Christchurch City Council will begin engaging with the public in January on options for managing home share accommodation in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula.

A Brighton group dedicated to helping people sew is expanding after a $4000 grant from the Coastal-Burwood Community Board Strengthening Communities Fund.

A concept design for the new $22 million Linwood Pool complex will be considered for final Community Board approval on Wednesday.

Retired bank officer Denise McKenzie loves getting out into the fresh air and walking.

Not-for-profit groups working on projects and initiatives that help to connect and strengthen communities in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula may be able to get help with their costs.

People keen to get into the local property market are lining up for a new scheme that offers a helping hand into home ownership.

Christchurch City Council is seeking nominations for a new Multicultural Advisory Group that will help Christchurch fulfil its promise of being an inclusive, multicultural city that welcomes all.

Akaroa ratepayers will pay a targeted rate from July to help fund the new Akaroa Community Health Centre if the recommendations of a Hearings Panel are adopted.

Summer with your neighbours is all about bringing people together and celebrating the unique mix of each neighbourhood - which for Shirley Poppelwell takes the form of a potato growing competition.

The former Woolston Community Centre will be gifted to Te Waka Unua School for $1 following a Christchurch City Council decision.