Christchurch City Council
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Christchurch is a great place to live whatever your lifestyle or interests. From world-class events and festivals to first-class local amenities, the Council plays an important role in ensuring there are opportunities for everyone to enjoy.
Find out what's happening in our community and how you can get involved in all that Christchurch, the Garden City, has to offer.
CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council has succeeded in securing limited insurance cover for some of its assets, however its brokers are still negotiating in overseas markets to obtain cover for the remainder of its assets.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker is encouraging people to volunteer again this weekend to help clear silt in the city's worst-affected eastern suburbs.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council today adopted its Annual Plan and budget for the coming year.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The deconstruction and demolition of two Christchurch City Council-owned community facilities is expected to begin in the next few days Sumner Museum and Community Centre and Redcliffs Voluntary Library are both badly damaged and will be deconstructed and demolished over the coming days.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The goal to have sewer service returned to all city homes by the end of August is to stand, despite set-backs caused by the 13 June earthquakes.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Architects and designers from the UK, Singapore, Australia and around New Zealand have shown interest in the 48 Hour Design Challenge being held this weekend to redesign parts of the Central City.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Work is underway writing the draft Central City Plan using the thousands of ideas contributed by the Greater Christchurch community.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Following requests from businesses to address parking issues, Christchurch City Council will recommence paid parking within the central city area from Monday 4 July 2011.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A single lane of traffic was opened on Clifton Terrace yesterday following work over the weekend to clear slip debris from the road.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Water supply was restored to Christchurch homes this week – if you do not have water supply to your house please contact the Christchurch City Council as this likely means there is an isolated problem in your street and we can help resolve this quickly if you let us know Water supply was returned last weekend to almost all homes and the boil water notice lifted on Monday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Work begins today on preparing part of North Hagley Park to host a temporary events village.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council has approved a programme to rebuild quake-affected suburban shopping centres.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker says the Government package announced today gives clarity and options to the city’s residents in the hardest hit suburbs.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council is proposing a permanent ban on drinking in public places around the Riccarton/Ilam area.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Due to access issues for kerbside collection trucks on Clifton Hill this week wheelie bins were not collected on Monday 20 June.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch residents have until Monday 27 June to give their feedback on the Christchurch City Council's draft budget for the coming year.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Work to clear a large landslip on the lower section of Clifton Terrace that happened last week will not be carried out until it is safe for contractors to work in the area.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The boil water notice has been lifted across Christchurch this afternoon.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Water supply was restored to almost all Christchurch homes over the weekend.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The clearing of sewers of silt and sand in worst-affected suburbs has started again following Monday’s earthquakes.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Update on the aftershocks of 13 June 2011 Recreation facilities Libraries update Water tankers Wheelie bins Volunteer update Recreation facilities Full building checks have been undertaken on Council Recreation and Sport Centres after Monday's earthquakes.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Ferrymead Bridge has had further damage as a result of the 13 June earthquake.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A further 63 properties on the Port Hills have received red placards this week as a result of Monday's aftershocks and assessments are still being carried out on the extent of the damage.
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CHRISTCHURCH — We will be winding up Civil Defence operations later today as Council staff will continue to work with other agencies.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Latest update on the 13 June aftershocks.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Update on the aftershocks of 13 June 2011 Lyttelton – further damage to buildings that are already damaged Low water pressure throughout the city.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Two bridges are currently closed - Pages Road bridge at New Brighton and the bridge on Bridge Street.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Residents, businesses and interest groups have two weeks to give feedback on the Christchurch City Council’s draft budget for the coming year, which was adopted by Council this afternoon.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council and Vbase Ltd today confirmed the Vbase business will now be governed and managed by Council.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council and contractors will proceed with rock stabilisation work in the Port Hills on land that is jointly owned by the Council and private landowners Work has so far been prioritised to ensure lifelines – such as key access roads – are made safe first.
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CHRISTCHURCH — There are only 11 days left for people to share their ideas for the Council's draft Central City Plan, which will guide the redevelopment of the city during the next 10 to 20 years.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Most libraries in Christchurch have resumed full operation, but some services have been changed in response to the February earthquake.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Five Christchurch City councillors will visit Melbourne next week to study central city regeneration.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Council yesterday agreed with a Council report recommending that Sumner’s Museum and Community Centre and Diamond Harbour’s Godley House cannot be saved and will need to be deconstructed and demolished.
