Central city alcohol ban

Making the central city safer at the weekend is the goal of a City Council decision to look at banning the carrying or drinking of alcohol in public in the area on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights...

City set to celebrate 20 years of SummerTimes

It’s been going for 20 years and SummerTimesTM – the Christchurch City Council’s holiday festival – remains true to its original aim of providing quality free outdoor entertainment for the people of the city and its visitors...

Some light summer reading - Council Report for the year to 30 June 2002

You will soon be able to review the Council’s performance by obtaining a free copy of the Christchurch City Council’s Annual Report, outlining its achievements in the past financial year. The Council’s budget year runs from July 1 to June 30 the following year...

Seeing Christchurch through fresh eyes

New citizens bring new sets of eyes for seeing Christchurch positively. If you could choose to live anywhere at all in the world would your choice be Christchurch?...

2002 Environment Awards

A central city high school, a mixed lifestyle development on the city’s fringe and the late Bernie Hansen are this year’s winners of the City of Christchurch Environmental Awards...