Christchurch City Council
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Christchurch is a great place to live whatever your lifestyle or interests. From world-class events and festivals to first-class local amenities, the Council plays an important role in ensuring there are opportunities for everyone to enjoy.
Find out what's happening in our community and how you can get involved in all that Christchurch, the Garden City, has to offer.
CHRISTCHURCH — An estimated 100,000 people are expected to have visited the first biennial NZ IceFest by the time it ends this Sunday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Mayor Bob Parker has officially re-opened the newly repaired and earthquake strengthened Cowles Stadium today (Friday 12 October).
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council today agreed to request the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority hold the demolition of Cranmer Courts for one month.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council today approved the Draft Sumner Village Centre Master Plan to go to the community for comment.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The values surrounding law and politics in Antarctica will be under the spotlight at the final UC Science Café this Sunday (14 October).
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council has today (October 10) released updated floor levels for properties in the Avon, Heathcote and Styx river catchments, as well as Sumner.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Loss of resident population from Greater Christchurch following the earthquakes appears to have bottomed out and there are now clear signs of the expected return to growth, according to quarterly estimates through to June 2012 prepared for councils in the area.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch residents will have the chance to meet some of their football heroes at an All Whites signing session next week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch residents can have a say about how they’d like the city’s wastewater system to look in 10, 30 and 100 years time.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Corporate and Financial Committee today (5 October) accepted an urgent delegation about the situation faced by residents of Crossdale Courts.
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BANKS PENINSULA — Christchurch City Council is today (Friday 5 October) closing four community facilities on the Banks Peninsula after receiving the results of engineering assessments that show they are earthquake-prone.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker and Chair of the Canterbury Civil Defence and Emergency Management Group Joint Committee, Timaru Mayor Janie Annear, have welcomed the latest review into the emergency response to the 22 February earthquake.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Work continues at the Ferrymead Bridge site to relocate utility services to the temporary bridges and prepare for work to begin on the bridge early next year.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council’s Planning Committee has recommended the Council undertakes a series of rezonings following a study of the North West Review Area (NWRA).
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CHRISTCHURCH — Property owners and businesses looking to redevelop or relocate to Christchurch’s Central City have a new dedicated service to help get them started.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Repairs are underway, or due to begin, on four paddling pools across the city, ensuring they will be re-opened in time for families to enjoy this summer.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Actions to support and streamline city arts and events projects were endorsed today by Christchurch City Council’s Community, Recreation and Culture Committee.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Four intrepid women will share their Antarctic experiences as part of the NZ IceFest’s Antarctic Yarns series this Saturday (6 October).
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council opened a temporary service centre on the site of the closed South Library and Beckenham Service Centre this morning (Monday 1 October).
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council has today (28 September) released seven detailed technical reports on slope instability on the Port Hills.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Sister Cities Christchurch and Adelaide look likely to become even closer following a formal agreement by the two cities’ international airports to work together to secure a direct air service between them.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Council has accepted the Environment and Infrastructure Committee’s recommendation to name the neighbourhood park at 5 Vagues Road the Withers Family Park.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The August 2012 Infrastructure Rebuild Monthly Report was received by Council yesterday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council has today agreed that 30 facilities across the city and Banks Peninsula should be prioritised for funding, further investigation and, where possible, repairs.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council today agreed on 18 actions in response to the Communication Audit Report received at the end of June 2012.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council has signalled its desire for work to begin on a policy to help address alcohol issues in the city.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A memorial tree will be planted in Latimer Square to recognise King’s Education staff and students who died in the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Over 50 iterations of Rita Angus’s 1936 painting Cass are collated in André Hemer’s new exhibition C̶A̶S̶S, which considers ideas of distance, deletion and dislocation.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The popularity of Reconstruction: conversations on a city has led to the exhibition being extended until 14 October, and the development of a publication.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council has now offered alternative homes to all 10 Airedale Courts residents, whose block of units was closed this week following further engineering investigations.
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CHRISTCHURCH — More than 1.1 million New Zealanders will participate in NZ ShakeOut, the first ever nation-wide earthquake drill that is happening across the nation tomorrow at 9.26am.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council has been awarded the prestigious New Zealand Award for Project of the Year by the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Australasia for their project “Central City Plan”.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch will receive a symbolic aerial salute this Friday, as the United States Air Force makes a spectacular arrival the city to mark the opening of the 2012/13 Antarctic Season.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council is today (Monday 24 September) closing a block of 24 units, 10 of which are occupied, in the Airedale Courts City Housing complex in the Central City.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch’s much-loved visitors, the bar-tailed Godwits, have at last returned to Christchurch bringing with them a sense of hope and a taste of spring.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Brothels Bylaw Hearing Panel met Friday to continue deliberations on the proposed Christchurch City Council Brothels (Location and Commercial Sexual Services Signage) Bylaw 2012, following public consultation in June and July 2012 which attracted 193 submissions.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The temporary Linwood Service Centre in Smith Street will be closed from Monday 24 September for about a week while work is carried out to strengthen the foundations of the portable building.
