Female-owned businesses, a chequered criminal history, circuses, and a company that offered miraculous cures to arthritis – the 90 year history of New Regent Street is anything but boring. Before it was turned into the street we’re familiar with now, the area was once an open field known as the Circus Paddock and was regularly…
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Colourful makeover for basketball court
A new pink, green and yellow coloured basketball court is designed to encourage girls to feel comfortable using and enjoying the court space. Branston Park basketball court in Hornby has been upgraded in a joint partnership between Christchurch City Council, Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board and the Wharenui Gators basketball club. The idea for the colourful…
Colourful moving mural for Te Pae Christchurch
A projected moving mural is bringing some extra wow factor to Te Pae Christchurch as part of a colourful lighting display installed outside of the Convention Centre by Ōtākaro Limited. “The building itself is stunning, so we wanted to ensure the adjoining public spaces also make a statement,” says Ōtākaro Limited Principal Landscape Architect, Peter…
Colourful new cycle connection opens in Christchurch
A colourful cycle link on Ferry Road is making it easier and safer for people to get into the city centre by bike. The trial cycle link has been funded through Waka Kotahi’s Innovating Streets for People pilot programme and provides a connection between the Heathcote Expressway major cycle route and the separated cycleway on…