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Ornate wrought iron detail on the Diamond Jubilee Clock Tower on Victoria Street has been repaired and repainted and gold surfaces stripped and re-gilded by hand. Bespoke upper timber structures have been repaired and renewed along with specialist elemental repairs to the clock roundels. “The clock tower was carefully repaired and strengthed in 2014 after…
The ribbon has been cut on Christchurch’s first complete ‘shovel-ready’ project. The $7.85 million final stage of the Rapanui-Shag Rock cycleway was officially opened this morning. It is one of six cycle routes to benefit from the Government’s ‘shovel-ready’ COVID-19 infrastructure fund and is the latest addition to the Christchurch City Council’s Major Cycle Routes….
Work to install the last artwork in Christchurch’s convention centre Te Pae is now complete. Moment of Movement has been installed on the Colombo Street side of the building by Ōtākaro Limited. The 15.4m x 6.7m work was designed by New Zealand Korean multi-media artist, Seung Yul Oh, in association with John Troy O’Sullivan. “Seeing…
Some important relics of Akaroa’s whaling days are being returned to a prime spot on the township’s waterfront. Three whaling try pots that date back to the early 1800s are about to be reinstated on Beach Road after being carefully restored. The pots have been a distinctive feature of Akaroa’s waterfront for decades and countless…
Some important relics of Akaroa’s whaling days are being returned to a prime spot on the township’s waterfront. Three whaling try pots that date back to the early 1800s are about to be reinstated on Beach Road after being carefully restored. The pots have been a distinctive feature of Akaroa’s waterfront for decades and countless…
Two more schools are now complete as part of the Christchurch Schools Rebuild Programme, with work about to get under way on another, says Education Minister Chris Hipkins. Te Ara Koropiko – West Spreydon School will welcome students to their new buildings for the start of Term 2. The newly rebuilt school boasts 14 new…
Researchers and citizen scientists complete world’s first Weddell seal count An international research team led by a University of Canterbury Antarctic scientist has completed the world’s first global population estimate of Weddell seals in Antarctica, showing that there are significantly fewer seals than previously thought. Documenting the seals’ population trends over time will help scientists…
One of Christchurch’s riverside gems has its sparkle back. Contractors have finished restoration work on the Thomas Edmonds Band Rotunda, which was built in 1929 as a gift to the city from businessman and philanthropist Thomas Edmonds, of Sure to Rise baking powder and cookbook fame, to mark his 50 years of business in the city. Sited…
Protection of rare bird ‘stopover’ complete Rare native birds that love to stop over in some of the Mackenzie Basin’s tiniest alpine lakes and remote wetlands will now have a safer trip, thanks to the completion of a major biodiversity project. Fencing at Swan Lagoon Fencing of two tarns (small alpine lakes) and a large…
The final stages of work are under way to connect up the water reservoir bypass at L’Aube Hill Reserve in Akaroa. A boil water notice has been in place for Akaroa and Takamātua residents since 12 February after the local water reservoir was found to be contaminated. The new temporary bypass is currently in the…
Christchurch’s drinking-water is now flowing through a network of “state of the art” above-ground well heads following completion of Christchurch City Council’s well-head security improvement programme. The Council has upgraded a total of 119 below-ground well heads across the city, raising them above the ground to protect the drinking-water supply from potential surface contamination. The…
“We are thrilled that our contractor, Fulton Hogan, is finishing the upgrade of this section of Victoria St so quickly,” Christchurch City Council Transport Planning and Delivery Manager Lynette Ellis says. “We know the work is disruptive for the businesses in the area but we had to reconstruct the road because it was in a pretty…
The front of Christ Church Cathedral can now be clearly seen following the recent removal of steel framing. Steel framing has largely obscured the view of the front of the Cathedral since the 2011 earthquakes, but it has now nearly all been removed. Work to remove the steel framing from the front of the Cathedral,…
Latest update: 27/02/2020 Braided river façade one quarter complete at Te Pae Christchurch January 2020 The braided river effect of Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre’s façade is taking shape, with CPB Contractors having now installed a quarter of the 43,000 herringbone tiles. Ōtākaro Limited Chief Executive, John Bridgman, says achieving this iconic look has been…