1998 Media Release Archive

• 21 December 1998
  • The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)
  • Christchurch teddy bears prepare for their big day out.
  •  Huge party to mark start of SummerTimes festival.
  • Mr Moon and Super Nan rescue kids from holiday boredom.
  • Press Lunchtime Concert featuring The Western Australian Combined Districts Concert Band

  • Press Lunchtime Concert featuring Scarecrow

• 17 December 1998

  • Beckenham Sculpture to be Unveiled Friday

• 16 December 1998
  • Farmers Carpark Opens Friday
  • Mini Golf Design Focuses On Natural Environment

• 14 December 1998
  • Millennium Clock Launch

• 24 November 1998
  • Cathedral Square Lunchtime Concert Series

• 27 November 1998

  • Gigantic Beach Clean Up

• 25 November 1998
  • Winning art gallery design announced
  • Christchurch Art Gallery Background Notes
    • The Buchan Group - Design Concept and Rationale for the new Christchurch Art Gallery
    • Christchurch Art Gallery - Architectural Design Competition Process
    • Christchurch Art Gallery Design Competition - Report of the Competition Panel of Assessors
    • Christchurch Art Gallery Architectural Competition/Panel Of Assessors
    • Christchurch Art Gallery Project Background Briefing
    • The Buchan Group Profile

• 24 November 1998
  • Cathedral Square Lunchtime Concert Series
  • Christchurch looks forward to a summer full of free entertainment.

• 20 November 1998
  • Council Urges - Stay Off Verandahs During Parade

  • Beautiful Schools To Be Honoured

• 16 November 1998
  • Year 2000 Millenium bug

• 12 November 1998
  • New art Gallery Design Competition winner - announcement imminent

• 5 November 1998
  • Sister City Delegation To Visit Christchurch

• 2 November 1998
  • Council Tops In Energy Efficiency

• 29 October 1998
  • Recommendations for Deputy Mayor and Council Committee Chairpeople

• 16 October 1998
  • Helping Hand for Thousandth Resident

• 12 October 1998
  • New creche facilities at Pioneer Stadium open this week

  • Parade for information literacy

• 8 October 1998
  • Construction work reprogrammed For International Paralympic World Swimming Championships

• 7 October 1998
  • Jade Stadium Ltd Board Members Appointed

• 5 October 1998
  • Bottle Lake Forest Park Management Plan
  • Libraries of the Future

• 1 October 1998
  • Road Reform Litigation - Appeal
  • Kura Kaupapa Designation for old Work Depot Site in Spreydon subject to conditions

• 29 September, 1998
  • Project Manager appointed to the Jade stadium Redevelopment project at Lancaster Park

• 25 September 1998
  • The City of Christchurch Environmental Award Winners

• 17 September, 1998
  • City Council Ready For Y2k

• 14 September, 1998
  • $200,000 Grant for Travis Wetland

• 12 September, 1998
  • Diverse range of events offered during Christchurch Festival of Dance
  • 100 dancers go full circle
  • Fortnight of festivities to showcase Canterbury

• 4 September, 1998
  • High Court says No to Council Claim

• 2 September, 1998
  • B.W. Mountfort and the Gothic Revival in Canterbury: A Centennial Exhibition

• 25 August, 1998
  • Refuse Station Charge for Tyres

• 20 August, 1998
  • Launch of the Christchurch City Council Youth Policy Study
  • International Wheelchair Games for Christchurch

• 18 August 1998
  • 500 Days to Go Celebration

• 14 August, 1998
  • First South Island Exhibition of Visa Gold Art Award
  • The Lie Of The Land National Tour of Stone Sculptures at McDougall Art Gallery John Edgar

• 5 August 1998
  • Tapestry 2000

• 6 August, 1998
  • The Great North/West Youth Summit

• 28 July, 1998
  • Waste Water Working Party Tells Council Which Way To Go
  • Summary of Statements Made at the Media Conference for the Wastewater Consent Working Party

• 6 July, 1998
  • Sumner Library re-opens

• 2 July, 1998
  • Advance Schedule Of Exhibitions At The Robert McDougall Art Gallery & Annex

• 26 June 1998
  • Launch: Early Childhood Education Review
  • Report of Height of Sand Dunes Being Considered

• 23 June 1998
  • Nada Beardsley Literacy Award for Canterbury Public Library

• 18 June 1998

  • First Major Exhibition Of New Art From China On View At The Robert McDougall Art Gallery
    Reckoning with the Past: Contemporary Chinese Painting
    1 July - 6 September 1998

• 15 June 1998

  • 12 Leading New Zealand Artists Explore Realism In A National Tour Of Recent Work At The McDougall
    (Re)visioning the Real. 20 June - 23 August 1998

• 12 June 1998

  • Christchurch children’s festival attracts national interest.

• 11 June, 1998
  • Residents Support Council Ownership of Southpower, Port and Airport Companies
  • Summary Of Annual Residents Survey 1998
  • Christchurch Residents want to keep their Roads
  • "Christchurch A Great Place To Live Work And Play" - 1998 Annual Residents Survey

• 10 June 1998
  • Central Library Flood

• 8 June, 1998
  • New Roading Proposals Must Be Openly Debated — O’Rourke

• 2 June 1998
  • Port Hills 2000

• 27 May 1998
  • Canterbury Public Library's 13^th Annual Booksale

• 19 May, 1998

  • Research Reveals Fundamental Flaws in Road Reform Proposals — O’Rourke

• 11 May 1998
  • N.Z. Post Supreme Award Winner Visits Christchurch
  • Advance Schedule Of Exhibitions At The Robert McDougall Art Gallery & Annex
  • New Christchurch Art Gallery Given Council Approval

• 27 April 1998
  • Diversity a feature of New Zealand’s biggest children’s festival.

• 23 April 1998
  • Contract awarded for Pool and Leisure Complex on the site of the Centennial Pool

• 20 April 1998
  • Ria Bancroft: Three Decades Of Sculpture

• 15 April 1998
  • Prepare for an Alien attack at the McDougall Contemporary Art Annex

• 30 March 1998
  • Legal Opinion Addresses Rights Associated with Road Ownership

• 26 March 1998
  • Ownership Structure of New Zealand Roads
  • Council Legal Opinion About Rights, Not Privatisation
  • Contract for Swimming and Leisure pools at Pioneer Sports Stadium Awarded

• 25 March 1998
  • Council Asks High Court to Clarify Road Ownership

• 23 March 1998
  • Overwhelming Opposition to Government Road Reform

• 20 March 1998
  • Margaret Mahy Collection launched at Canterbury Public Library

• 25 February 1998
  • New Christchurch Art Gallery Given Council Approval
  • Top line up of Kiwi music at free rock event.

• 16 February 1998
  • Celebrating Children and Families

• 11 February 1998
  • City Council’s credit rating maintained at AA/Stable

• 5 February, 1998
  • Audience participation creates enchanting atmosphere at opera.
  • Talented young soloists a special feature of festival’s finale.

• 2 February 1998
  • January Water Use Very High
  • Love Thy Neighbour

• 22 January 1998
  • Square Re- Development Delayed

• 7 January 1998
  • Summer pantomime promises plenty of magic, excitement, love & adventure.

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