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CHRISTCHURCH — So you think you have a good idea for the Central City? Why not put it to the test and see what others think? Magnetic South, a 27 hour online game to discover the best ideas for the future of Christchurch, goes live at 9am Tuesday 14 June.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council has started removing portable toilets from city streets as sewer services are restored to earthquake-affected homes.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Mild weather and appreciative swimmers mean Jellie Park’s 50 metre heated outdoor pool will remain open for a month longer than expected.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Work is underway to repair 124km of water mains damaged in the September and February earthquakes.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council is this week contacting some residents in the worst-affected areas of the city to advise that temporary measures are being taken to restore sewer service to their homes A further 30 areas have been identified in the worst-affected eastern suburbs where these temporary measures are necessary.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Hagley Park in Christchurch will become a giant fan zone and festival area during Rugby World Cup 2011 providing a central venue for rugby-mad Cantabrians and visitors keen to be part of the major event.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch residents have already shared 40,000 ideas for the redevelopment of their Central City.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Fewer cars in the Central City, greater use of the Avon corridor as a pedestrian/cycle route and integration of the tram into the public transport network are some of the emerging themes from the 40,000 ideas Greater Christchurch residents have shared for the redevelopment of the Central City.
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LYTTELTON — Christchurch City Council will launch community workshops for Sydenham and Lyttelton suburban centres next week.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council today released a map of the damaged sewer network in the east of the city to help residents understand the extent of the earthquake repair work required and progress made so far This is the second in a series of maps being prepared by the Council to outline key issues and repairs to the city’s earthquake-damaged sewer network.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council today gave the go ahead for a temporary events and performance space to be established in North Hagley Park.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Lyttelton-Mt Herbert Community Board has been informed by Council staff that Diamond Harbour’s historic Godley House cannot be saved.
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CHRISTCHURCH — One hundred new citizens will be welcomed at the first Citizenship Ceremony to be held since the earthquake on 22 February.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council will resume the enforcement of some parking time limits following requests from the public.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Work began today on turning part of Linwood Park into a temporary village for people whose homes have been severely earthquake-damaged, with the first units to be ready for occupation by early July.
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CHRISTCHURCH — New maps outlining key issues and repairs to the city’s earthquake-damaged sewer network are being prepared to help residents understand the work happening in their neighbourhoods.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A six-month temporary alcohol ban comes into effect tomorrow that will prevent people from drinking in public places in Riccarton and Ilam.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A high tide is expected in the Lower Avon River and Lower Heathcote River at 5pm today (Monday 16 May).
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CHRISTCHURCH — More than 10,000 Cantabrians, young and old, took part in the Council’s Share an Idea Community Expo at CBS Arena in Addington this weekend to put their suggestions forward for how Christchurch’s Central City should be redeveloped.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Sport Hall in the new $13 million complex will be opened and available during the day to Papanui High School from 23 May, and evenings and weekends to community group bookings.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Thousands of Cantabrians took part in the Share an Idea Community Expo today to put their suggestions forward for how Christchurch’s Central City should be redeveloped.
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CHRISTCHURCH — There’s no stopping the 20th annual celebration of TV2KidsFest which will go ahead in July with an extra special theme of ‘Celebrating Community’.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Share an Idea Community Expo, which opens tomorrow (Saturday 14 May), will be a fun day out for all ages.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Business leaders will join a group of Christchurch City Councillors who will visit San Francisco next week to see how it made such a successful recovery from the devastation of its 1989 earthquake.
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CANTERBURY — Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has welcomed the appointment of Roger Sutton as the new chief executive of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) and says he has his full support.
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CHRISTCHURCH — More than 3000 ideas have already been posted on the Christchurch City Council’s Share an Idea website since it was launched six days ago.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Old Waimakariri Bridge was closed at 5pm today, Wednesday 11 May 2011, for structural repair work following aftershocks.
