Christchurch City Council is meeting at 9.30am on Thursday 11 August. The main items on the agenda for the public part of the meeting are:

Christchurch residents whose health and wellbeing continues to be affected by the smells coming from the fire-damaged wastewater treatment plant will receive more targeted support.

Check here for regular updates relating to the fire-damaged Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant and how we are dealing with the issues.

The temperatures outside may be climbing but there will be a Chill in the City this week.

The final part of the interim solution is in place at the wastewater treatment plant, with the new activated sludge treatment system made fully operational.

Nine battery electric trucks have hit the roads in Christchurch as part of a city council-led initiative aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Significant changes to Christchurch’s planning rules, set to come into effect in August, are being pushed back a month due to the impacts of Covid-19 and winter sickness.

Christchurch City Council has approved a private plan change that will allow the Homebase retail centre on Marshland Road to expand, but there will be limitations on development.

Rolleston House will get a new lease on life as a space for local artists.

Nau mai, haere mai ki tēnei mahi toi ki te taone. A mobile Pounamu carving unit will be parked outside Tūranga this week and will be offering free drop-in pounamu carving and repair workshops.