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Christchurch ranks globally as bicycle-friendly city

Christchurch has been named the most bicycle-friendly city in Asia and Oceania and 38th globally in an international ranking index.

Community matters  |  8 Jan 2026
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Take a break from hot days with cool art

Arts & Culture  |  19 Dec 2025

Harewood Road ‘super week’ starts in January

Community matters  |  16 Dec 2025

Summer event schedule heats up

Arts & Culture  |  15 Dec 2025

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Christchurch ranks globally as bicycle-friendly city

Community matters  |  8 Jan 2026

Christchurch has been named the most bicycle-friendly city in Asia and Oceania and 38th globally in an international ranking index.

Readers can’t get enough of Lee Child

Community matters  |  6 Jan 2026

Summer Theatre takes epic journey to Middle Earth

Arts & Culture  |  5 Jan 2026

Bots take over Shirley Library

Community matters  |  7 Jan 2026

Readers can’t get enough of Lee Child

Community matters  |  6 Jan 2026

Summer Theatre takes epic journey to Middle Earth

Arts & Culture  |  5 Jan 2026

Bots take over Shirley Library

Community matters  |  7 Jan 2026

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Water like you oughta this summer

Environment  |  23 Dec 2025

Summer event schedule heats up

Arts & Culture  |  15 Dec 2025

Council seeks relatives of Sunnyside Hospital patients buried in unmarked graves

Community matters  |  23 Dec 2025

Water like you oughta this summer

Environment  |  23 Dec 2025

Summer event schedule heats up

Arts & Culture  |  15 Dec 2025

Council seeks relatives of Sunnyside Hospital patients buried in unmarked graves

Community matters  |  23 Dec 2025

Take a break from hot days with cool art

Arts & Culture  |  19 Dec 2025

Be mindful of your pooch over summer

Community matters  |  18 Dec 2025

Gold stars for bin good

City life  |  18 Dec 2025

Take a break from hot days with cool art

Arts & Culture  |  19 Dec 2025

Be mindful of your pooch over summer

Community matters  |  18 Dec 2025

Gold stars for bin good

City life  |  18 Dec 2025

Community matters

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Design approved for Shirley Community Facility

Plans for a new Community Facility at Shirley Reserve have been approved by the local Community Board.

Parks and playgrounds  |  17 Dec 2025

Harewood Road ‘super week’ starts in January

Contractors will be working 24/7 in a ‘super week’ of construction to speed up the installation of new traffic signals and upgrades to water supply pipes on Harewood Road.

Transport options, Water  |  16 Dec 2025

Design approved for Shirley Community Facility

Parks and playgrounds  |  17 Dec 2025

Harewood Road ‘super week’ starts in January

Transport options, Water  |  16 Dec 2025

City life

Christchurch: A great place to be

Councillors plan for 2026

Councillors have given their priorities for what to include in next year's Draft Annual Plan, which will outline Christchurch City Council's activities and projects for 2026/27.

17 Dec 2025

Top-secret stadium turf revealed

The last piece of the puzzle – a world-class turf – has been laid at One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha.

16 Dec 2025

Councillors plan for 2026

17 Dec 2025

Top-secret stadium turf revealed

16 Dec 2025

Environment

Looking after our natural resources

Marine hotels provide insights into Harbour health

Deep below the surface of Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour are invertebrates offering important clues about the health of the harbour.

Caring for the environment, Water, Waterways  |  17 Dec 2025

Fresh start for South Hagley Park waterway

The Addington Brook renewal project has been successfully completed, marking a major step forward for one of the most polluted waterways in Christchurch.

Land drainage, Parks and playgrounds, Water  |  12 Dec 2025

Marine hotels provide insights into Harbour health

Caring for the environment, Water, Waterways  |  17 Dec 2025

Fresh start for South Hagley Park waterway

Land drainage, Parks and playgrounds, Water  |  12 Dec 2025

Planning & building

Creating a modern, sustainable city

Christchurch named one-stop shop for supermarket consenting

Christchurch City Council has been selected to serve as the one-stop consenting authority for the country’s large scale supermarket developments.

Building regulations  |  26 Nov 2025

Christchurch withdraws from further housing intensification

Christchurch’s bid to opt out of further housing intensification has been accepted.

Building regulations, District Plan, Housing, Land use and growth, Planning for the future, Urban growth  |  10 Nov 2025

Christchurch named one-stop shop for supermarket consenting

Building regulations  |  26 Nov 2025

Christchurch withdraws from further housing intensification

Building regulations, District Plan, Housing, Land use and growth, Planning for the future, Urban growth  |  10 Nov 2025

Arts & Culture

New exhibition explores freshwater future

A touring exhibition harnessing the power of contemporary art to shed light on an urgent environmental crisis opens this Saturday 13 December at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū.

Art & creativity  |  11 Dec 2025

The Little Street Art Festival Returns

Aotearoa’s most unique street art festival returns for its third year – with a slew of fun, surprising, revealing and meaningful creations by local urban artists.

Art & creativity  |  5 Dec 2025

New exhibition explores freshwater future

Art & creativity  |  11 Dec 2025

The Little Street Art Festival Returns

Art & creativity  |  5 Dec 2025
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