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Movies, music and kai this Waitangi Day
Monday, 31 January 2011, 2:51 pm | Christchurch City Council
What better way to celebrate our national day than to watch a New Zealand movie, listen to some New Zealand bands and tuck in to some traditional New Zealand kai? This Sunday, Christchurch Art Gallery will be celebrating Waitangi Day with a programme ... More >>
New Christchurch Art Gallery Exhibition!
Monday, 31 January 2011, 1:50 pm | Christchurch City Council
A new exhibition opening at Christchurch Art Gallery this week is inspired by a moment usually hidden from gallery-goers – when a show ends, the doors close and the ‘de-build’ begins. De-Building , which opens on 5 February, brings together works by renowned ... More >>
Canterbury Earthquake Heritage Building Trust Board
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 4:38 pm | Christchurch City Council
A wealth of experience and expertise will be the driving force behind the Canterbury Earthquake Heritage Building Trust Board as three independent trustees join representatives from the three affected territorial authorities and the New Zealand Historic Places ... More >>
Zumba spawn joins Dancing Under the Stars
Thursday, 27 January 2011, 12:45 pm | Christchurch City Council
ZumbAtomic, Zumba’s pared-down fitness programme for kids, joins the ever-growing line-up at the Dancing Under the Stars community event this year. A fusion of several Zumba moves (salsa, cumbia, reggaeton, hip-hop and more), ZumbAtomic is a high-octane ... More >>
Mayor urges residents not to miss out on the IPC
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 3:39 pm | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch Mayor, Bob Parker, is calling on residents not to miss out on the courageous and inspiring displays of the spirit at the IPC Athletics World Championship being held at QEII Park. More >>
Council-owned recycling company to be under CCHL governance
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 11:31 am | Christchurch City Council
Council-owned recycling company to be moved to CCHL governance after significant financial turnaround After 18 months in Christchurch City Council ownership, the company that runs the city's transfer stations and recycling plant has returned to ... More >>
Subsidised swim lessons for Christchurch kids
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 10:24 am | Christchurch City Council
The Christchurch City Council has teamed up with Water Safety New Zealand, Sport Canterbury and Swimming New Zealand to offer subsidised swimming lessons to year five and six students. More >>
Chch Visitors given easier access to information
Tuesday, 25 January 2011, 10:13 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch’s i-SITE Visitor Centre is expanding its services, making it even easier for visitors to make the most of New Zealand’s unspoilt natural environment. More >>
Ferrymead Bridge waterway access closed
Friday, 21 January 2011, 2:58 pm | Christchurch City Council
The Christchurch City Council has closed waterway access underneath the Ferrymead Bridge until construction works are completed in 2012. Waterway users are free to travel upstream and downstream of the bridge but they will not be able to pass under ... More >>
Advisory on the Port Hills Summit Road Walk
Friday, 21 January 2011, 11:42 am | Christchurch City Council
Organisers of the new SummerTimes event, the Port Hills Summit Road Walk are advising that the event is scheduled for 3 April, and not this Sunday 23 January as advertised in the SummerTimes booklet. More >>
IPC Athletics World Champs starts tomorrow
Friday, 21 January 2011, 11:23 am | Christchurch City Council
Top paralympic athletes will be striving for gold and qualification in Christchurch from tomorrow in the run up to the London 2012 Paralympic Games The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships gets underway at QEII Park Recreation and Sport Centre on Saturday ... More >>
KidsFest community event applications closing
Friday, 21 January 2011, 10:38 am | Christchurch City Council
Community event applications for this year’s TV2 KidsFest, a two week children’s festival run by the Christchurch City Council, close next Wednesday 26 January. More >>
City Traffic Update
Friday, 21 January 2011, 9:33 am | Christchurch City Council
Manchester Street is now open to traffic travelling one way – north – from Cashel Street to Worcester Street. More >>
Repair work set for Council pools
Thursday, 20 January 2011, 11:05 am | Christchurch City Council
Swimming pools at QEII, Pioneer and Centennial Recreation and Sport Centres will undergo repair work this year to correct damage caused by the September earthquake. More >>
Temporary Alcohol Ban for University Orientation
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 5:25 pm | Christchurch City Council
The Christchurch City Council will introduce a temporary alcohol ban in streets around the university during this year’s university orientation. More >>
The soaring addiction of a Kite Day convert
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 5:14 pm | Christchurch City Council
Seventy year old Jim Nicholls bought a kite at the Tip Top Kite Day in New Brighton last year and he has not stopped flying them since. More >>
Get ready for the Bottle Lake Forest Orienteering Day
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 2:24 pm | Christchurch City Council
Explore the Bottle Lake Forest in a new way next month – using a compass and map to navigate some challenging woodland courses during Orienteering Day. Orienteering Day on Sunday 20 February offers the opportunity and the challenge for anyone who ... More >>
Christchurch Art Gallery purchases six new works of art
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 10:35 am | Christchurch City Council
Six new paintings by well-known Canterbury artists, purchased with the interest from a surprise $1.8 million bequest last year, were last night revealed at a Christchurch Art Gallery function. More >>
Christchurch to host Rugby World Cup 2011 delegation
Wednesday, 19 January 2011, 9:49 am | Christchurch City Council
Representatives from Scotland's Rugby World Cup 2011 team will visit Christchurch training and match facilities tomorrow (Thursday 20 January) Management representatives from all of the teams that will be based in Christchurch for the Tournament have ... More >>
Water in dome to be reused
Tuesday, 18 January 2011, 12:09 pm | Christchurch City Council
In response to an article in today's Press, the water used to anchor the dome being erected in Cathedral Square for the World Buskers Festival will be reused. More >>
