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Pasifika artists support Project to paint benches
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 9:59 am | Christchurch City Council
Andy Leleisi’uao will today (3 December) assist students from Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti’s Project Iva to decorate park benches for use at Christchurch City Council events, including the Ellerslie International Flower Show. Andy’s efforts are in ... More >>
India New Zealand Business Council
Monday, 30 November 2009, 4:26 pm | Christchurch City Council
Acting Mayor Norm Withers launched the South Island Chapter of the India New Zealand Business Council last week with a call to seek improved bilateral opportunities. More >>
Ricky Swallows Watercolours Open in Christchurch
Monday, 30 November 2009, 10:23 am | Christchurch City Council
The biggest exhibition of Ricky Swallow’s work to ever come to New Zealand opens at Christchurch Art Gallery this month. Ricky Swallow: Watercolours incorporates more than eighty paintings by one of Australia’s best-known artists. Although Swallow ... More >>
Challenge Grant Scheme For Gallery
Saturday, 28 November 2009, 1:26 pm | Christchurch City Council
Challenge Grant Scheme For Gallery The Christchurch City Council this week launches its Challenge Grant Scheme in support of the Christchurch Art Gallery. More >>
Public Notification for plan change proposal
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 2:02 pm | Christchurch City Council
The Council today accepted that a proposal for a plan change at Prestons Road be allowed to proceed to public notification. More >>
Talisman
Wednesday, 25 November 2009, 3:01 pm | Christchurch City Council
A number of objects with special powers will be unleashed at Christchurch Art Gallery next week with the opening of the extraordinary Talisman. More >>
Home Safety Expo at Jellie Park this Saturday
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 5:39 pm | Christchurch City Council
The Fendalton Waimairi Community Board is holding a Home Safety Expo at Jellie Park on Saturday. The expo, housed opposite the Burnside High School on Greers Road, seeks to raise awareness of the importance of home security in the local community. It ... More >>
Finding New Zealand
Tuesday, 24 November 2009, 11:47 am | Christchurch City Council
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. The exhibition Finding New ... More >>
A-Z of Canterbury Birds
Monday, 23 November 2009, 5:10 pm | Christchurch City Council
A group of Christchurch photographers have captured the characters of a wide selection of Canterbury’s ornithological citizens in an exhibition at Our City O-Tautahi. More >>
Organics Plant temporary smell
Friday, 20 November 2009, 10:53 am | Christchurch City Council
The Organics Plant in Bromley has been giving off a spicy vinegary odour following a trial mixing the odour free compost produced from kerbside green bin waste and other material brought in from an external source. Living Earth and Christchurch ... More >>
Cathedral Square Tree Being Removed Today
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 10:56 am | Christchurch City Council
One of the 89-year-old lime trees in Cathedral Square which surround the statue of Christchurch’s founder John Robert Godley is being removed today (19 November). The 20-metre tall tree went into serious decline last year and has died, says City ... More >>
Bus lanes in Cathedral square to be policed
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 2:32 pm | Christchurch City Council
Motorists are being warned that the marked bus lanes in Cathedral Square are to be policed from next Monday 23 November. More >>
Ballet Workshop for Children of Pioneer Centre
Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 2:29 pm | Christchurch City Council
Children at the Christchurch City Council’s Pioneer Early Learning Centre are building on their creative interest with a Royal New Zealand Ballet workshop tomorrow, as preparation for a trip to see the RNZB performance of Peter Pan. More >>
Public Asked for Views on Ernle Clark Reserve
Tuesday, 17 November 2009, 11:17 am | Christchurch City Council
Ernle Clark Reserve is a much loved part of south Christchurch and residents were delighted when the Council bought some land adjacent to the existing reserve to save it from future residential development. Residents will now have the chance to discuss ... More >>
Council Seeks Govt Funding For Social Housing
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 4:26 pm | Christchurch City Council
The Christchurch City Council is seeking $84.175 million from the Government to help fund the accelerated replacement of its social housing. Today Councillors signed off on a submission to go to Central Government via the Minister of Housing. If the ... More >>
Christchurch Art Gallery Previews New Collections
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 4:10 pm | Christchurch City Council
While most of us have to sit tight for another couple of weeks to see the brand new collection galleries at Christchurch Art Gallery, Mayor Bob Parker has been enjoying a sneak preview ahead of the official launch. Last week, the Mayor and Mayoress Joanna-Nicholls-Parker ... More >>
Poseidon's Lair Opens at QEII
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 4:07 pm | Christchurch City Council
From today, young swimmers visiting QEII are in for a real treat as the new AquaPlay(tm) water structure opens to the public. Poseidon's Lair replaces the ancient Greek sailing ship which was removed back in June of this year. In its place now sits a new state-of-the ... More >>
Council to fund National Conservatorium of Music
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 2:47 pm | Christchurch City Council
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. More >>
Halswell Quarry Park Plan Finalised
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 9:28 am | Christchurch City Council
The second review of the Halswell Quarry Park Management Plan has been confirmed at a Special Committee meeting held at the Christchurch City Council today. Mayor Bob Parker says after months of public submissions and deliberation, they now have ... More >>
Christchurch City Gallery Exhibits Charlotte Jane
Tuesday, 10 November 2009, 4:38 pm | Christchurch City Council
From today, visitors to Christchurch Art Gallery will have a stunning visual reminder of the early settlers’ arrival in Canterbury onboard the Charlotte Jane. Fiona Pardington‘s The prow of the Charlotte Jane has been enlarged to billboard scale ... More >>
