-
Important: Fire ban and water restrictions in place across Christchurch district
City life
Christchurch: A great place to be
Backyard plans come up roses at Grow Ō Tautahi Festival
Botanic Gardens |
Yesterday
Do you want to turn a bare backyard into a lush garden but do not know where to start to plant?
Christchurch's longest running music festival gets tune-up
Things to do |
19 Feb 2020
Christchurch’s longest running music festival is being reinvented as the Jazz & Cabaret Festival.
Latest central city news
Central city |
17 Feb 2020
Mural brings splash of colour to central city
Central city |
17 Feb 2020
Central city |
17 Feb 2020
Central city |
17 Feb 2020
Graham Condon revamp progressing well
Sport & recreation |
3 Feb 2020
The refresh of Graham Condon Recreation and Sports Centre is on track, with the gym and main sports hall re-opening today.
School kids keep busy ahead of Grow Ō Tautahi
Botanic Gardens, Things to do |
3 Feb 2020
A group of Christchurch kids kept themselves busy over the school holidays tending their plants in preparation for the school gardens exhibition-style displays at Grow Ō Tautahi Christchurch Garden Festival.
Take the easy route to Sparks – go by free bus
Things to do |
30 Jan 2020
A free park and ride service is going to make it easy to get to the YES Power Sparks concert in North Hagley Park on Saturday 15 February.
Interactive map bears fruit without costing the earth
Sustainable living |
29 Jan 2020
A new online food map reveals where people can find free fruit and nuts growing in public spaces in Christchurch.
Sport & recreation |
3 Feb 2020
Things to do |
30 Jan 2020
Take flight to New Brighton for Kite Day
Things to do |
21 Jan 2020
The sky above New Brighton beach will be awash with kites of all sizes on Saturday as the seaside suburb plays host to one of the most popular events of SummerTimes – Deep South Kite Day.
Energy, colour and culture come to Christchurch for Chinese New Year
Things to do |
21 Jan 2020
Christchurch is hosting a range of vibrant events to celebrate Chinese New Year and the beginning of the Year of the Rat.
Indoor training space planned for Ngā Puna Wai
Sport & recreation |
17 Jan 2020
An indoor training facility will be built at Christchurch’s Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub to help current and budding throwing sports stars hone their skills and improve their strength.
Repair work getting under way at Pioneer
Sport & recreation |
15 Jan 2020
Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre’s leaking roof and air conditioning system are going to be fixed as part of a $1.2 million project beginning later this week.
Things to do |
21 Jan 2020
Sport & recreation |
15 Jan 2020
Race into Ngā Puna Wai to see young athletics stars
Things to do |
15 Jan 2020
Christchurch’s Ngā Puna Wai will host the South Island Colgate Games for the first time this month.
Laze away your Sundays with city sounds
Things to do |
9 Jan 2020
Celebrate summer as Deep South Lazy Sundays pops up in Rauora Park this weekend before setting the scene for the rest of the musical programme in the Botanic Gardens.
Summer designs fly the flag for Christchurch
Better streets & spaces |
8 Jan 2020
The flags have gone up on summer as seven winning designs flutter across central Christchurch.
Rancid-smelling corpse flower opening up
Botanic Gardens |
6 Jan 2020
Christchurch Botanic Gardens’ rare ‘corpse flower’ is starting to fully bloom and will soon begin omitting its distinctive rancid odour.
Things to do |
9 Jan 2020
Botanic Gardens |
6 Jan 2020
Playful back-to-nature guide to 100 Days of Summer
Things to do |
6 Jan 2020
A new insider’s guide to Christchurch aims to encourage more people to discover their own backyard via 100 nature play activities over summer.
Rare corpse flower blooming at Christchurch Botanic Gardens
Botanic Gardens |
1 Jan 2020
A rare tropical plant that smells of rotting flesh when in full bloom is flowering at Christchurch’s Botanic Gardens.
