Christchurch City Council is meeting at 9.30am on Wednesday 25 January. The main items on the agenda for the public part of the meeting include:

Akaroa and its visitors are being called on to help protect a pair of at risk native birds and their newly hatched chick called Christmas.

He Puna Taimona is closing temporarily so scheduled maintenance work can be carried out.

Christchurch is set to buzz over the next week with an action-packed line up of major events coming to the city.

Christchurch residents can help scientists in their efforts to learn more about New Zealand’s marine mammals with the new SeaSpotter app that Christchurch City Council has partly funded.

Our kerbside collection will be running as normal over the Christmas and New Year period, however, we know some people may reach the capacity of their bins over this period!

The Associate Minister for the Environment Phil Twyford has written to Mayor Phil Mauger in response to Christchurch City Council’s request for a bespoke approach to housing intensification rules in Christchurch.

The Government’s third tranche of the Infrastructure Acceleration Fund (IAF) will enable around 16,600 new homes to be built across New Zealand, including approximately 1400 in Christchurch.

Arts collective Pacific Sisters will play a key role in the final weekend of SCAPE Public Art and the final days of Te Pū o Te Wheke with a special Fiafia PIKNIK 2023 event this Saturday.

Treetech Sparks is celebrating its 40th birthday on Saturday 21 January. Here’s everything you need to know to enjoy a cracker night at one of the city’s favourite events.