What is the city council spending on?
What is the city council spending on?
About $1.6 billion will be spent on Christchurch City Council’s Annual Plan this financial year. Dylan Smits examines where it is going.
Dylan Smits
White supremacist making Christchurch mayoral bid
White supremacist Philip Arps making Christchurch mayoral bid
White supremacist Philip Arps is making a bid for the Christchurch mayoralty.
Mayoral bid by white supremacist Philip Arps
White supremacist Philip Arps makes Chch mayoral bid
White supremacist Philip Arps is making a bid for the Christchurch mayoralty.
Wastewater upgrade ahead of schedule
Wastewater upgrade ahead of schedule, under budget
The $16 million wastewater upgrade in Ilam is causing ongoing frustration for commuters, but the large-scale project is progressing ahead of schedule.
Staff praised amid spike in ED visits
Staff praised amid spike in ED visits
Christchurch Hospital’s emergency department may have had its largest number of patients ever in one day.
Templeton slammed for attending LGNZ conference
Poll: Templeton slammed for attending local government conference
Christchurch mayoral candidate Sara Templeton and seven community board members attended the LGNZ conference at Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre, costing $14,800.
Poll: OIA request for stadium event costs refused
Poll: OIA request for stadium event costs refused
Do you think you have the right to know how Venues Ōtautahi will split the cost of events with clients at Christchurch's new $683m central city stadium?
Stopping asset sales main focus for union members
Stopping ratepayer-owned asset sales main focus for union members
Union members are ramping up a campaign ahead of the October local body elections, urging Christchurch voters to back candidates opposed to the sale of ratepayer-owned assets.
Another Keown steps up to join the election race
Another Keown steps up to join the election race
The United States has the Kennedys, Bushes and Clintons. Could Christchurch be home to its own political dynasty after the October elections?
Fundraising mission from Huntsbury to Ukraine
Fundraising mission from Huntsbury to Ukraine
Matt Goodrick has had enough of watching the Ukraine war unfold on TV, so he is heading over to do what he can to help.
Supermarkets to get voting bins
Poll: Supermarkets to get voting bins in bid to raise Chch local body elections turnout
What method would you prefer to use to vote in the Christchurch local body elections?
Work to renew water pipes brought forward
Relief for residents as work to renew pipes brought forward
Residents of a Christchurch street that has had about a dozen water outages since 2022 are relieved to hear their long-awaited pipe renewal work is now scheduled for August.
Green light for turning right debated
Green light for turning right debated
A new report highlights some of the issues with installing more right-turning arrows at Christchurch intersections, with each upgrade possibly costing up to $850,000.
Grandchildren inspire cancer battle
'Make sure she remembers me': Grandchildren inspire cancer battle
Christchurch 65-year-old Graham Tippen’s greatest fear is his two-year-old granddaughter Lily not remembering him.
Cathedral fence may be moved
Poll: Christ Church Cathedral fence may be moved to free up square for entertainment
Should the boundary fence around Christ Church Cathedral be moved back to encourage more live music and recreation events in the square?
No big celebration for 175th anniversary
No big celebration for Canterbury's 175th anniversary
There will be no large-scale celebrations of Canterbury’s 175th anniversary later this year, with the group behind the effort not applying for city council funding.
Lighting up the campaign trail
Lighting up the campaign trail
A blast from the past shows a novel way a Christchurch mayoral candidate tried to get votes.
Chch residents not exempt from stadium ticket levy
Chch residents not exempt from stadium ticket levy
Christchurch residents hoping to avoid a potential ticket levy for events at the new One New Zealand Stadium are out of luck.
Raf Manji to make another bid for city council
Raf Manji to make another bid for city council
Well-known former Christchurch city councillor Raf Manji is making another bid for a seat at the council table with a commitment to push for a 5% rates increase cap.
Dorka turns 102
Dorka turns 102, recalls life under communist regime
Refugee Dorka Ganeva has turned 102 - 50 years after she arrived in Christchurch to escape the Bulgarian communist regime.