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Christchurch’s events and venues’ company, Venues Ōtautahi is gearing up for a massive night when the All Blacks play Argentina in Christchurch on Saturday 27 August. Catering for the crowd of 20,000 expected at Orangetheory Stadium takes precision planning to ensure fans are kept well fed and watered. VŌ Chief Executive Caroline Harvie-Teare says preparing…
Christchurch is poised to take a more strategic and targeted approach to building its international relationships. A group representing organisations with significant international interests has worked with Christchurch City Council to re-examine the city’s approach to how it engages with other cities and countries. It is recommending that Christchurch takes a united approach towards building…
Three Christchurch-based innovators have each been awarded $10,000 in grant funding, alongside mentoring and support, to develop their prototypes for capturing aerial imagery as part of the Christchurch Aerospace Challenge. Images taken from high above the earth are used to make better decisions about what should be done on the land below. Uses for aerial…
People who lost their job because of COVID-19 are being offered a chance to kick-start their new business idea as part of an innovative new Christchurch programme. The programme, Start Me Up, will guide potential business owners or those interested in learning about the start-up process, and who are currently receiving a benefit, through the…
A new campaign has been launched to share the stories that make Waitaha Canterbury one of the leading regions for business growth. The campaign is a digital evolution of the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce (CECC) annual Westpac Champion Business Awards, with people encouraged to give a shout out to a local business, team or…
A city-wide approach to growing more high-value businesses and jobs for Ōtautahi Christchurch has been launched. The ambitious programme, a key action in the city’s post-COVID Economic Recovery Plan, aims to boost support for business development – from early stage idea through to high growth and international potential. The programme is underpinned by agreements ChristchurchNZ…
More than three-quarters of Christchurch City Council’s spending last year was with Canterbury businesses and trading locally is an ongoing priority to help boost the city’s economy. Choosing local suppliers, where possible, to purchase goods and services from is important to help deliver the Council’s “procurement” policy objectives. The Council is the second-largest employer in…
Retail spending in Christchurch increased by four per cent during June 2020 compared to the same period last year, bringing it back in line with pre-COVID levels, according to the latest Marketview data. Spending growth was seen across home, hardware and electrical (up 26 per cent) and apparel and personal (up 16 per cent), while…