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Work on Te Kaha, Canterbury’s Multi-Use Arena, will hit a new milestone later this month when the first of the foundations’ major concrete pours is completed. Te Kaha Project Delivery Chief Executive David Kennedy says the lead contractor, BESIX Watpac, will oversee about 40 large concrete pours between 27 January and mid-August, as work begins…
The new Matatiki: Hornby Centre currently under construction in the city’s south-west will continue to be delivered to scope in spite of challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain issues. A staff report presented to Councillors in the public excluded section of this today’s Council meeting detailed the impacts of these challenges on…
Ngāi Tūāhuriri has gifted a special name – Matatiki – for the $39.9 million community facility that Christchurch City Council is building in Hornby. Lynne Te Aika from Matapopore, says the gifted name was chosen because it reflects the unique natural features of Christchurch’s south-west – the area the new facility will serve. “Much of…
Kohinga St Albans Community Centre has won a coveted local architecture award and is now in the running for national honours. The much-loved facility was the winner of a New Zealand Institute of Architects Canterbury Architecture Award in the Public Architecture category. Judges praised the warmth and beauty created through the use of wood, the…
Kohinga St Albans Community Centre has won a coveted local architecture award and is now in the running for national honours. The much-loved facility was the winner of a New Zealand Institute of Architects Canterbury Architecture Award in the Public Architecture category. Judges praised the warmth and beauty created through the use of wood, the…
The Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Centre was officially opened yesterday afternoon, signalling the completion of the Hagley Oval Cricket Precinct. Canterbury Cricket Trust Chair Lee Robinson, Sir Richard Hadlee and Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel were at the ceremony along with Stephen and Heather Boock whose original purchase of the former Horticultural Centre launched the project….
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…
A concept design to replace the 134-year-old Akaroa Wharf will be presented to Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula Community Board on Monday 4 April. The concept design, which the public and stakeholders were consulted on in January, will see the wharf rebuilt in the same location and of the same length as the existing…
The earthquake-damaged Centennial Hall, at the corner of Sparks Road and Lyttelton Street in Spreydon, is being demolished. The Council-owned community centre building will be taken down from 28 March, after sitting empty since it was deemed earthquake-prone following the 2010/11 earthquakes. A building is considered earthquake-prone if an engineering analysis shows it is 33…
A hydrotherapy pool has been added to the list of new facilities being built for residents in the south-west of Christchurch, with community fundraising set to play a key role in allowing its addition. In response to strong community demand, Christchurch City Council has agreed to add a hydrotherapy pool to the new 4000 square…
Preliminary designs for the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena have been approved, clearing the way for work to begin on the next phase of the design development. “We are delighted with the preliminary designs for the arena and feel confident that we are on track to having a world-class arena in the heart of our city,’’ says…
The impacts of the 1 November fire at the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant could be felt for a long time. Here is the most up-to-date information on the repair and mitigation measures that are in place. Why will it take so long to repair these two roofs on the tanks and replace the filter media?…
Hornby will see a new landmark taking shape in the community, with construction now under way on the eagerly awaited library, customer services and recreation and sport centre. The 147 steel piles have begun arriving at the Kyle Park site and Naylor Love Canterbury is now hard at work laying the foundations. “Once the crawler…
Sixteen months after the first sod was turned on the corner of Linwood Avenue and Smith Street, Te PouToetoe: Linwood Pool was officially opened by Mayor Lianne Dalziel today. “It’s exciting to see this fantastic new facility opening for the people of Linwood, Woolston and surrounding areas,” says the Mayor. “There has been eager anticipation…
“TK” Yukate is doubly excited about the opening of Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool this week. Not only is she starting her new job as a Customer Services Shift Supervisor but as a Linwood resident herself, she’s looking forward to enjoying what the new $22 million complex has to offer. “We don’t have many facilities…
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…
The old Sockburn Service Centre building on Main South Road is about to be demolished. Christchurch City Council has engaged contractors Taggarts to pull down the two-storey building, which has sat unoccupied since it was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake. Six other smaller buildings on the Main South Road site will also be…
North New Brighton Community Centre has reopened after a much-needed revamp. “There’s a beautiful ocean view from this facility, which has made it a popular venue for weddings, receptions and parties, and now the building itself has been beautified to match,” says Christchurch City Council Head of Community Support, Governance and Partnerships John Filsell. Located…
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…
Large drilling rigs have made their way onto the site where the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena will be built to undertake geotechnical and environmental investigation works. The work signals the first for the Kōtui consortium – local and international organisations responsible for the design and construction of the arena – that was announced in late March….
Christchurch City Council’s Recreation and Sports Services unit has apologised for an error in the projected maintenance costs for Wharenui Pool after the Wharenui Swim Club reviewed the figures this morning. It was estimated the cost to maintain and operate Wharenui Pool for the next 10 years would be more than $7.7 million. Staff agree…
A decade on from the earthquakes, St Albans residents have a permanent new community centre to call their own. The striking new Kohinga St Albans Community Centre was officially opened at the weekend – the first permanent facility on its Colombo Street site for a decade. Mayor Lianne Dalziel opened the new $2.7 million community…
Linwood’s new pool complex is starting to take shape. The walls and roof of Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool have gone up and contractors, Apollo Projects Limited, are now focusing on constructing the inside of the $22 million complex. All the pools are in place and the rooms are now being built. Te Pou Toetoe:…
A consortium of businesses has been confirmed as the successful tenderer for the design and construction of the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena (CMUA). The consortium, called Kōtui, will bring together local and international expertise to design the $473 million state-of-the-art arena that will re-establish Canterbury as a premier sporting and events destination in New Zealand. Led…
The site where Hornby’s new multi-use community facility is going to be built has been blessed ahead of work starting on the multimillion-dollar project. “With the site blessed, earth works can now start on site and the community can finally see physical progress being made on their new multi-use centre,’’ says Christchurch City Councillor Jimmy…
A new network plan is set to make it easier for local Community Boards and Christchurch City Council to make decisions about community facilities across the city and how they are run. The Community Facilities Network Plan adopted by Christchurch City Council provides a snapshot of all the community centres, halls and volunteer libraries across…
Eastern Community Sport and Recreation will manage the Ascot Community Centre in QEII Park in a partnership with the Christchurch City Council. The Waitai/Coastal-Burwood Community Board has approved the lease following a request for an expression of interest in community management of the public facility on the corner of Beach Road and Ascot Avenue. A…
Proposed new changing rooms for North Hagley Park are a step closer following Waikura/Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board support. The Community Board has recommended that the Christchurch City Council agrees to start public consultation on a proposed new building and a lease variation so that the new building can sit in an area overseen by the North…
A plan to redevelop Lyttelton’s Naval Point-Te Nukutai o Tapoa has been given the green light by the Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula Community Board. The Naval Point-Te Nukutai o Tapoa Development Plan, which was developed in partnership with Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke (Rāpaki) Rūnanga, includes an expanded public boat ramp, reorganised waterfront and…
The first 63-tonne roof truss for Christchurch’s Metro Sports Facility has been lifted into place, in another milestone for the anchor project. Ōtākaro Limited Chief Executive John Bridgman says the 43-metre-long roof truss section weighs the same as 10 African elephants and is one of five sections that will span the facility’s competition pool. “It…