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News and Updates from the Christchurch City Council
Residents will increasingly be able to engage in Christchurch City Council’s decision-making processes from the comfort of their own home. With most people now having access to either a smartphone or a computer, the Council is moving to introduce online meeting sessions – often referred to as webinars – for public consultations on key issues….
People in Ōtautahi-Christchurch district can now get a sense of how we are tracking with our greenhouse gas emissions thanks to a new tool created by Christchurch City Council. The Council’s Greenhouse Gas Emission Tracker allows people to see how the district is tracking across different emission sources, as well as displaying general transport trends….
Check here for regular updates relating to the fire-damaged Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant and how we are dealing with the issues. More from the Council source here
A traditional Korean roofed pavilion to be installed in the Songpa-gu Garden at Halswell Quarry Park will commemorate Canterbury veterans of the Korean War. The pavilion (jeongja) is being shipped from Busan in Korea and on arrival at Lyttelton Port will be assembled at the quarry park and placed on the western side of the…
This year’s autumn leaf fall is keeping Christchurch City Council contractors busy as they sweep and clear footpaths and parks across the city. “With the number of mature deciduous trees we have throughout the city, autumn can be quite a hectic time for our street maintenance teams,” says Council City Streets Maintenance Manager Steve Guy….
Christchurch City Council has approved three projects that will make it easier and safer for people to get into the central city by bike. The first project involves creating a separated cycle lane on each side of Antigua Street, from St Asaph Street to Moorhouse Avenue, where it will link into the Quarryman’s Trail major…
Two new signalised crossings on Humphrey’s Drive will provide safe crossing points for people using the Rapanui/Shag Rock cycleway. Construction work began last week and is expected to take between five and seven months to complete. Accompanying works will also take place to widen ‘pinch points’ on Humphrey’s Drive and upgrade Tidal View. The crossing…
A healthy number of submissions have been received on a series of Draft Plan Changes aimed at preparing Christchurch for future growth. Feedback closed last week on four Draft Plan Changes: The Housing and Business Choice Plan Change, which will enable more development in the city’s existing urban footprint in line with government direction, received…
Christchurch City Council is responding to calls from residents living close to the fire-damaged wastewater treatment plant for help to deal with the impacts of the stench. Mayor Lianne Dalziel and Councillors received a briefing today from Council staff on discussions they have had with partner agencies on what help can be provided to the…
Central government, mana whenua, and local government met today to mark the beginning of a new strengthened partnership to drive planning for Greater Christchurch. Minister of Housing Megan Woods, Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta, and members of the existing Greater Christchurch Partnership have established an Urban Growth Partnership for Greater Christchurch – the Whakawhanake…
The former Woolston Community Centre will be gifted to Te Waka Unua School for $1 following a Christchurch City Council decision. It sits on Woolston Park and was used as a base for the Woolston Community Association until that organisation was wound up in 2021. Following a formal request from Te Waka Unua School to…
A concept design to replace the 134-year-old Akaroa Wharf has today been approved by the Christchurch City Council. It will see the wharf rebuilt in the same position and the same length as the existing wharf, using a mix of timber decking and concrete piles. Some material may be incorporated into the new structure for items…
Motorists travelling through the Scarborough and Shirley areas will notice new, lower speed limits coming into effect over the next few months. Christchurch City Council today adopted changes which will see the speed limits reduced from 50km/h to 40km/h on 28 streets in Shirley and nine streets on and around Scarborough Hill, as part of…
Contractors are using the next phase of work on Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway to get an idea of how the community could be affected by upcoming work on a tricky section around Moncks Bay. Fulton Hogan are building the final section of the Coastal Pathway between the eastern end of Redcliffs Village and…
Whether you love a good book bargain, want to get out in nature or spend time amongst some furry friends there’s plenty do this weekend in the Garden City. Big Bargain Book Sale Thousands of great books will be on offer at the annual Big Bargain Book Sale which begins on Friday at Pioneer Recreation…
