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Fire and Emergency is banning the use of fireworks in a number of locations around Christchurch. The ban will include Akaroa, Bottle Lake and the Port Hills and is effective from 6pm on Wednesday 16 December. Overnight on Friday there was a significant fire above Hillsborough which burnt through 25 hectares and caused around 40…
Check when you need to put your wheelie bins out over the Christmas holidays and find out about opening hours at pools, libraries, fitness centres and other Christchurch City Council facilities. Kerbside collection Most wheelie bins will be emptied as usual over the Christmas/New Year period as Christmas Day and and New Year’s Day fall…
Christchurch City Council is moving to give young people a stronger voice in decision-making. On the recommendation of Councillor Anne Galloway, the Council has agreed that up to four young people can be appointed as external members of the new Te Pae Pīkari Youth Advisory Committee that Cr Galloway will chair. Te Rūnanga Ngāi Tahu…
The public can now visit the former Christchurch home of suffragist Kate Sheppard, who was at the centre of the campaign to get New Zealand women the right to vote. The home, in Clyde Road, Fendalton, was bought by the Government last year for $4.5 million so that it could be used as heritage venue…
“This has been transformational in that it is widely used throughout the world and is now an essential and highly-used medical device.” A more recent medical innovation is the MARS Scanner, the world’s first 3D colour scanner developed by father-and-son professors Phil and Anthony Butler. Their company, MARS Bioimaging Ltd, invented the device drawing on…
Work is under way to upgrade a number of social housing units in Christchurch with special types of insulation. The work is part of a joint initiative between Christchurch City Council and the Ōtautahi Community Housing Trust (OCHT) to improve living conditions for tenants in line with the Government’s Healthy Homes Standards. Combined, the two…
One poo can close the lake It only takes a small amount of poo to pollute a whole swimming area and ruin a lot of people’s summer holidays. That’s why this year’s Love Our Lakes campaign is reminding visitors to use public toilets, scoop up dog poo and use swim nappies for babies. The campaign,…
Explore the region’s recreational waterbodies with new StoryMap Information about Canterbury’s publicly accessible coastal, river, lake and wetland recreational sites is now available in our new online ‘StoryMap‘. How to use the StoryMap tool The online resource is designed to help people explore our beautiful region and decide which publicly accessible site best suits their…
Ted talks – December 2020 KWZC look out over Greenburn wetland Read Kaikōura Water Zone Committee Chair Ted Howard’s update on the committee’s final hui for the year. We were lucky enough to have our final meeting of the year out in the field, visiting two Immediate Steps (IMS) biodiversity funding sites, both located off…
Protecting peninsula water over summer Paula Smith, member of the Banks Peninsula Water Zone Committee Hear from Banks Peninsula Water Zone Committee member Paula Smith about water use across the peninsula this summer. This summer is shaping up to be a particularly dry season. Banks Peninsula streams are already exceptionally low. As Christchurch City Council…
Although the aerospace industry is relatively new in New Zealand, it’s already a billion-dollar business. ChristchurchNZ’s Business and Investment Attraction Manager Liz Eden says this is attractive from an investment point of view because when the industry grows, so do high value jobs across many industries. The Aerospace sector relies on engineering talent but the…
Marine protection falls short of the 2020 target, a UN treaty and lessons from Antartica could help World leaders pledged to establish a network of marine protected areas (MPAs) with the goal to protect 10% of the world’s oceans by 2020, but MPAs only cover 7.66% of the ocean across the globe. University of Canterbury’s…
Kate Sheppard House of “plots and schemes” opens as a public museum The Ilam house where pioneering suffragist Kate Sheppard lived and worked during her years of activism has been officially opened by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today. The Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hopes the house will be an ongoing source of inspiration into the…
A restricted fire season is being imposed across Canterbury amid concern that forecast high temperatures this week will increase the fire risk. This means that from midnight Wednesday 16 December a permit may be required to light a fire outside. If you have a permit, you will need to follow the permit’s conditions. “There are…
Thelning Reserve covenant creating native corridor Proposed location of the covenant. Just under 3 ha of land on a beef farm in Okains Bay will be protected by a Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust covenant. The Thelning covenant project has been “thought about for a long time,” landowners Peter and Cynthia Thelning said. It was one of…
Level 2 water restrictions are now in place for Akaroa, Duvauchelle and Takamatua on Banks Peninsula as dry conditions put pressure on water supplies. Level 2 restrictions means hand-held hosing only, with no outdoor water use allowed between 3pm and 9pm. Unattended hoses, sprinklers, and garden irrigation systems are not permitted at any time. “The…
Don’t let the growing mound of packaging, wrapping paper, broken decorations and empty bottles get on top of you this Christmas. Use these helpful tips to make the right decisions about what to do with your festive waste. Disposing of Christmas gift unwrapping You can put cardboard or paper left behind after Christmas presents have…
A new information board telling the story of the Lyttelton Rail Tunnel – the oldest rail tunnel in New Zealand – has been erected on Heathcote Valley’s Station Road. The information board has been developed by Engineering New Zealand’s Canterbury Heritage Chapter to publicly honour the achievement of the engineers who oversaw the tunnel’s construction….
