ban on outdoor water use – since late February. The streams that supply…
Freedom camping along a popular part of Christchurch’s coastline will become more restricted under proposed changes to the city’s Freedom Camping Bylaw. Christchurch City Council staff are bringing a report to next week’s Sustainability and Community Resilience Committee which recommends that Council begin consulting the public about making changes to the existing freedom camping bylaw….
Six young adults from a school that supports students with a disability are making the most of their workplace lessons after gaining internships with the Christchurch City Council. Four Ferndale School students have secured placements at South Library while two are digging into their intern roles in the Botanic Gardens. They are the first Council interns…