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After a year break Christchurch’s biggest celebration of diversity is back. Culture Galore 2023 is set to be held at Ray Blank Park in Ilam from noon until 4pm on Saturday 18 February. “We’re so pleased to be back with this popular cultural event after the last year was affected by Covid. You’ll be able…
The Christchurch Gondola has been showing off some of the best panoramic views in town for three decades. Originally opening as the Mt Cavendish Gondola on 24 November 1992, planning for the complex had started 20 years before construction even began and once complete, 16,000 native tussocks were returned to the site. The 1km cable…
Twelve months on from its opening, Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool is proving a big hit with the local community. “We wanted Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool to be a place where individuals and families, community groups and school children could come together to connect, to swim, to play, and to learn and that is…
In need of a hellraising, ear poppin’ unforgettable night? Then head to Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū on Saturday 13 August for Hellzapoppin’! The Gig. Originally scheduled for last year, this free gig celebrates Christchurch Art Gallery’s 2021 exhibition Hellzapoppin’! The Art of the Flying Nun. It will feature performances from Die! Die!…
The Tīrama Mai lighting festival is set to get underway on Friday 24 June, marking the first Matariki public holiday in Ōtautahi-Christchurch. Christchurch City Council Events and Arts Manager Lucy Blackmore says there are a series of all-new lighting installations, illuminated displays and live performances on offer for people to explore. “It’s hard to pick…
With Arbor Day coming up on 5 June, we’re celebrating our volunteers who have helped to keep Christchurch flourishing over the past year. Christchurch has seen lots of green growth in the past 12 months thanks to more than 184 community planting events and 665 community maintenance events held across the Garden City. Head of…
HIT Lab NZ celebrates 20 years of innovation This month, the University of Canterbury (UC)’s HIT Lab NZ is celebrating two decades at the forefront of human interface technology research. Since its establishment, HIT Lab NZ has grown into a multidisciplinary centre with a strong track record of excellence in using advanced technologies to solve…
A magazine which was described as “a marae on paper” is being celebrated with an evolving exhibition at Tūranga. The exhibition Te Ao Hou: A moment in Time showcases the tenacity and elegance of the Māori spirit represented in the magazine Te Ao Hou and runs Saturday 16 April through to Sunday 7 August at…
Huawei, the leading global provider of information and communications technology, infrastructure and smart devices has celebrated its 15th year of business in New Zealand. Over the last fifteen years, the company played a significant role in transforming the country’s telecommunications infrastructure and made substantial investments in the local communities. After establishing its Auckland office in…
Celebrations in Aotearoa New Zealand to mark the entry into force of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) will begin on Thursday 21 January with ICAN Aotearoa New Zealand’s Wellington and online event, and continue on Friday 22 January. The TPNW bans the development, testing, production, manufacture, possession, transfer, use or threat…
Today marks seven years of Canterbury DHB’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) operating the first human milk bank in New Zealand. The human milk bank opened in February 2014 and has been providing neonatal mothers and babies with breastmilk from generous donor mothers ever since. The aim of the milk bank is to support mothers…
This week is Student Volunteer Week (SVW), a national campaign celebrating students making a change in their communities. “Collective Impact: Give.Grow.Connect” is the theme of #SVW2021. Student Volunteer Army is proud to celebrate SVW by celebrating several key milestones: Over 10,000 students are engaged in the SVA Service Award [our national framework for student volunteering];…
Multiple venues in Wellington, Christchurch, Rotorua, and Hamilton are lighting up red in support of World Haemophilia Day this Saturday, April 17. On April 17 each year, World Haemophilia Day is celebrated to increase public awareness of haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. This year multiple venues across NZ join others worldwide in lighting up…
On 2 May 1976 Singapore Airlines (SIA) launched its first service between Singapore and New Zealand, beginning what has become a 45-year strong connection between the two countries. Operating a Boeing 707 fan-jet via Sydney, Auckland joined the Singapore Airlines network at the same time as major international destinations Paris and Dubai, bringing the SIA…
Te Papa played host to the annual Basketball New Zealand Awards this evening (8 May), recognising excellence and achievement in basketball for the 2019 calendar year, and were a welcome return after they were postponed last year due to COVID-19. The evening began with a poignant moment’s silence to remember the wonderful contribution Steve McKean…
