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One Year Countdown Starts For Special Olympics National Summer Games
Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 6:31 pm | Christchurch City Council
Heading back to Christchurch for the first time in 20 years, the National Summer Games are the pinnacle event for athletes with an intellectual disability in New Zealand every four years, and the largest inclusive sports event in the country with ... More >>
Award-Winning Chef Ben Bayly To Headline Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetū Foundation Gala
Thursday, 3 October 2024, 3:28 pm | Christchurch City Council
The gala — entitled Gilt: A Golden Night to Remember and set to take place on October 18, 2024 — will be an immersive evening, transforming the gallery's exhibition spaces into an extraordinary dining environment. More >>
Two Exhibitions Opening Next Month At Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetū
Monday, 26 August 2024, 1:46 pm | Christchurch City Council
This September, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū will exhibit a significant collection of landscape works by the influential Ōtautahi artist Leo Bensemann (1912–1986). More >>
Matatiki Hornby Centre opening
Monday, 15 April 2024, 9:45 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch’s newest community centre will open to the public after a formal ceremony. More >>
Industrial Landscapes Feature In New Historic Art Exhibition At Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetū
Tuesday, 9 April 2024, 11:39 am | Christchurch City Council
From Here on the Ground, opening on Saturday 18 May, brings together works by twentieth-century New Zealand artists exploring urban, suburban and industrial landscapes. More >>
Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Resigns
Monday, 20 November 2023, 11:51 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Council has accepted the resignation of its Chief Executive Dawn Baxendale which was tendered on 6 November. Mrs Baxendale started at the Council in October 2019, after moving from the United Kingdom where she held senior local ... More >>
Maureen Lander’s 1998 Te Papa Installation Revived For New Exhibition | 12 August 2023 – 21 July 2024
Monday, 7 August 2023, 11:24 am | Christchurch City Council
Maureen Lander: Aho Marama Strings of Light is on display at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū from Saturday 12 August, celebrating the innovative work of artist and academic Maureen Lander (Ngāpuhi, Te Hikutu and Pākehā). The immersive, UV-lit ... More >>
Te Rā makes a once in a lifetime return to Aotearoa
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 5:19 pm | Christchurch City Council
Wednesday 14 June 2023 8 July – 23 October 2023 Te Rā, an extraordinary piece of Māori cultural heritage from Aotearoa New Zealand, is returning to our shores. As the only known customary Māori sail in existence, the homecoming of this taonga ... More >>
Future-Proofing Greater Christchurch: Consultation On Draft Spatial Plan Opens Mid-June
Friday, 12 May 2023, 3:50 pm | Christchurch City Council
A draft plan that outlines how to shape and accommodate future growth in Greater Christchurch will go out for public consultation in mid-June, following feedback from more than 7,000 residents. Greater Christchurch has seen rapid growth over the ... More >>
Funding Boost For Greater Christchurch Public Transport Futures
Friday, 10 March 2023, 3:53 pm | Christchurch City Council
Public transport infrastructure work will be accelerated following a $78 million funding injection. Minister for Transport Michael Wood announced today the funding to boost the Greater Christchurch Public Transport Futures Programme (‘PT Futures’). ... More >>
Banks Peninsula Residents To Stop Using Water
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 2:35 pm | Christchurch City Council
"We’re asking residents to please stop using water, including for flushing toilets, showering and washing. You can still take drinking water from your tap," Head of Three Waters Helen Beaumont says. "Without power we can’t pump water ... More >>
Power Outage Across Banks Peninsula
Thursday, 15 December 2022, 1:41 pm | Christchurch City Council
There’s a widespread power outage across Banks Peninsula. We’re asking residents to please stop using water, including for flushing toilets, showering and washing. You can still take drinking water from your tap. Without power we can’t pump water ... More >>
Ōtautahi Christchurch To Celebrate Black Ferns At Free Event
Thursday, 8 December 2022, 10:42 am | Christchurch City Council
Fresh from their Rugby World Cup victory, the Black Ferns will be stopping by Ōtautahi Christchurch as part of their ‘Thank you Aotearoa’ tour. Christchurch Deputy Mayor Pauline Cotter says planning is underway for a free community event at Victoria ... More >>
Christchurch To Host 2025 Special Olympics National Summer Games
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 4:56 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2025 Special Olympics National Summer Games. Around 1300 athletes will compete in 11 different sports including swimming, athletics, bowling, basketball and football. The Games will also provide ... More >>
Christchurch To Host 2025 Special Olympics National Summer Games
Monday, 10 October 2022, 10:28 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2025 Special Olympics National Summer Games. Around 1300 athletes will compete in 11 different sports including swimming, athletics, bowling, basketball and football. The Games will also provide ... More >>
Phil Mauger Wins Christchurch Mayoralty
Saturday, 8 October 2022, 7:01 pm | Christchurch City Council
Progress results show Phil Mauger has won Christchurch’s mayoralty race. The current vote count shows the one-term Councillor and former construction company owner has a narrow majority, with 50,086 votes. His nearest rival, David Meates, received 46,315 ... More >>
Showcase Brings Together Ōtautahi Climate Action Experts
Friday, 23 September 2022, 2:37 pm | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Council and University of Canterbury (UC) are proud to present a showcase of research and action towards addressing the climate emergency and creating a more sustainable future. Tītohu Tūroa|Sustainability Showcase will take place ... More >>
New Partnership To Prepare An Ambitious Plan For Greater Christchurch
Friday, 13 May 2022, 3:36 pm | Christchurch City Council
Central government, mana whenua, and local government met today to mark the beginning of a new strengthened partnership to drive planning for Greater Christchurch. Minister of Housing Hon Megan Woods, Minister of Local Government Hon Nanaia Mahuta, and members ... More >>
CCC Flooding Update
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 7:18 am | Christchurch City Council
Rain will continue to fall across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula but the threat of flooding has eased. Head of Three Waters Helen Beaumont says about 75mm of rain has fallen in city the over the last 24 hours, with coastal suburbs receiving slightly ... More >>
Te Puna Waiora: The Distinguished Weavers Of Te Kāhui Whiritoi
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 6:02 pm | Christchurch City Council
Ranui Ngarimu ONZM (Ngāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Ngāti Mutunga) Kahu Poa 2003 Harakeke, pākihi, muka, emiemi, tikumu Collection of Ranui Ngarimu, Christchurch. The art of Māori weaving, under threat 40 years ago, is celebrating its survival against ... More >>