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Christchurch City Council is cancelling the extraordinary meeting it had scheduled for Wednesday 1 June. At that meeting, the Council was going to consider the escalating cost of the city’s multi-use arena, Te Kaha, and whether it should consult the public about increasing the $533 million budget for the project. But the Te Kaha delivery…
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has announced the All Blacks’ two home Fortinet Rugby Championship Tests against South Africa and the Black Ferns two O’Reilly Cup Tests against the Wallaroos will not be played in New Zealand. The decision follows advice from Government that the Springboks and Wallaroos would not be able to enter New Zealand…
One of New Zealand’s most popular free community fundraising events, Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park in Christchurch has been cancelled again due to COVID 19 restrictions. Despite cancelling the Auckland concert last month, show organisers had been optimistic that the Coca-Cola Christmas in the Park event in Christchurch would go ahead as planned in line…
Organisers of the 2022 Bread & Circus – World Buskers Festival in Ōtautahi Christchurch have made the difficult decision to cancel it. The festival, which had already been pushed out from January, was scheduled to go ahead from 22 April to 1 May 2022 as an open-air event in Victoria Square and The Commons. However,…
“While we are incredibly disappointed not to be able to deliver a festival in 2022, we can’t wait to get stuck into planning the 2023 return of Christchurch’s beloved event and celebrating our 30th anniversary.” He said the arts and entertainment industry “have been battling internationally for the past two years”. “Unfortunately, this well-loved event…
ChristchurchNZ CEO Joanna Norris says, “We would like to thank all the event partners, suppliers, performers and staff who have worked extensively over the last two years to develop this exciting new event. ChristchurchNZ is looking forward to reactivating the program in 2022, in partnership with the festival producers Strut & Fret, and to delivering…
“We are now working hard to negotiate a future partnership so the benefits to Ōtautahi Christchurch of hosting SailGP are delayed rather than lost. We are confident that SailGP is supportive of bringing the event to Christchurch in future seasons.” Manaia Rehu, Chair of Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke Rapaki says, “As kaitiaki, guardians of…