Voting poll on the way

Christchurch people will soon be sent information and voting papers about which electoral system they want for future Christchurch City elections. The choice is between the current First Past the Post (FPP) system and a preferential system called Single Transferable Voting (STV)...

Lots of wins when we work together

We do so much so well in Christchurch I think that maybe we also tend to take it a little too much for granted. For this first column of the year I thought it might be fun to look at some of our collective “wins” as a city and also why I think they work so well...

Pipeline update

What sort of outcomes do people expect when the city pipes its treated wastewater out to sea through a pipeline, going through a suburb and across one of its beaches? The Council is keen to know...

Go easy on water

Christchurch has one of the highest quality natural water supplies of any city in the world.

Our water is purified naturally in underground aquifers and is not treated chemically.

But as the city grows and demand for water increases, we are reaching the stage where we could be using more than is available...