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Feedback Sought on High Street Upgrade
Monday, 12 October 2009, 12:54 pm | Christchurch City Council
Creating a pedestrian-friendly environment and developing links between Central City precincts are the aims of a Council proposal to upgrade High Street between Cashel and Lichfield streets. Feedback is now sought on the upgrade proposal and public ... More >>
NZ Book Month hosts Edmonds Cookery Book Contest
Monday, 12 October 2009, 11:13 am | Christchurch City Council
To celebrate the quintessential guide to traditional New Zealand cuisine "> , Christchurch City Libraries have launched the Edmonds Best-Loved Cookbook Competition as part of New Zealand Book Month. Libraries and Information Manager Carolyn Robertson says ... More >>
Ray of connection for the blind
Monday, 12 October 2009, 10:06 am | Christchurch City Council
An electronic device that goes one better than GPS, allowing blind people to navigate public buildings is being installed in the Christchurch Cultural Precinct. More >>
NZ Book Month Event Postponed Until Next Week
Friday, 9 October 2009, 2:47 pm | Christchurch City Council
A writing workshop due to take place tomorrow as part of New Zealand Book Month has been postponed until next week. Building Fantastic Worlds and Making Sci-Fi Rock with award-winning author Helen Lowe was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday ... More >>
Kapuatohe Historic Reserve Draft Plan
Friday, 9 October 2009, 2:17 pm | Christchurch City Council
From today, The Christchurch City Council is calling for public feedback on the Kapuatohe Historic Reserve Draft Reviewed Management Plan. More >>
Bus Lanes on Papanui Road to Open Oct 13
Friday, 9 October 2009, 1:41 pm | Christchurch City Council
The next section of bus priority lanes on Papanui Rd between Innes Road and Blighs Road will open on 13 October 2009. The next section up to Langdons Rd will open on 20 October 2009, although this is weather dependant. The final section up to QE II ... More >>
Christchurch City Libraries' Big Bargain Book Sale
Friday, 9 October 2009, 11:18 am | Christchurch City Council
Local landscape paintings and hundreds of art books will be sold alongside 40,000 items withdrawn from the Libraries. The art-themed approach at the Pioneer Leisure Centre on 30 and 31 October will have for sale 125 paintings from hobby painters, ... More >>
Draft South New Brighton Reserves Management Plan
Friday, 9 October 2009, 11:14 am | Christchurch City Council
A draft management plan for three reserves in South New Brighton is now available and open for public submissions. The Christchurch City Council would like to know the views of the community to assist with finalising the draft management plan, which ... More >>
Christchurch wins wine capital of the world title
Friday, 9 October 2009, 10:33 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch/Southern New Zealand has been selected as the New Zealand representative on the prestigious Great Wine Capitals Global Network. More >>
Become a Civil Defence Volunteer
Monday, 5 October 2009, 12:33 pm | Christchurch City Council
The Christchurch City Council is holding civil defence training on 13 October providing an introduction to civil defence and emergency management. This introduction will set the scene for trainee volunteers to gain skills that will help them tackle a ... More >>
French Market to Reopen in Christchurch
Monday, 5 October 2009, 10:45 am | Christchurch City Council
Allo Allo and bonjour – the French Farmers’ Market reopens in Christchurch’s Poplar Lanes on Saturday, October 10. The market provides a real chance for local people to make a few dollars from their excess produce, selling from stalls alongside ... More >>
Beca Heritage Week brochure and website all go
Friday, 2 October 2009, 3:13 pm | Christchurch City Council
The ‘Doves and Defences’ programme took flight this week with the much anticipated release of the 2009 Beca Heritage Week brochure, a handbook brimming with details on all events big and small in the festival which runs 16-26 October. This year's ... More >>
Tsunami still a threat - Christchurch
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 2:33 pm | Christchurch City Council
The Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management has downgraded the tsunami warning issued this morning following a large earthquake off the coast of Samoa this morning, but people are still being advised to stay away from coastal areas, river ... More >>
Royal New Zealand Navy special voyage to Akaroa
Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 10:15 am | Christchurch City Council
Inshore patrol vessels HMNZS Pukaki and HMNZS Taupo will make Akaroa Harbour their home during this year’s French Fest celebrations courtesy of the Royal New Zealand Navy. Departing 1 October from Lyttelton Harbour, the HMNZS Pukaki and HMNZS Taupo ... More >>
95-year-old ‘oldest ever’ entrant at Masters Games
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 11:11 am | Christchurch City Council
Ian Mathieson, at 95 years old, will become the oldest person ever to participate in the South Island Masters Games starting on Wednesday. More >>
150th Anniversary of Canterbury Council Buildings
Monday, 28 September 2009, 12:57 pm | Christchurch City Council
An exhibition starting tomorrow (Tuesday 29 September) marks the 150th Anniversary celebrations of the first meeting in the Timber Chamber, part of the first stage of Canterbury’s Provincial Government Buildings. The exhibition housed in the Provincial ... More >>
New Antarctic partnership formalised
Monday, 28 September 2009, 11:05 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch has brought together four other cities which are gateways to Antarctica in a new partnership designed to promote cooperation and collaboration. Mayors and representatives from the cities of Hobart (Australia), Cape Town (South Africa), ... More >>
Peace and conflict theme for Beca Heritage Week
Friday, 25 September 2009, 11:07 am | Christchurch City Council
Get set to discover places of the past, places of peace, and places with special meaning for Christchurch’s heritage. Doves and Defences: Discover Christchurch in Peace and Conflict is the theme for Beca Heritage Week 2009 which runs from 16 ... More >>
Public views sought on proposed Speed Review Bylaw
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 5:14 pm | Christchurch City Council
The Christchurch City Council is seeking public feedback on its proposal to revoke the Christchurch City Speed Limits Bylaw 2005 and Banks Peninsula District Council Speed Limit Bylaw November 2005 and create a new bylaw. More >>
Toxic pellets found on New Brighton beach
Thursday, 24 September 2009, 4:48 pm | Christchurch City Council
A small container full of toxic pellets has been found washed up on New Brighton beach in Christchurch. Tests of the pellets indicate they are a highly poisonous fumigant, which releases a toxic chemical when exposed to water. More >>
