Channell's life and work are actually the subject of a current exhibit at the ongoing Christchurch Heritage Festival (which is, ironically, sponsored by the city council). The event description ...

Christchurch City Council has wasted years and millions of dollars fighting with the government over housing intensification, ...

Almost 300 of the city's library workers will be getting a pay rise to reflect the 'true value' of their work, despite the cancellation of their pay equity claim. It was one of 33 dissolved in May ...

For more than two decades, the New Zealand city of Christchurch has annually paid thousands of dollars to Ian Brackenbury Channell, known as the official Wizard of New Zealand. Now the city ...

Christchurch City Council has laid out an ambitious, decade-long plan to rebuild the city after last year's devastating earthquakes in the region. The plan includes free citywide Wi-Fi ...

Part of the Christchurch City Council building will remain closed for months after an engineering report showed it was an earthquake risk.

The Government has issued its final decision on Christchurch City Council’s bid to carve its own path out of national housing intensification rules. Housing Minister Chris Bishop rejected 14 of the ...

The Government’s been making it increasingly clear over time that it doesn’t really give two-hoots about local democracy.   But, in the last 24 hours, ...

CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL says every service it provides to the community is enabled by investments in technologies, tools and systems. At the same time, the council is cognisant of the shifting ...

Christchurch City Council is currently hearing from locals, businesses and organisations on their local alcohol policy (LAP) draft.

Christchurch mayor Phil Mauger says the plans have been a huge undertaking and the result doesn't feel like the best outcome.

The Christchurch City Council has appointed e-Spatialto review its GIS (Geographic Information Systems), and develop a strategy and roadmap for the future of GIS services. “e-Spatial were ...