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 — Intriguing and rarely seen early maps, including the meticulous cartography of Abel Tasman’s early discoveries and Captain Cook’s explorations from the First and Second Voyages, are on exhibition at Our City O-Tautahi.
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CHRISTCHURCH — First it was red, then it was white; now visitors to Christchurch Art Gallery can enjoy the many different shades of blue in the fascinating Blue Planet.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Today’s (12 November) Christchurch City Council meeting has voted to fund the development of a new building for the University of Canterbury at the Arts Centre.
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CANTERBURY — Christchurch and Canterbury’s biggest race day will kick into gear tomorrow as part of all the action that is New Zealand Cup and Show Week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker is encouraging the city to get behind Canterbury this weekend as they take on Wellington in the final of the Air New Zealand Rugby Cup.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council is inviting parties to register their interest in developing the Christchurch City Council’s Tuam Street offices, as a first step towards the Council achieving its vision for the City’s central city south precinct Earlier this year Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker launched the Central City South Master Plan, describing it as a bold, long-term vision that would breathe life back into Central City South.
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An electronic device that goes one better than GPS, allowing blind people to navigate public buildings is being installed in the Christchurch Cultural Precinct.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A New Zealand soldier’s endearing account of life in a German prisoner of war camp during World War Two is the focus of an exhibition at Our City O-Tautahi – a Christchurch City Council sponsored key event for Beca Heritage Week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Joint media release from Pacific Underground and Christchurch City Council.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch/Southern New Zealand has been selected as the New Zealand representative on the prestigious Great Wine Capitals Global Network.
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CHRISTCHURCH — More than 7000 tickets sold during the September Christchurch residents and ratepayers special for next year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A debate with an intellectual twist for high school students in Christchurch has earned support from Mayor Bob Parker.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Ian Mathieson, at 95 years old, will become the oldest person ever to participate in the South Island Masters Games starting on Wednesday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Today’s (24 September) Christchurch City Council meeting agreed to make public its purchase price of the Ellerslie International Flower Show.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Books on your iPod or MP3 player any time of day or night – that’s the promise to library customers as Christchurch City Libraries launches Overdrive - a new digital media service from October 5.
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CHRISTCHURCH — About 40 Bar-tailed godwits (Limosa lapponica) arrived on the Avon-Heathcote Estuary yesterday afternoon, to be followed today and over the next few weeks by up to 2000 more.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Bar-tailed godwit (Limosa lapponica), farewelled by Christchurch in March, is due to arrive back to the Avon-Heathcote Estuary within the next two weeks.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council is to consider buying the two houses at the centre of last week’s discovery of two bodies in Wainoni.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Libraries is inviting the public to be part of a gathering and documentation of historical photos on peace and conflict in Christchurch.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Registrations for this month’s South Island Masters Games have been extended to Monday (7 September).
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CHRISTCHURCH — An Urban Design Panel set up by the Christchurch City Council is seeking high quality urban design outcomes through free independent design reviews.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council Aquatic Supervisor Luke Parsons has today been named the New Zealand Recreation Association’s Lifeguard of the Year.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council is offering dog owners a place to create a special tribute to their departed pets by establishing a pet memorial park at the Groynes Recreational Reserve.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Police will move from the old Sydenham Station into the new premises in the Beckenham shops on Colombo Street and be open to the public on Monday 17 August.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch has headed off bids from other major New Zealand cities and won the rights to host the 2012 Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games - a biennial sporting event involving almost two and a half thousand participants and just as many supporters.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Nominations are being accepted for the annual Shirley/Papanui Community Board and Rehua Marae Heritage Awards.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A 20 percent jump in registration six weeks from the start of the South Island Masters Games in Christchurch is making organisers happy.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council’s Regulatory and Planning Committee today resolved to recommend to the Council that an application for a private plan change to allow for the creation of a suburban development in the vicinity of Prestons Road be rejected.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Libraries have announced their special gift to the city today, at an official birthday celebration at central library free internet access at each of the citys libraries.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Nominations are now being called for this year’s Christchurch Civic Awards.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The South Island Masters Games has thrown down the gauntlet to Christchurch residents, asking them if they “still have what it takes”.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Writers around Christchurch will be digging out their pens and infusing their creativity as they are offered the chance to take part in the One-Day Short Story Competition next week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council today sealed its commitment to conserving the area’s biodiversity by releasing its strategy for protecting and enhancing the city and peninsula’s unique flora and fauna over the next several decades.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Regulation and Planning Committee of the Christchurch City Council has recommended that the bylaw governing brothel signage in the city be revoked.