Roll bombs, staples, gorillas, coffins, the traditional cannon-ball or even the kiwi classic manu. Whatever your choice of bomb, Christchurch City Council’s Recreation and Sport Facilities are the perfect place to make a splash this summer. “We want everyone to come along and make the most of the hot weather by cooling down in the…
There’s plenty on this weekend to help you get into the festive spirit. Shakespeare at Mona Vale Shakespeare’s unforgettable romantic comedy As You Like It is being performed in the beautiful grounds of Mona Vale this weekend. Come along and watch as Rosalind escapes the troubles of court life and gets entangled in the arms…
International credit rating agency Standard and Poor’s has reaffirmed Christchurch City Council’s financial rating at AA- with a stable outlook. “The AA- rating from Standard & Poor’s shows that despite the economic upheaval of the COVID-19 pandemic we remain on a strong financial footing,’’ says Council Acting General Manager, Finance and Commercial, Diane Brandish. “This…
“Our intention with ExploreCHC, other than increasing awareness of our visitation offering in key markets, was to help offset the reduced revenue experienced by our South Island business community as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Heaphy said. Figures from 2018 show Canterbury has nearly 9000 businesses in tourism-related industries supporting close to 70,000 jobs….
A new technical report gives Christchurch City Council a high-level picture of the impact changes to future groundwater levels may have on the city. The report, Impacts of Earthquakes and Sea Level Rise on Shallow Groundwater Levels, will be received by the Council’s Three Waters and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday. Head of Three Waters and Waste…
Electricity distributor Orion, which is partly owned by Christchurch City Council, has committed to achieving carbon neutrality for corporate emissions by June 2022. It is the first electricity company in New Zealand to commit to this ambitious target. The commitment is eight years ahead of the Council’s goal for council-owned companies to achieve carbon neutrality…
Conclusion of review into published article Holding a Pen in One Hand, Gripping a Gun in the Other UC statement about the review responding to complaints about published article Holding a Pen in One Hand, Gripping a Gun in the Other. In response to these complaints, UC initiated a review process in accordance with our…
Record number of Canterbury students gear up to graduate Thousands of University of Canterbury (UC) students will fill central Christchurch for graduation processions, ceremonies and celebrations next week. The upcoming graduations will be the largest in the university’s 147-year history, with six end-of-year graduation ceremonies and two separate celebration events to be held at the…
Graduation hits the right note for Christchurch music veteran An 82-year-old composer will cap off a career of making and sharing music by graduating with a rare postgraduate degree from the University of Canterbury (UC). He’ll receive a Doctor of Music (MusD) at the Christchurch Town Hall to add to his Master of Music degree…
This uncertain world is our curriculum: tertiary education meets social activism What a few years it has been for young people demonstrating leadership on a global scale. Issues such as gun violence (March for Our Lives), climate change (Strike 4 Climate), and social justice (Black Lives Matter) have all profiled youth taking action for a…
Leading publisher on NZ culture to receive UC honorary doctorate Prolific author, editor and curator Dr Peter Simpson, who has written and edited over 20 books celebrating this country’s art, literature and cultural history, will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) from the University of Canterbury (UC) at a graduation ceremony on 18…
Free travel to launch new bus services New direct bus services from Waimakariri to central Christchurch, starting Monday 11 January 2021, will be free for the first two weeks. The new 91 Rangiora – City direct and 92 Kaiapoi – to City direct bus services are supported by Park & Ride facilities in both Kaiapoi…