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Remission applications are now available on excess water charges for eligible Christchurch and Banks Peninsula residents. Households that regularly use much more water than average now pay extra for their water supply. The new rating scheme targets the small proportion of households in the district who use, on average, more than 700 litres of water…
Nearly 9000 people went to Te Pae at the weekend to get a close look at the latest in battery electric vehicle technology at the Council’s Take Charge Christchurch Expo. The Christchurch event was the biggest of its kind and the first in the country to bring the vehicles of so many manufacturers together in…
A new short film that shines a spotlight on how children in Ōtautahi-Christchurch are influencing the climate change journey has been screened publicly for the first time. We Asked To Be Heard tells the story of Next Generation Conversation, a coalition of climate change activists aged between 10 and 14 years old in Ōtautahi-Christchurch. The…
JANUARY 11, 2021: It was double celebration time for Team Rees Honda Racing at the weekend as sibling rivals Mitch and Damon Rees both shone out at the opening round of the motorcycle road-racing nationals. The four-round 2021 New Zealand Superbike Championships (NZSBK) were launched at Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Ruapuna, on the outskirts of…
Christchurch Police have charged a 38-year-old man with Murder following the discovery of a man’s body at an Armagh Street property yesterday. The man appeared in the Christchurch District Court this morning.
Christchurch households that regularly use large amounts of water will begin paying an extra charge from July next year to cover the cost of supplying it. The excess water use targeted rate, which was put forward for public feedback under Christchurch City Council’s Draft Long Term Plan 2021-31, was approved today by councillors. From 1…
An all-electric, self-flying air taxi that rises like a helicopter and flies like a plane will be on display at Tūranga this weekend. Wisk’s air taxi will be on public display in New Zealand for the first time at Take Charge Christchurch. New Zealand’s first battery electric aircraft, operated by ElectricAir, will also be on…
Christchurch City Council is proposing charging households that regularly use large amounts of water in an effort to make the service fairer and to curb extreme demand over summer. The excess water use charge – to be put forward for public feedback under the Council’s Draft Long Term Plan 2021-31 – would apply to any…
Only households that use substantially more water than the average would face an extra charge for water if Christchurch City Council moves forward with a proposal to introduce a new targeted water rate. “We’re talking about an excess water charge for those households that use a huge amount of water – way more than the…
Christchurch City Council is considering charging households that use large amounts of water in an effort to make the service fairer and to smooth peak demand over summer. The excess water charge – to be put forward for public feedback under the Council’s Draft Annual Plan – would apply to households that use more than…