A multimillion-dollar project to restore and strengthen one of Christchurch’s grand old dames – the Old Municipal Chambers building – is about to get under way.

A project that tells the stories and histories of important heritage places in Christchurch is getting a $30,000 grant from Christchurch City Council.

There mightn’t be much activity on the sites yet, but work on the three new pedestrian bridges in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor is progressing at pace behind the scenes.

The Draft Ōtautahi Christchurch Climate Change Strategy has drawn 158 submissions.

Christchurch City Council is meeting at 9.30am on Thursday 13 May. The main items on the agenda for the public part of the meeting are:

A reimagined interactive artwork of a well-known painting by Doris Lusk – created by two of her granddaughters – will take pride of place in a reserve named in the artist’s honour.

Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū is celebrating the 40th anniversary of cult Kiwi record label Flying Nun with a new publication.

Familiar fronds will be rearranged in a new Anzac setting, complementing a nearby poppies artwork.

Changes are being proposed to Christchurch City Council planning rules to help enable Māori to build on land they own in the Papakāinga/Kāinga Nohoanga zone.

Christchurch City Council is proposing changes to who pays for the city’s vital land drainage work, as part of its Draft Long Term Plan 2021–31.