1997 Media Release Archive

• 22 December 1997
  • KidsPlay - at a park near you
  • Tip Top Ice Cream Teddy Bears Picnic

• 17 December 1997
  • All-Kiwi line up a first for rock event.

• 12 December 1997
  • Garden City Water Consumption Must Fall Says Council

• 11 November 1997

  • Fingers crossed for a long hot summer.

• 10 November, 1997
  • Advance Schedule Of Exhibitions At The Robert McDougall Art Gallery & Annex
  • Sculptural Exhibition Features NZ’s Most Famous Master Of Kinetic Art McDougall Art Gallery’s Sculpture In The Gardens Featuring The Work Of Len Lye, Sam Mahon, Evan Webb & Randall Watson 26 November, 1997-5 April, 1998
  • 50th Anniversary Commemoration Of New Zealand’s Most Famous Female Artist: Frances Hodgkins Robert McDougall Art Gallery 22 November, 1997 - 25 January, 1998

• 29 October 1997
  • Diverse range of lunchtime performances on offer during festival.
  • Long awaited Pier opens this weekend

• 24 October 1997
  • New Leisure Pool Expects 10,000 Visitors In First Two Weeks
  • Canterbury Public Library welcomes the Sumner Library

• 29 September 1997
  • SummerTimes festival dates announced.

• 21 September 1997
  • Cantabrians gear up to ‘show off the province’.
  • Christchurch’s newest festival opens with ‘The First Dance’.
  • ‘Global Steps’ showcases a world of dance .

• 18 September 1997
  • Accommodation Supplement Not Working Says Council

• 15 September 1997
  • Rates Or User Charges ?? Council To Consult On Policy On Funding

• 5 September 1997
  • Memorial For Diana

  • Slight Increase To Library Charges

• 6 August 1997
  • International Expert Hosts Cleaner Production Seminar

• 25 July 1997

  • Dance exponents invited to meeting.

• 24 July 1997
  • Hagley Ferrymead Community Board Heritage Awards

• 21 July 1997
  • Positive Results From Seventh Annual Residents’ Survey
  • Residents Recycling More
  • Residents Views On Social Issues
  • Work Of Master Carver, Frederick George Gurnsey At The Robert McDougall Art Gallery
  • Our Silver Heritage

• 17 July 1997
  • Exhibition Of Arts Festival Laureate’s Work

• 14 July, 1997
  • Christchurch Treated To A Visit Of One Of Australia’s Most Celebrated Flower Painters
  • Showtime Canterbury wins award.

• 4 July 1997
  • Spreydon-Heathcote Community Funding Committee allocations

• 27 June, 1997
  • TECHNOLOGICAL TAKEOVER AT THE McDOUGALL ART ANNEX
    Simon Biggs: Magnet 11 July-10 August, 1997
    Ruth Watson: The Developing World 15 August-14 September, 1997

• 19 June 1997
  • Council To Promote Needs Of Skateboarders And Pedestrians

• 18 June 1997
  • Trees Integral Part Of Worcester Street Design

• 16 June 1997
  • Council To Lobby Minister On SI Power Differential

• 16 June 1997
  • Crane lifting historic TB HUT for re-siting & renovation and use as information centre.

• 5 June 1997
  • Council City Plan Reflects Local Conditions
  • Confident Living Programme Support Sought

• 27 May, 1997
  • Local Artist Contemplates Elements Of Human Interaction And Destruction At The McDougall

• 26 May, 1997
  • Leading Canterbury Artist Offers Original Artwork As Prize For Quiz At The Robert McDougall Art Gallery

• 20 May 1997
  • Further Information On The Children's Plan

• 28 May 1997
  • Closing Date Extended For Public Submissions On Electoral Review

• 28 May 1997
  • Christchurch wins International City Marketing Conference

• 27 May, 1997
  • Robert McDougall Art Gallery Hosts Treasures From The National Library In Celebration Of Their 75th Birthday

• 21 May, 1997
  • McDougall Art Annex Presents The Brilliant Photographs Of Leading Auckland Artist ‘Redeye’ By Ann Shelton.

• 15 May 1997
  • Working Group To Look At Buskers In Christchurch Buskers In Worcester Boulevard

• 13 May 1997
  • Antarctic Heritage Trail - I’m Going For A Heritage Walk, I May Be Some Time

• 6 May 1997
  • St. Martins Children’s Library Re-opens

• 21 April 1997
  • 35,000 Books Destroyed In Shirley Library Fire

• 21 April, 1997
  • Major New Zealand Fibre Artist Ventures Beyond The Buzzy Bee And Kiwiana At The McDougall Art Annex

• 14 April, 1997
  • Local Artist Contemplates Elements Of Human Interaction And Destruction At The McDougall

• 3 April , 1997
  • Leading New Zealand And American Embroiderers Sew Their Stuff At The Robert McDougall Art Gallery

• 3 April, 1997
  • Two New Zealand Realists Construct A Collage Of Imagery In A Combined Exhibition At The Robert McDougall Art Gallery: 27 April-4 June

• 2 April, 1997
  • Advance Schedule Of Public Programmes And Exhibitions At The Robert McDougall Art Gallery & Annex (Amended)

• 25 March 1997
  • Mobile Libraries Go "Live"

• 18 March 1997
  • Children's Advocate, Lyn Campbell, has initiated meetings with some of the key people working in the area of Refugees and New Migrants...

• 17 March 1997
  • Juvenile Sex Abusers Unit - Site Committee Meet

• 12 March 1997
  • First Ever Community Board Conference Starts On Friday

• 12 March 1997
  • Council Ties In With Muscular Dystrophy Fundraiser

• 28 February 1997
  • Bequests for City Library

• 28 February 1997
  • Public View Sought On New Landfill For Canty

• 27 February 1997
  • Council Find Wigram Risk Too High

• 12 February, 1997
  • Contemporary Photographers Discuss Current Issues And Practices In McDougall One-Day Seminar Frozen Dreams, Frozen Dreams, 1 March, 1997

• 10 February, 1997
  • Advance Schedule Of Public Programmes And Exhibitions At The Robert McDougall Art Gallery & Annex

• 3 February 1997
  • New Youth Workers And Organisations To Sign Contracts

• 27 January 1997
  • First Community Board Conference Christchurch Initiative
  • Robert McDougall Art Gallery Presents An Exhibition Of Work By Leading American Photographer Arthur Tress Fantastic Voyage 14 February-13 April,1997
  • Christchurch Children's Survey Backs U.N. Finding
  • Christchurch City Hosts International Gathering Of Local Authorities

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