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Christchurch: A great place to be

Want a kick-start for your new business idea?

Supporting business | 15 Jan 2021

People who lost their job because of COVID-19 are being offered a chance to kick-start their new business idea as part of an innovative new Christchurch programme.

Are your gardening efforts worthy of an award?

15 Jan 2021

The search is on for Christchurch’s best looking gardens.

Want a kick-start for your new business idea?

Supporting business  |  15 Jan 2021

Are your gardening efforts worthy of an award?

15 Jan 2021

Buskers and outdoor symphony feature in weekend line-up

Things to do  |  15 Jan 2021

Get ready for some globe-trotting adventure

Things to do  |  13 Jan 2021

Museum treasure hunt goes high-tech

Things to do  |  12 Jan 2021

Buskers and outdoor symphony feature in weekend line-up

Things to do  |  15 Jan 2021

Get ready for some globe-trotting adventure

Things to do  |  13 Jan 2021

Museum treasure hunt goes high-tech

Things to do  |  12 Jan 2021

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New direct bus services starting on Monday

8 Jan 2021

Discover what’s on in Canterbury this weekend

Things to do  |  8 Jan 2021

Street gallery reveals Victoria Street heritage

Better streets & spaces  |  7 Jan 2021

New direct bus services starting on Monday

8 Jan 2021

Discover what’s on in Canterbury this weekend

Things to do  |  8 Jan 2021

Street gallery reveals Victoria Street heritage

Better streets & spaces  |  7 Jan 2021

New ‘Mean Green’ approach to cutting Hagley Park’s grass

Parks and playgrounds  |  6 Jan 2021

A new Mean Green ride-on lawn mower is bringing a quiet calm to the job of cutting the grass in Christchurch’s Hagley Park.

From Bella to Sherlock Bones: A doggy tale

Dogs  |  5 Jan 2021

Call out for Bella or Charlie at a Christchurch dog park and you could find yourself inundated by pooches.

Spend your holidays being bewitched by Banks Peninsula

Things to do  |  23 Dec 2020

If you are planning on staying close to home these holidays, make sure you take time out to explore bewitching Banks Peninsula.

The best mountain bike trails in Christchurch

Things to do  |  22 Dec 2020

We’ve reached maximum daylight hours, the weather’s generally playing ball, and, with a bit of luck, you’ve found a new mountain bike under the Christmas tree to put some miles on.

New ‘Mean Green’ approach to cutting Hagley Park’s grass

Parks and playgrounds  |  6 Jan 2021

From Bella to Sherlock Bones: A doggy tale

Dogs  |  5 Jan 2021

Spend your holidays being bewitched by Banks Peninsula

Things to do  |  23 Dec 2020

The best mountain bike trails in Christchurch

Things to do  |  22 Dec 2020

Our top five spots around Christchurch for a cooling dip

22 Dec 2020

North Beach Carpark freedom camping ban extended

Freedom camping  |  22 Dec 2020

Are these Christchurch's most toddler-friendly playgrounds?

21 Dec 2020

Our top five spots around Christchurch for a cooling dip

22 Dec 2020

North Beach Carpark freedom camping ban extended

Freedom camping  |  22 Dec 2020

Are these Christchurch's most toddler-friendly playgrounds?

21 Dec 2020

New mountain bike track proposed for Port Hills

Parks and playgrounds  |  18 Dec 2020

New steel frame helps stabilise Cathedral

History & heritage  |  17 Dec 2020

Drivers urged to stay out of city bus lanes

Transport options  |  17 Dec 2020

New mountain bike track proposed for Port Hills

Parks and playgrounds  |  18 Dec 2020

New steel frame helps stabilise Cathedral

History & heritage  |  17 Dec 2020

Drivers urged to stay out of city bus lanes

Transport options  |  17 Dec 2020

Christchurch Northern Corridor opening Thursday

Transport options  |  16 Dec 2020

A close eye will be kept on traffic volumes in the St Albans, Edgeware and Mairehau areas following the opening of the $290 million Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC).

New information display tracks history of Lyttelton rail tunnel

History & heritage  |  14 Dec 2020

A new information board telling the story of the Lyttelton Rail Tunnel – the oldest rail tunnel in New Zealand - has been erected on Heathcote Valley’s Station Road.

The bigger the splash, the better!

Things to do  |  11 Dec 2020

Roll bombs, staples, gorillas, coffins, the traditional cannon-ball or even the kiwi classic manu.

Council declines Ōtākaro Regeneration proposal

10 Dec 2020

A proposal to develop large areas of the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Area for commercial and community use is unlikely to go ahead.

Christchurch Northern Corridor opening Thursday

Transport options  |  16 Dec 2020

New information display tracks history of Lyttelton rail tunnel

History & heritage  |  14 Dec 2020

The bigger the splash, the better!

Things to do  |  11 Dec 2020

Council declines Ōtākaro Regeneration proposal

10 Dec 2020

New Cathedral Square location for Citizens’ War Memorial

10 Dec 2020

The Citizens’ War Memorial is going to be shifted to a new spot in Cathedral Square.

More investment earmarked for better public transport

Transport options  |  10 Dec 2020

Christchurch City Council has signalled that it will provide an extra $60 million of funding for public transport over the next 10 years as part of its commitment to improving bus services.

Changes afoot for Christchurch’s City Mall

Central city  |  10 Dec 2020

Safety issues could lead to Christchurch’s City Mall being turned from a pedestrian mall into a shared zone.

More work to support Central City’s regeneration

Central city  |  9 Dec 2020

Christchurch City Council is taking steps to ensure the city centre’s regeneration continues by developing a new parking policy and addressing the issue of vacant sites.

New Cathedral Square location for Citizens’ War Memorial

10 Dec 2020

More investment earmarked for better public transport

Transport options  |  10 Dec 2020

Changes afoot for Christchurch’s City Mall

Central city  |  10 Dec 2020

More work to support Central City’s regeneration

Central city  |  9 Dec 2020

Christchurch City Council offered Citizens’ War Memorial

History & heritage | 4 Dec 2020

Christchurch City Council will consider next week whether it should accept the gift of the Citizens’ War Memorial from Church Property Trustees (CPT).

Proposal to restore Old Municipal Chambers

Central city, History & heritage | 4 Dec 2020

Christchurch City Council will next week consider whether to go ahead with an agreement that would see a prominent central city heritage building restored and leased.

Christchurch City Council offered Citizens’ War Memorial

History & heritage  |  4 Dec 2020

Proposal to restore Old Municipal Chambers

Central city, History & heritage  |  4 Dec 2020
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