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Concern at rise in illegal rubbish dumping
Wednesday, 17 January 2007, 2:43 pm | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Council park rangers have noticed an alarming increase in the amount of rubbish being illegally dumped at parks and forests around the city in the last six months. More >>
Exhibition Of Maori Weaving
Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 4:37 pm | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu will be the homecoming venue for Toi Mäori: The Eternal Thread – Te Aho Mutunga Kore exhibition when it returns from the United States next month. More >>
Exhibition Captures The Art Of Science
Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 2:57 pm | Christchurch City Council
Exhibition Captures The Art Of Science New Zealand’s native floral and fauna – as never seen before – will be exhibited at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu next month. More >>
25-Guitar Ensemble To Christchurch
Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 11:54 am | Christchurch City Council
As the weather hots up the Vitu-Pacific Arts Festival (31 January to 3 February) will add its own sizzle to Christchurch with Pacific Underground's "Island Summer" by Pos Mavaega with a 25-piece guitar orchestra. More >>
Tougher New Measures To Reduce Library Debt
Friday, 12 January 2007, 2:01 pm | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Libraries introduces tougher new measures next week to help reduce the amount of debt owed by borrowers. More >>
Rates rebate schemes proves popular with residents
Thursday, 4 January 2007, 2:14 pm | Christchurch City Council
Over $4 million worth of rates rebates have now been paid out to Christchurch ratepayers under the Government’s rates rebate scheme – more than double that of any other council in the country. More >>
Alcohol Accord dramatic effect lowering violence
Friday, 22 December 2006, 9:35 am | Christchurch City Council
Early indications are Christchurch’s Central City Alcohol Accord is having a dramatic effect on reducing alcohol-related crime and violence in the inner city. More >>
Nappy subsidies prove successful, funding increase
Thursday, 21 December 2006, 4:54 pm | Christchurch City Council
With almost 600 trial packs of washable nappies sold in the first month of the Christchurch City Council’s Nappy Subsidies Scheme, additional funds have been allocated to allow the trial to continue for another month. More >>
Vbase to report back on Civic Building Project
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 3:25 pm | Christchurch City Council
Vbase, which manages Christchurch City Council’s major buildings and facilities, will carry out further investigation into two options for the new Civic Building Project by February next year. More >>
Wendt headlines Vitu Pacific Arts Festival
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 1:45 pm | Christchurch City Council
From Fat Freddy's Drop lead singer to celebrated Samoan novelist, Albert Wendt, the best in Pacific creative arts are lined up to deliver for Vitu Pacific Arts Festival in Christchurch from 31 January to 3 February, 2007. More >>
Community wants changes to management of fishing
Monday, 18 December 2006, 2:24 pm | Christchurch City Council
Preliminary results of the New Brighton Pier consultation show nearly 300 submissions were received. More >>
CCHL successor announced
Monday, 18 December 2006, 9:38 am | Christchurch City Council
The board of Christchurch City Holdings Ltd (CCHL) has confirmed that current board member Bruce Irvine will succeed board chairperson Dr Paddy Austin when she retires from the position next November after nine years as a board member and six years ... More >>
Community wants changes to fishing off pier
Monday, 18 December 2006, 12:38 am | Christchurch City Council
An early analysis the 280 submission forms received indicates that most submitters support the continuation of fishing off the pier, however they want better management of it. The option most favoured by submitters was Option 2, increased enforcement ... More >>
Christchurch City Council media release
Saturday, 16 December 2006, 1:40 pm | Christchurch City Council
The University of Canterbury, the College of Science and the Christchurch City Council are teaming up to create the new post of Curator of the Christchurch Botanical Gardens and Professor of Plant Sciences. More >>
General traffic or limited use for City Mall roads
Friday, 15 December 2006, 3:31 pm | Christchurch City Council
Should general traffic and the tram be allowed to use two one-way slow roads through the City Mall, or should they be reserved for use by cyclists and service and emergency vehicles? More >>
Council passes amended City Mall design concept
Thursday, 14 December 2006, 4:29 pm | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Councillors today passed an amended City Mall concept design, meaning staff will now undertake a special consultative procedure to hear the view of the general public about two one-way slow roads on High and Cashel streets, and what ... More >>
ChCh: Council's largest Union is set to strike
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 1:57 pm | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Council has completed its preparations to ensure the impact to residents is minimised during a 24-hour strike by its largest union which is due to begin at 11am tomorrow (Thursday, 14 December). More >>
Hornby History Project
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 1:21 pm | Christchurch City Council
A new exhibition opens at Our City O-Tautahi which aims to educate and connect people with one of the city’s most colourful and resilient communities – Hornby. More >>
Standard and Poor’s Credit rating – AA+ confirmed
Monday, 11 December 2006, 4:50 pm | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Council and Christchurch City Holdings are very pleased that Standard and Poor’s has confirmed their joint AA+ credit rating. The AA+ rating is a joint rating for the Council and City Holdings. It reflects the council’s strong operating ... More >>
Claim from dog control officers prompts lockout
Friday, 8 December 2006, 9:51 am | Christchurch City Council
Christchurch City Council has issued a partial lockout notice to its eight dog control officers who are seeking a more than 50% increase in their daily standby rate to attend calls on Banks Peninsula. More >>
