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Light spectacular sparks off Beca Heritage Week
Wednesday, 20 June 2007, 10:28 am | Christchurch City Council
The Lyttelton Harbour Festival’s mid-winter light spectacular on Friday evening, 22 June will spark off Beca Heritage Week 2007, promising an equally colourful array of events. More >>
Council Offers 20 Hours Free Early Childhood Educa
Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 9:59 pm | Christchurch City Council
The Christchurch City Council is to offer 20 Hours Free Early Childhood Education to all three and four-year-olds who attend its three early learning centres. More >>
More funds for key Council projects
Monday, 11 June 2007, 4:39 pm | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Council has responded to submitters to its draft 2007/08 Draft Annual Plan by proposing to increase funding to key projects. More >>
Council Supports Loan, But With Conditions
Friday, 8 June 2007, 1:53 pm | Christchurch City Council
Councillors voted yesterday to approve the loan agreement for Central Plains Water Ltd to borrow funds to enable it to achieve resource consents to construct an irrigation scheme. More >>
Roof goes on social housing development
Friday, 8 June 2007, 10:41 am | Christchurch City Council
Work is progressing to schedule on the development of the new 20-unit Gowerton Place social housing development in Richmond, Christchurch, with the roof having gone on the first of the five blocks. More >>
Chch wins bid to host 2008 Oceania Aquatic Champs
Thursday, 7 June 2007, 10:44 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Council has won the bid to host the 2008 Oceania Aquatic Championships at QEII Park next June. The event will bring to Christchurch more than 300 competitors, coaches and trainers from 12 countries for four days of swimming and synchronised ... More >>
Work begins to improve user safety on Avon River
Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 2:07 pm | Christchurch City Council
Work begins next week on the Avon River to provide a safer environment for non-powered water craft users. More >>
Councillors to defer decision on Water Trust
Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 9:29 am | Christchurch City Council
At an extraordinary meeting today, Councillors decided to delay discussing Central Plains Water trust issues until 11am this Thursday 7 June. Councillors listened to submissions from the Malvern Hills Protection Society, the Water Rights Trust and ... More >>
Council asks Government to review decision
Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 9:28 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Council has asked the Government to urgently review its decision to decline on-going funding for Christchurch’s South Learning Centre. More >>
Central Plains water release
Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 11:49 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Councillors will meet at 3pm today to listen to submissions from the Malvern Hills Protection Society and to vote on whether to hold over their Central Plains Water Report until Thursday. More >>
Records Fields & Close Racing In SBS Marathon
Monday, 4 June 2007, 11:10 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch’s SBS Marathon Event celebrated its 27th year with record entries, brilliant weather and top class racing. More >>
Community help sought to fight graffiti vandalism
Thursday, 31 May 2007, 12:58 am | Christchurch City Council
With Christchurch’s graffiti vandalism problem now costing ratepayers almost $1 million annually, the City Council is calling on the community for its help. Last night, the Council launched a city-wide volunteer programme designed to get local ... More >>
Education facility under threat
Monday, 28 May 2007, 1:19 pm | Christchurch City Council
The future of Christchurch’s South Learning Centre hangs in the balance with the Government declining the City Council’s application for continued funding. Set-up in September 2003 at South Christchurch Library, following the closure of Sydenham ... More >>
Older Persons information seminars launched
Friday, 25 May 2007, 2:25 pm | Christchurch City Council
OASIS (Older Persons Series of Information Seminars) are a City Council initiative designed to provide older people with better access to information about what is happening and available in their community. More >>
Gallery scoops Australian design awards
Tuesday, 22 May 2007, 10:13 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu won five awards at the recent Museums Australia Multimedia and Publication Design Awards. More >>
Mayors’ unite for teen safety
Monday, 21 May 2007, 4:16 pm | Christchurch City Council
New Zealand mayors are taking a stand to address problems facing young people in the wake of the Edgeware Road tragedy in Christchurch and others throughout the country this month. More >>
Lyttelton Marina working party sets goals
Friday, 18 May 2007, 2:54 pm | Christchurch City Council
The working party for the Lyttelton Marina met on 16 May to agree on terms of reference and to develop a set of goals. Councillors Bob Parker, Gail Sheriff and Barry Corbett and Lyttelton/Mt Herbert Community Board chair Claudia Reid make up the working party. More >>
Lyttelton Marina working party sets goals
Friday, 18 May 2007, 2:21 pm | Christchurch City Council
The working party for the Lyttelton Marina met on 16 May to agree on terms of reference and to develop a set of goals. Councillors Bob Parker, Gail Sheriff and Barry Corbett and Akaroa/Wairewa Community Board chair Claudia Reid make up the working party. More >>
Canterbury apprentices to be recognised
Friday, 18 May 2007, 11:23 am | Christchurch City Council
More than 200 apprentices will receive recognition for their work and study at the Canterbury Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony this evening. More >>
Notice of motion over tragedy withdrawn
Friday, 18 May 2007, 10:01 am | Christchurch City Council
A notice of motion calling on the Christchurch City Council to actively co-ordinate meetings and a report around preventing further tragedies involving city youth was withdrawn at today's Council meeting. More >>