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CHRISTCHURCH — KidsMarket celebrates 20 years of providing business know-how to kids in Christchurch during the launch of TV2KidsFest 2009 this Monday in Cathedral Square.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurchs largest multicultural Presbyterian church will benefit from a Christchurch City Council heritage grant of $638,000 for maintenance and strengthening work over the next four years.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A church, an inner city converted apartment building, prison wall sketches, and a school boarding hostel were among eight restoration projects awarded heritage grants totalling $90,000 this week by the Christchurch City Council’s Heritage Grants and Covenants Committee.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A City Plan Change that aims to encourage redevelopment in central New Brighton has been adopted by the Christchurch City Council following an independent commissioner’s report and recommendations.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A visionary concept for revitalising the Central City South precinct was today adopted by the Christchurch City Council.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Libraries network is gearing up for its annual Matariki celebrations from June 3.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A draft Concept and Master Plan setting out the Christchurch City Council’s vision for revitalising the Central City South precinct will be presented to the Council next week for consideration.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Twenty-five new crime prevention cameras were switched on in Christchurch today (Thursday 21 May).
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CHRISTCHURCH — With more than 54,000 items in its CD collection, the Christchurch City Libraries certainly has come a long way in its 150-year history.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch is gearing up for one of the biggest children’s festivals ever held in New Zealand with over 220 events and an expected 85,000 attendances.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch kids have a stab at entrepreneurship.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Media statement on behalf of Bob Parker Mayor of Christchurch following the meeting regarding the receivership of Lane Walker Rudkin.
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CANTERBURY — Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker is calling on all the tourism organisations in the South Island to work together to promote the region.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A two-thirds majority of Hamilton’s central city businesses have voted in favour of the Council striking a targeted rate to be used for the promotion and advancement of the CBD.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Aranui’s ten-year bid to turn itself into a strong and safe place to live in has been deemed an ongoing success in a qualitative research undertaken last year.
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A large-scale Maori art project to celebrate Christchurch City Libraries 150th Anniversary is gathering momentum with the first weaving workshop being held this Thursday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council’s Target Sustainability programme has had a major success, with almost 100% of demolition waste from the new AMI Stadium stand development reused or recycled, instead of going to landfill.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City’s energy use is around 11 percent of its $15 billion GDP, 29 percent of its $5.5 billion total household income and increases at a rate of two percent per annum.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch continues commitment to conserving energy Christchurch is rolling out a series of energy lectures at the Christchurch Art Gallery this week as it acts on its pledge to cut carbon emissions in the city.
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CHRISTCHURCH — It was an eye opener for the 270 delegates attending the Disaster Recovery exercise at the Community Board Conference 09 in Christchurch last week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Ellerslie International Flower Show 2009 has been a phenomenal success “absolutely out doing Auckland”, say Show Managing Director Dave Mee.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch is very pleased at the announcement the city will host five pool games at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Visitors to the Ellerslie International Flower Show have spoken and chosen Texture Plants’ Off the Wall garden as their favourite.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Large crowds flocked to the second day of the Ellerslie International Flower Show in Christchurch today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch is very pleased at the announcement the city will host five pool games at the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
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CHRISTCHURCH — More than 16,000 visitors attended the opening day of the Ellerslie International Flower Show in Christchurch’s North Hagley Park today - the biggest first day attendance in ten years.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Kathy Condon will be declared the new member of the Shirley/Papanui Community Board following the by-election on Tuesday, March 10.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A rustic shed where the threat to New Zealands native biodiversity will be discussed over a cup of tea and a bit of cake during the next five days of the Ellerslie International Flower Show has won the Shows Supreme Award.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Crash Bash is offering free scriptwriting workshops at the end of March for up to 40 students who are interested in this year’s Scriptwriting Competition in Christchurch.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council today (Friday 6 March) opened its new state-of-the-art Organics Processing Plant, one of the largest in Australasia.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council has taken steps against the retailers shown on TV3's Target programme allowing people under the legal age limit to purchase alcohol.
