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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 — In a decision issued by the Employment Court on 30 November Christchurch City Council has been found to have acted lawfully when it imposed a lockout on Dog Control Officers last year.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Deputy Mayor Norm Withers is to host a function to commemorate the 110th anniversary of the birth of Rewi Alley.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A new roadside sign to remind drivers to slow down at an area considered a dangerous road hotspot will be switched on for the first time this week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The 2007 Quality of Life report, released by the Metropolitan Sector Group today, provides a comprehensive assessment of the quality of life in 12 New Zealand cities, as part of a multi-council initiative.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says he now appreciates how difficult it is for New Zealand sports teams to succeed given the constant negativity they face.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The new dog park at The Groynes offers an unprecedented level of freedom for dogs in Christchurch.
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CHRISTCHURCH — An exciting state-of-the art extension to the Washington Way skate park will make the facility one of the best in the country and take skate parks to a new level.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch will host the country's most prestigious garden event, the Ellerslie International Flower Show, from next year.
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AUCKLAND CITY — Christchurch City Council took out gold in the inaugural National Flower Bed Competition at the Ellerslie International Flower Show in Auckland today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — There will be more opportunity to recycle in public places as a result of Christchurch City Council’s successful application to the Recycling in Public Places Project.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Families are in for a treat of the senses on Monday 5th November, with a program set to be a light, sound and atmospheric sensation - but you'll need to tune your headphones into The Breeze 94.5 FM.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The James Logie Memorial Collection at the Classics Department of the University of Canterbury is recognised as one of the finest collections of Greek and Roman antiquities in the southern hemisphere.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A night of vandalism on Saturday at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens saw the Children's Playground targeted with blue paint and several playground items broken.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A Christchurch City Council’s project to heat QE11 Leisure Centre using landfill gas is a finalist in both the Renewable Energy and Public Sector categories of the EECA Energywise Awards 2007.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Councillor Norm Withers was today elected Deputy Mayor of the Christchurch City Council.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire will be visiting Christchurch, tomorrow, Wednesday October 24 to inspect war graves of WW1 and WW11.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Freezing temperatures in Antarctica forced New Zealand realist painter Grahame Sydney to abandon his preferred medium of painting for photography.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Botanic Gardens is marking World Rainforest Week by presenting a walking tour featuring noted botanist Bill Sykes on Tuesday October 23.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council has chosen the NZ Post building in Hereford Street as its preferred site for the new Civic Building.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Call it a touch of class, call it a move towards excellence.
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CHRISTCHURCH — All military activities are banned there. Yet without the military, scientific research on Antarctica would be less fruitful and less satisfactory than it is today.
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The Peace Bell Pavilion at Christchurch Botanic Gardens was awarded a Silver at the BeST Design Awards in Auckland on Friday.
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The Peace Bell Pavilion at Christchurch Botanic Gardens was awarded a Silver at the BeST Design Awards in Auckland on Friday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — An exciting new initiative promises to make life safer and more enjoyable for cycling enthusiasts around Christchurch, and potentially New Zealand.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Peace Bell Pavilion at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens has garnered three design awards; two from the New Zealand Institute of Architects and one from the New Zealand Concrete Society.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council this morning agreed to allocate $50,000 from the Art in Public Places Fund for a sculpture to be installed at the Stewart Plaza, City Mall.
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Shizuka Sato, trained as an architect in Japan, is embarking on a new career as a horticulturist with the Christchurch Botanic Gardens.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The birds of Travis Wetland in Christchurch - some of them very rare - are under threat from cats hunting all the way into the central wetland.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Many of New Zealand’s most significant painters have excelled at the less prestigious medium of printmaking, as the selection of modernist prints in the Painters as Printmakers exhibition will show.
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BANKS PENINSULA — For many years residents of Cass Bay and surrounding areas have been casually using the Cass Bay foreshore and the dinghy shelter to store their dinghies.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Canterbury Basketball is moving back to the “home of basketball” – Cowles Stadium.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Every Christchurch resident has a responsibility to speak out against family violence – that is the message from the Igniting Change – act to prevent family violence project launching in the city today (28 September).
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council today unanimously adopted its Sustainable Energy Strategy for Christchurch 2008 - 2018 The Sustainable Energy Strategy is the first comprehensive plan to be adopted by a local body authority in New Zealand.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Innovative new roadside signs adopted by the Christchurch City Council will remind drivers to slow down at dangerous road hotspots.
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AKAROA — Christchurch City Council has today (Friday, 21 September) released concept plans for a new purpose-built storage facility for the Akaroa Museum.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Burwood Pegasus Community Board has voted to ban fishing from the pier on weekends and statutory holidays between 6am and 6pm during the period of daylight saving.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Councillors decided to further investigate the possibility of retaining former farm buildings in the Aidanfield development in Halswell at a meeting yesterday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council has chosen a square block of land in Lichfield Street, west of Colombo Street, as the site for the city's new Bus Exchange.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Public interest in the Central City revitalisation is building, says Senior City Planner Maurice Roers.
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AKAROA — Christchurch City Council has today (Friday, 21 September) released concept plans for a new purpose-built storage facility for the Akaroa Museum.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council today (Wednesday, 19 September) unveiled plans for the Graham Condon Leisure Centre at Papanui.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Greater usage of weekend free parking in Central City .
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CHRISTCHURCH — Emergency accommodation for women and children, youth health, wildlife conservation and support for volunteers are among the more than 80 grants given this year by the Christchurch City Council’s Metropolitan Funding Sub-committee.
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