A showcase of Linwood’s history aims to help boost the sense of community at the local library. A new Reflections of the East photography exhibition has been curated by Linwood librarians and highlights images of the suburb from the early 1900s through to the 1990s. “After the last two years the team really wanted to…
Southern Demolition and Salvage Ltd will begin the task tomorrow of removing the rotting material from the fire-damaged trickling filters at the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant. “We have given them the contract to do the job and they will be working 12 hour days, six days a week to remove the filter material,’’ says Christchurch…
Keeping the kids entertained this winter holidays will be a breeze with hundreds of activities and events planned for KidsFest in 2022. The Council-produced Winter Fireworks Spectacular at New Brighton is also set to coincide with the first day of the festival, which runs from Saturday 9 July to Sunday 24 July. KidsFest is produced…
Information about the escalating costs of building Christchurch’s new multi-use arena will be made publicly available as soon as it is possible, says Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Dawn Baxendale. “We have been advised by the Te Kaha delivery company that the $533 million budget for the arena is under pressure and there have been…
New lower speed limits have been recommended for some side roads adjoining State Highway 75 on Banks Peninsula and in some rural townships. The recommendations are in a Christchurch City Council report which will be considered by the Banks Peninsula Community Board at its meeting on 16 May. If accepted, they will go to the…
Calling all book lovers! Treat your shelves this week at the annual Big Bargain Book Sale. Thousands of great books will be on offer at the annual Big Bargain Book Sale which begins on Friday at Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre. “This is such a popular event for the community and we’re excited to be…
People wanting to give their views on a series of Draft Plan Changes aimed at preparing Christchurch for future growth only have a few days left to make submissions. Christchurch City Council has been consulting on four Draft Plan Changes: The Housing and Business Choice Plan Change, which will enable more development in the city’s…
Improvements are in the pipeline for the way treated wastewater is managed at the Banks Peninsula settlement of Duvauchelle. The treated wastewater is currently discharged to Akaroa Harbour. The Christchurch City Council’s consent to do this expires in 2023. It is a condition of that consent that the Council explores all feasible alternatives to sending…
The twisted and distorted bridge that became a symbol for the power of the Canterbury earthquakes has a new incarnation. The Medway Street footbridge was officially opened to the public today, the second of three new pedestrian bridges to be built in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor. For the first time since the earthquakes, the…
Christchurch City Council is meeting at 9.30am on Thursday 12 May. The main items on the agenda for the public part of the meeting are: The monthly reports from the Community Boards outlining the initiatives and issues they have recently considered. A report from the Banks Peninsula Community Board that recommends the Council direct staff…
Christchurch residents can help clean up the city’s waterways on Saturday simply by picking up five pieces of rubbish while doing their usual weekend activities. The organisers of Saturday’s annual Mother of All Clean-Ups are running a tandem campaign called High Five, I Can Pick Up Five to encourage people to pick up five pieces…
Christchurch City Council is backing Government plans to introduce a container return scheme and is calling for it to be implemented without delay. It has made a submission on the Ministry for the Environment’s Transforming Recycling discussion document voicing its support for the idea of a container return scheme. Such a scheme would shift the…
The Styx Living Laboratory Trust is marking its 20 year anniversary this month. The Trust was set up in 2002 to achieve Vison 3 of the Christchurch City Council document Styx Vision 2000-2040, which is to create a living laboratory that focusses on research and learning in the Pūharakekenui/Styx catchment. “The trustees, staff and volunteers,…
Cruise ships are likely to return to Akaroa in November but there will be fewer of them than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council, ChristchurchNZ, and the Lyttelton Port Company recently briefed the Banks Peninsula Community Board about the likely return of cruise ships to Canterbury waters, explaining what preparations are in…
The first work on a series of stormwater basins in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (ŌARC) has begun, with construction of a nine-hectare flood management area under way beside Anzac Drive and Pages Road. Christchurch City Council’s Head of Three Waters, Helen Beaumont, says the Waitaki Street stormwater and flood management basin will have a…