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AKAROA — The latest phase in a Christchurch City Council study on the urban settlements of the Akaroa Harbour Basin has been completed, with the release today of an options document for public consultation.
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CHRISTCHURCH — People in Greater Christchurch love their cars.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch’s traffic is forecast to have increased by 27% by 2026.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council is proposing to deliver a public transport programme valued at $144 million during the next 10 years.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker today (11 February) congratulated the Government on its accelerated $500 million publicly-funded building projects package saying it was a great start to stimulate the local economy.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker today (10 February) offered the city’s assistance to the State of Victoria in the grip of Australia’s deadliest bushfires.
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CANTERBURY — Christchurch is getting ready to farewell the steadily declining flock of the bar-tailed godwits on their perilous journey home to Alaska.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch will host the South Island's first international high goal polo match this Sunday 1 February when Argentina plays our very own Kiwi team.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City launches Australasia’s largest Kerbside Collection for domestic waste service on Monday (2 February) with the start of the new fortnightly recycling wheelie bin collection.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Starring The Christchurch Symphony Orchestra And Featuring Showbiz Christchurch
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker will donate the pay rise he receives this year to charity or a community project.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch Botanic Gardens is releasing two giant caterpillars into the greenery this week-end.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch has been selected to host the South Island's first international display of the "game of kings" when Argentina takes on New Zealand's best next month.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council is looking to further crank up interest in cycling in the city during February’s Bike Wise Month.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker is challenging the new Government to tell the Christchurch community what it will do to address the problem of boy racers in the city.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Councils decision-making process to purchase five central city properties in July last year was sound and complied with the Local Government Act 2002, an inquiry by the Auditor-General has found.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch Olympic City Committee is looking for more memorabilia from the 1974 Commonwealth Games as part of the 2009 Reunion for the Games.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Garden City SummerTimes kicks off for 2009 with music, lights and fireworks at the Anthony Harper Lawyers New Years Eve Party in Christchurch’s Cathedral Square.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Parents and families are encouraged to get some mileage under their belts over the holiday period.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council has today (19 December) introduced no stopping restrictions on Harper and Deans avenues to curb boy racer problems in the area.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council, which issues the most building consents of any Council in New Zealand, has achieved accreditation as a Building Consent Authority.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The role of Christchurch as a southern hub for Polynesian creativity will be the focus of two art exhibitions at Our City O-Tautahi over the summer holiday period.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council will next week consider introducing no stopping restrictions on Harper and Deans avenues to curb boy racer problems in the area.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Restricted water supplies could become mandatory in Christchurch by mid-century if population growth is realised and water consumption continues at the current rate.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council yesterday shelved a possible revocation of the Brothels (Location and Signage) Bylaw 2004.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch’s landfill gas scheme, which powers the city’s largest sports centre, has won the sustainability and clean technology category of the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A proposed new bylaw that would put Alcohol Ban Areas in place around the district was approved for consultation by the Christchurch City Council today in an effort to improve community safety.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The excitement of New Zealand Cup and Show Week has come to an end for 2008.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Multiple gold award-winning Singapore garden designer Peter Cheok will recreate his Singapore Garden Festival Best of Show and Gold Award winning Seeking Shangri-La garden at next year’s Ellerslie International Flower Show.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Art Gallery has been recognised as one of New Zealand’s leading tourism businesses and is now licensed to carry the Qualmark - New Zealand tourism’s official mark of quality.
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CHRISTCHURCH — From high class horse racing to relaxation and rejuvenation, Riccarton Park Racecourse has got everything the ladies could want in one great day – Ladies Day.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Public consultation on the Christchurch City Council’s proposed Traffic and Parking Amendment Bylaw 2009 will open on Monday, 3 November.
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CHRISTCHURCH — An Urban Design Panel set up by the Christchurch City Council is aiming to improve the quality and connectivity of city developments by offering free independent design reviews.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Public consultation opens tomorrow on urban design issues and options in the Christchurch City Council’s Central City Business and Business 2 Zones.
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