After 20 years abroad, Kiwi country-pop music sensation Jackie Bristow is celebrating her return home with a spectacular nationwide tour. The award-winning singer-songwriter has traded in the bright lights of Nashville, Tennessee, for the mountains of WÄnaka and kicks off her highly anticipated “Back to the Roots” homecoming tour in September. Gore-born Bristow returned to…
Living Wage Movement Aotearoa NZ has joined other Living Wage groups around the world to celebrate the power of the Living Wage during November. From 7-14 November the Living Wage Movement will celebrate Living Wage Week and highlight the impact of the Living Wage on workers and their whÄnau and communities and celebrate the 300…
OfficeMax, New Zealand’s workplace and education solutions provider, today celebrates its one-year anniversary since launching three industry-leading customer experience showrooms in Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch. These $1.5 million state-of-the-art showrooms have been designed as an interactive space for business decision makers to collaborate with product specialists across OfficeMax’s extensive product range. The COVID-19 pandemic has…
A wild new mural that celebrates atua wāhine (Māori goddesses) is about to unfold on the ‘bunker’ outside Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. Kāi Tahu artist Xoë Hall is the artist behind the mural, which will adorn the three concrete sides of the ‘bunker’ which houses the stairs down to the gallery’s underground…
The art of Māori weaving, under threat 40 years ago, is celebrating its survival against overwhelming odds in a world first exhibition, Te Puna Waiora: The Distinguished Weavers of Te Kāhui Whiritoi. Two years in the making, this major exhibition opens at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū on 18 December 2021. The opening…
A new book about Lyttelton artist Bill Hammond is likely to be extraordinarily popular says its editor, Christchurch Art Gallery Publications Coordinator Sarah Pepperle. “Bill was a legend, one of Aotearoa’s most important artists. This new book Across the Evening Sky offers a fascinating insight into his paintings, many of which have rarely been seen.”…
She’s drawn comparisons with ‘80’s hip hop group Beastie Boys and alt rockers Garbage but Emma Dilemma describes her sound as “a mixed bag of pop, rock, grunge, hip hop and disco!” The Christchurch-born artist is excited about appearing at next month’s Go Live festival. “I’ve always wanted to perform at the Christchurch Town Hall,…
UC graduate celebrates chemistry breakthroughs Mohammed Abdelbassit published six research papers during his PhD study at the University of Canterbury, an extraordinary achievement for a student. He graduates with his doctorate in Chemistry this Friday. Mohammed Abdelbassit in Arthur’s Pass National Park. Photo credit: Rami Elsayed. During his four years at UC, Abdelbassit has focused…
Kaikōura Plains Recovery Project celebrates four years of progress Industry professionals, local organisations, and community members have come together to celebrate the high points of the Kaikōura Plains Recovery Project (KPRP). Project manager Jodie Hoggard looks back on the 2016 earthquake as quite a shake-up for the local rural community. “Following the earthquakes, Kaikōura farmers…
New music festival celebrates inspirations and challenges of lockdown Aotearoa New Zealand musicians who composed new work during lockdown are delighted to be able to play their music together at University of Canterbury’s (UC) mini-festival of Unexpected Musical Celebrations on 8 and 9 December. UC music performance and composition student Luka Reardon is looking forward…
UC celebrates staff in inaugural event The Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury Celebrating Staff Event was held on Wednesday 2 December to present various awards from across the University. The ceremony was held on Wednesday 2 December to present the Vice-Chancellor’s Professional Staff Development Awards, Health and Safety Initiative Awards and…
Westpac and the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce have today launched a new campaign aimed at sharing the stories that make Waitaha Canterbury one of the leading regions for business growth. The campaign is a digital evolution of the organisation’s annual Westpac Champion Business Awards, with people encouraged to give a shout out to a…
Trust celebrates 100,000 native trees planted in Selwyn Glentunnel school students joined Minister for Conservation Eugenie Sage, Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton and other leaders last week to celebrate an important environmental milestone for the Selwyn region – the planting of Te Ara Kākāriki’s 100,000th native seedling. The planting was held at Joyce Reserve, which provides a…
CADBURY PINKY is proud to have partnered with Breast Cancer Foundation NZ (BCFNZ) for the past ten years. To celebrate this milestone and raise awareness for the many ways people can get involved in the 2020 Pink Ribbon appeal, Cadbury has created a new, special-edition CADBURY DAIRY MILK inspired by PINKY block and will be…
Richer With Me “One thing I would say to someone who is prejudice, or has ignorant views around black people, is come experience us, bro.” is the answer from Black Lives Matter Aotearoa organiser Mez Tekeste when questioned as part of the new ‘Richer with Me’ campaign launched today by social media and content agency,…