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Loan approved for new indoor sports centre
Sport & recreation | 5h agoChristchurch City Council has approved a $500,000 loan to the organisation planning to build a new multi-court indoor sports centre at Ngā Puna Wai.
Council scoping out interest in city’s new facilities
Sport & recreation | 9 Oct 2020Groups keen to make use of the city’s pools and recreation facilities, including the new Metro Sports Facility, Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool, and the new Hornby facility, are being invited to register their interest with Christchurch City Council.
Get your kids swimsmart before summer
Sport & recreation | 21 Sep 2020Christchurch parents are being encouraged to make sure their children have the skills to stay safe in the water this summer by enrolling them now for Swimsmart lessons.
Repair work planned for Pioneer
Sport & recreation | 15 Sep 2020Essential maintenance work is planned for the Pioneer Recreation and Sports Centre this summer.
Changes to recreation and sports fees
Sport & recreation | 1 Sep 2020Residents heading to Christchurch City Council’s recreation and sports centres from 1 October will notice a slight increase in casual and concession entry fees.
Board bats for Elmwood Park cricket nets
Parks and playgrounds, Sport & recreation | 18 Aug 2020A Christchurch cricket club has won approval for a new 20-year ground lease – covering 518 square metres – in order to install replacement practice nets in Elmwood Park.
Call for feedback on NZ’s first aquatic sensory experience
Facilities, Sport & recreation | 17 Aug 2020The under-construction Metro Sports Facility (MSF) will include a New Zealand-first aquatic sensory experience area specially designed for disabled people.
Tournaments set to touch down at Ngā Puna Wai
Sport & recreation | 8 Jul 2020Christchurch has scored a Touch double for Ngā Puna Wai, landing both the 2021 Bunnings National Touch Championship and the 2021 Open and Masters Trans-Tasman Tournament.
Stadium deconstruction comes in under budget
Sport & recreation | 26 Jun 2020Deconstructing Lancaster Park Stadium has cost $2.9 million less than expected.
Work starts on new Linwood swimming pool
Facilities, Sport & recreation | 24 Jun 2020The Linwood/Woolston community has celebrated the start of construction work on the eagerly-awaited Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool.
Christchurch to host back-to-back road cycling champs
Sport & recreation | 18 Jun 2020The streets of central Christchurch will be turned into a racetrack for New Zealand’s top cyclists when the Vantage Criterium National Championship return to the city on Sunday 15 November.
Winter sport bounces back
Sport & recreation | 16 Jun 2020Local community sports teams have jumped at the chance to get back on the field following months of uncertainty due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Council agrees to Netsal lease at Ngā Puna Wai
Sport & recreation | 11 Jun 2020Christchurch City Council has agreed to lease reserve land at Ngā Puna Wai to Netsal for the new multi-court indoor sports centre that it is planning.
More facilities opening at sport and recreation centres
Sport & recreation | 2 Jun 2020More of the facilities at Christchurch City Council-owned sport and recreation centres are being opened to the public.
Panel in favour of Nga Puna Wai lease for Netsal
Sport & recreation | 22 May 2020Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub in Halswell could become a suitable home for a new indoor multi-court facility, but changes are needed to resolve traffic, parking and access issues, a Hearings Panel has decided.