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CHRISTCHURCH — A further 7000 houses in the worst-affected areas of the city have so far this week been told they no longer need to use their chemical toilets Around 30,000 chemical toilets were distributed to the worst-affected areas of the city after the 22 February earthquake, where sewers were damaged and/or were full of silt.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Fifteen urban designers, business leaders, arts and tourism representatives, geo-tech experts, architects, environmentalists, students and a Central City resident for 57 years will share their ideas for Christchurch’s Central City in the Speakers’ Corner at this weekend’s (14 and 15 May) community expo.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council has begun a process to rebuild quake-affected Christchurch suburban commercial centres, with the Lyttelton and Sydenham centres to act as pilot redevelopment projects.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Earthquakes have not daunted Christchurch children’s appetite for reading.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch residents rated their overall quality of life highly before the February earthquake, according to the nation-wide survey released today.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Summit Road either side of Evans Pass Road will be closed for approximately 30 minutes this afternoon (Tuesday, 10 May) while blasting is carried out to remediate unstable rock.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council has closed Sockburn Service Centre at 149 Main South Rd until further notice.
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CHRISTCHURCH — 'Share an Idea' was launched by the Christchurch City Council today (6 May) to make it easy for Greater Christchurch residents to get involved in the redevelopment of their Central City.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Share an Idea was launched by the Christchurch City Council today (6 May) to make it easy for Greater Christchurch residents to get involved in the redevelopment of their Central City.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Clearing of silt and sand from city wastewater pipes is progressing well and the Christchurch City Council will today start contacting residents who no longer need to use their chemical toilets.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The rebuild of earthquake-damaged infrastructure took a step forward today with the signing of an interim agreement between key partners.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch’s official NZ Music Month 2011 launch event took place onSunday 1 May at New Brighton Library Firmly entrenched as part of our cultural landscape, NZ Music Month is a celebration of home-grown talent across the length and breadth of the country.
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CHRISTCHURCH — As the Civil Defence emergency comes to a close, earthquake response and recovery functions will be transitioned out of the EOC and moving forward, many of the key roles and responsibilities will be shared between the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA), the Christchurch City Council (the Council) and other local authorities and agencies.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch residents are being asked to start sharing their ideas for the redevelopment of Christchurch’s earthquake-damaged Central City at a community expo next month.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council has approved a six-month temporary alcohol ban in public places in Riccarton and Ilam starting from 19 May.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Council will go ahead with this year’s planned 2.8 per cent social housing rent increase to continue with the repairs, maintenance and replacement programme for its more than 2600 social housing units.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council today agreed to extend its rates remission policy to help homeowners badly affected by the 22 February earthquake.
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CHRISTCHURCH — City Council parking enforcement teams will focus on educating drivers and increased visibility in a bid to increase safety around new parking hotspots.
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LYTTELTON — The Lyttelton Library opened its doors again today, following the earthquake of 22 February.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The latest instalment of Christchurch City Council rates is about to be sent to households around the city and ratepayers should pay as they usually would by the due date.
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CHRISTCHURCH — In the weeks following the 22 February earthquake the discovery of two time capsules beneath the Godley Statue in Cathedral Square was a welcome spot of good news.
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CHRISTCHURCH — The Christchurch City Council will permit the establishment of the Burwood Resource Recovery Park to sort, process and recycle the 4.25 million tonnes of building rubble created by the 22 February earthquake.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Fitness options in the city will expand with Today's re-opening of Pioneer and Jellie Park Recreation and Sport Centres (Monday 4 April).
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council will push ahead with plans to hold a Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) festival for the city, despite the announcement that no matches would be held in Christchurch.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Council Update.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Two new welfare centres have now been set up at Pioneer Stadium (at 75 Lyttelton Street, Spreydon) and Cowles Stadium (at 170 Pages Road, Aranui).
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CHRISTCHURCH — Damage to the water supply system means there will not be enough water to meet demand in the coming days.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Do you want to find out more about godwits, those amazing birds that undertake the lengthy journey from Christchurch to Alaska and back each year? To celebrate this year’s departure of the birds, godwits expert Keith Woodley will address bird lovers at the annual Farewell to the Godwits (Kuaka) event at the Southshore Spit on Sunday.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Christchurch City Libraries are celebrating the return of New Zealand Book Month this March with a calendar of free events for the whole family.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Garden designers are allowed on site at North Hagley Park from today to start building their gardens for the Ellerslie International Flower Show.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Top athletes at the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships will be the first to use a new training track at Christchurch's QEII Park Recreation and Sport Centre this month.
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CHRISTCHURCH — Drivers and pedestrians are being reminded to take extra care in the Central City while cordons are in place around damaged buildings.
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