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New Performing Arts Precinct car park open

New Performing Arts Precinct car park open

Posted on January 16, 2026 by CCC

Located within Te Whare Tapere The Performing Arts Precinct, the carpark holds 61 parks, including five accessible parks. The new carpark will provide easier access to the precinct for audience members, and visitors to the central city. To ensure a focus on supporting nearby venues, the Christchurch City Council granted a license to operate the…

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Construction to begin on Performing Arts Precinct car park

Construction to begin on Performing Arts Precinct car park

Posted on November 7, 2025 by CCC

The 2081 square-metre section at 129 Gloucester Street is being developed into a mixed-use site with temporary car parking and a public open space. The site, in between the new Court Theatre and the Isaac Theatre Royal, will have 56 carparks and an additional five parks for mobility impaired patrons. Head of Facilities and Property…

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Entire Te Papa Ōtākaro/Avon River Precinct Anchor Project now in Council ownership

Entire Te Papa Ōtākaro/Avon River Precinct Anchor Project now in Council ownership

Posted on December 19, 2023 by CCC

Stretching alongside the Avon River from the Hospital to Fitzgerald Avenue, the Avon River Precinct boasts an array of attractions, including the beloved Margaret Mahy Family Playground, City Promenade, Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial and the Avon Loop. Spanning around 48,000m2, New Zealand’s largest public realm transformation has seen over 500 trees, 45,000 plants and 34…

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Proposals sought for Performing Arts Precinct site

Proposals sought for Performing Arts Precinct site

Posted on June 7, 2023 by CCC

Christchurch City Council is requesting proposals from organisations who can develop a 2081 square metre section of land at 129 Gloucester Street. “If you’ve got an exciting operation that will help make Christchurch the leading performing arts centre in the country, this block of land offers the perfect home for it,” says Bruce Rendall, Head…

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Doors open on final piece of cricket precinct

Doors open on final piece of cricket precinct

Posted on May 25, 2022 by CCC

The Sir Richard Hadlee Sports Centre was officially opened yesterday afternoon, signalling the completion of the Hagley Oval Cricket Precinct. Canterbury Cricket Trust Chair Lee Robinson, Sir Richard Hadlee and Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel were at the ceremony along with Stephen and Heather Boock whose original purchase of the former Horticultural Centre launched the project….

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Council says no to Performing Arts Precinct parking proposal

Council says no to Performing Arts Precinct parking proposal

Posted on March 16, 2022 by CCC

Councillors have rejected a proposed land sale that would have furthered development of a public carpark building in Christchurch’s Performing Arts Precinct, after strong feedback from the community. Instead, with a nearby parking development planned by the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch and strong public opposition to the sale, Councillors voted to retain the land so…

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Decision time for Performing Arts Precinct parking proposal

Decision time for Performing Arts Precinct parking proposal

Posted on March 7, 2022 by CCC

Councillors will consider more than 250 submissions from the public as they decide whether to go ahead with an agreement that will see a new carpark building built in Christchurch’s Performing Arts Precinct. In November 2021, Christchurch City Council signed a conditional agreement with Wilson Parking New Zealand to purchase the empty land at 137–141…

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Council seeking views on Performing Arts Precinct land sale

Council seeking views on Performing Arts Precinct land sale

Posted on November 17, 2021 by CCC

Christchurch City Council is calling for feedback on a proposal to sell an empty piece of land in the city’s Performing Arts Precinct that is earmarked for a new carpark building. The Council has signed a conditional agreement with Wilson Parking New Zealand to design, build, own and operate a 320–400 space public carpark building…

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Options eyed for Performing Arts Precinct land

Options eyed for Performing Arts Precinct land

Posted on July 26, 2021 by CCC

Christchurch City Council staff want to gauge the market’s interest in developing an empty piece of land in the city’s Performing Arts Precinct. They are bringing a report to the Council’s Finance and Performance Committee meeting on 29 July that recommends the Council run an expressions of interest process to see who might be interested…

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New public artwork to dive into Christchurch

New public artwork to dive into Christchurch

Posted on October 19, 2020 by CCC

A new artwork featuring a diving board could soon grace the banks of the Avon River opposite the Antigua Boatsheds. A Christchurch City Council Committee will decide next week whether Natalie Guy’s The Pool should be permanently installed on the Oxford Tce riverbank in central Christchurch. The location was chosen because it is an open…

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Heath Precinct bus shelters opening soon

Heath Precinct bus shelters opening soon

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Otakaro

Latest update: 16/10/2019 Heath Precinct bus shelters opening soon October 2019 A major redevelopment of central Christchurch’s busiest bus stops is nearly complete, with the new Health Precinct bus bays and shelters ready for use from 21 October. Ōtākaro Limited Chief Executive, John Bridgman, says it is pleasing to have completed the project almost a…

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