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New courts 10 years in the making

20 Sep 2021

For 10 years the astro-turf courts at Burwood Tennis Club were seeping mud and liquefaction, at times making them too dangerous to play on.


Smashing season of cricket ahead at Hagley Oval

28 Jun 2022

Christchurch cricket fans won’t have to wait long to see their cricketing heroes in action as October’s T20 Tri-Series with the Blackcaps, Bangladesh and Pakistan is going to be played at Hagley Oval.


National recognition for Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool

30 Nov 2022

A year after opening, Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool has won the Outstanding Pool category at the 2022 New Zealand Recreation Awards.


Council considering loan for Hagley Oval floodlights

28 Feb 2020

Christchurch City Council is considering giving the Canterbury Cricket Trust (CCT) a loan so it can get started on installing new floodlights in Hagley Oval.


Tournaments set to touch down at Ngā Puna Wai

8 Jul 2020

Christchurch 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.


More lighting proposed for Redcliffs’ Barnett Park

3 Aug 2021

Redcliffs’ Barnett Park could get some extra floodlights to allow more sporting teams to train after dark.


Planning under way for new Performance Movement Centre

12 Nov 2019

Christchurch’s performing arts community is being asked how they would like to see the new Performance Movement Centre, being developed as part of the Metro Sports Facility, operated.


Linwood Park getting its sports fields back

21 Dec 2021

With Linwood Park’s temporary housing now gone, Christchurch City Council is gearing up to convert the village area back to a sports field.


Board bats for Elmwood Park cricket nets

18 Aug 2020

A 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.


Design confirmed for Christchurch’s new Linwood Pool

22 May 2019

The design is locked in, the location is set and work is on track for Linwood to get its new $22 million pool complex by the end of 2021.