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CHRISTCHURCH — More than 20 artists, photographers, poets, writers and composers, musicians and performers are bringing a wealth of art and culture to NZ IceFest.
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CHRISTCHURCH — An acoustic fence will be built and Landfill Avenue will be realigned, as conditions of the Burwood Resource Recovery Park resource consents granted yesterday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch’s new tsunami warning system is being tested again on Sunday 30 September at 11am for three minutes.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch’s four decade strong Sister City relationship with Adelaide will be further strengthened by a visit from Adelaide’s Deputy Lord Mayor next week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — NZ IceFest will heat up this weekend with a focus on climate change which includes the first of three Big Issues events on Saturday night [22 September].
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CHRISTCHURCH — The first-ever The Breeze Walking Festival gets underway on Saturday 29 September, connecting people and places in Christchurch’s eastern suburbs.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Royal Humane Society of New Zealand’s Gold Medal, which was presented to the people of Christchurch City at the Christchurch Earthquake Awards in February, will today go on display for the public to see.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Kids in Town is joining forces with NZ IceFest adding extra sparkle to the already popular children’s music and dance performance programme.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council has given approval for repairs to continue on the historic Rolleston House Youth Hostel Association in the Central City, with the work expected to be completed in November.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A night of family fun and festivity will be the focus of NZ IceFest's opening where free entertainment will include a science rapper, malamutes (dogs traditionally used with sleds), 'Antarc-tucker,' an ice sculptor and fireworks.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Temporary repair and earthquake strengthening work is to be carried out on the closed South Library and Beckenham Service Centre, with the facility expected to re-open by the end of this year.
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STILL LIFE: Inside the Antarctic Huts of Scott and Shackleton, a sensory experience which forms the heart of NZ IceFest will welcome visitors from Friday (14 September).
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CHRISTCHURCH — With just four days to go before NZ IceFest opens to the public, Hagley Park Events Village is fast becoming Hagley Park Ice Station.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Strong demand has meant a second free workshop for first-time Christchurch property developers will be held in the city in as many months on 18 September.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Aranui Library will be officially opened tomorrow by Mayor Bob Parker in a community-focused event.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Environment and Infrastructure Committee has recommended to Council the neighbourhood park at 5 Vagues Road be named Withers Park Reserve.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council’s Planning Committee recommended today that the Council approve the request from King’s Education for the planting of a memorial tree, with a remembrance plaque, in Latimer Square.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council’s Community, Recreation and Culture Committee has today agreed the Council should push ahead with prioritising 27 significant facilities for funding, further investigation and, where possible, repairs.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council’s Community, Recreation and Culture Committee today recommended the Council take a range of actions in response to the Communications Audit Review.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The value of building consents for major commercial projects across the city will reach $200 million in the next week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Statement from the Council The Council received a letter of personal grievance from Tony Marryatt on 18 April 2012.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council’s Community, Recreation and Culture Committee will next week consider a report that proposes 25 significant Council-owned facilities be prioritised for funding, further investigation and, where possible, repairs.
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CHRISTCHURCH — An ambitious paste-up project by local artist Tjalling de Vries provides the next installment of Christchurch Art Gallery’s rapidly expanding Outer Spaces programme.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Work on a master plan and feasibility study for the proposed six-kilometre Christchurch Coastal Pathway is about to get underway thanks to a just announced Christchurch City Council and Christchurch Coastal Pathway Group (CPG) community partnership.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Land, ownership and the city emerging from the Canterbury earthquakes is explored in an innovative joint project organised by Christchurch Art Gallery in conjunction with Christchurch-based artist Tony de Lautour.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Land, ownership and the city emerging from the Canterbury earthquakes is explored in an innovative joint project organised by Christchurch Art Gallery in conjunction with Christchurch-based artist Tony de Lautour.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Silver Fern Farms, Christchurch City Council and Environment Canterbury are celebrating the end of a successful project to replace a pipe discharging treated wastewater into the Waimakariri River.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A joint venture between the International Association of the Lions and the Christchurch City Council has resulted in a new temporary community facility on the Council owned site at 1049 Colombo Street, St Albans.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Letterpress printing, a craft which some might consider obsolete, is embraced in a small but extraordinary exhibition organised by the Christchurch Art Gallery at Central Library Peterborough.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch children are being welcomed back into the Central City with free Thursday lunchtimes concerts for those working in town to enjoy.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch residents are being asked to show the rest of New Zealand that we are serious about being prepared by taking part in a nationwide earthquake drill being coordinated by the Ministry of Civil Defence Emergency Management and Local Authorities around New Zealand.
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Christchurch City Council today agreed the Mayor will travel to Asia/Pacific sister cities to acknowledge post-earthquake support.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council today gave the final sign-off on the Council-led master plan for the recovery and rebuild of Linwood Village (the area centred around Stanmore Road / Worcester Street).
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council’s Audit and Risk Management Subcommittee yesterday agreed to recommend the Council adopts a new Procurement Policy at an upcoming meeting.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Work gets underway later this week drilling a number of boreholes in the Port Hills.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Nominations for the second round of the Christchurch Earthquake Awards will close in one month.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Due to severe rain in Christchurch over the last week, the venue for the ANZ New Zealand Olympic Team Welcome Home celebrations on Friday 24 August has been changed from South Hagley Park to Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre at 75 Lyttelton Street, Spreydon.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Section 124 notices have today (17 August) been placed on six properties in Lucas Lane where residents have self evacuated for the last three nights.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Today’s Government announcement on zoning in the Port Hills has given greater certainty for residents of 126 properties to begin to plan for the future, says Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Residents of six properties in the Christchurch suburb of Hillsborough are being advised to self-evacuate for the second night tonight because of the recent heavy rain and ground conditions.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The earthquake-damaged Shirley Community Centre building is to be demolished.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Residents of six properties in the Christchurch suburb of Hillsborough have been advised to self evacuate overnight tonight because of the forecast for further heavy rain in the next 12 hours.
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BLENHEIM — Christchurch sports fans will be the first to see their Olympic heroes as a team, with South Hagley Park acting as the venue for the ANZ New Zealand Olympic Team Welcome Home at noon on Friday 24 August.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council staff and contractors are monitoring affected areas ahead of high rainfall forecast this afternoon to ensure systems will cope with any additional water flow.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch motorists are advised to check local road closures online and avoid driving through areas of surface flooding as they travel through the city.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The latest high tide this afternoon has not caused any further surface flooding issues across the city.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Drivers are being warned to take great care on the roads this morning after heavy rain overnight has caused widespread surface flooding, particularly in low-lying eastern areas of the city.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council is today (Friday 10 August) closing the St Martin’s / Opawa Toy Library building until further notice.
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LYTTELTON — Good news for residents in Lyttelton’s Cunningham Terrace and Sumner Road: all easement agreements required for retaining wall ground anchors have now been received by SCIRT.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Work is underway in Christchurch’s Port Hills to assess the condition of the stormwater drainage network following the recent earthquakes.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council has donated pieces of the historic QEII athletics track to the New Zealand Spinal Trust, who are offering them as unique pieces of memorabilia in a fundraising auction.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Over 100 hundred big-name guests ranging from scientists, artists, international negotiators, and heritage conservators will be participating in this year’s NZ IceFest.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Work on constructing a new cricket wicket block and refurbished outfield on the Hagley Oval will start on Monday (6 August).
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CHRISTCHURCH — A meeting of Christchurch City Council’s Corporate and Financial Committee was held today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Some Merivale and Papanui residents may notice their tap water is temporarily discoloured.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council is today (Thursday 2 August) closing 36 units in the Brougham Village City Housing complex and all affected tenants will be offered an alternative place to live.
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CANTERBURY — A meeting of Christchurch City Council’s Environment and Infrastructure Committee today considered the Council’s submission to Environment Canterbury’s (Ecan) Draft Regional Public Transport Plan.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Four artists with Christchurch connections consider what’s possible when the usual rules around our relationship with structure no longer apply, in the latest exhibition in the Chistchurch Art Gallery’s 'Rolling Maul' series.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Demolition of most of the QEII Park Recreation and Sport is to begin soon and will take about 18 weeks.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Update of the Council's Community, Recreation and Culture Committee A meeting of Christchurch City Council's Community, Recreation and Culture Committee was held today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — This year’s New Zealand Cup and Show Week, Canterbury’s spring festival, will run from Saturday 10 until Saturday 17 November.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch Central Recovery Plan is a bold vision for our city which creates a framework for investment and looks to fulfil our community’s aspirations for good design and sustainability, says Mayor Bob Parker.
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Many popular walking tracks within both Cashmere’s Bowenvale Reserve and Sumner’s Scarborough Reserve have re-opened this week for the first time since the February 2011 earthquakes.
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