Christchurch City Council
Living wage adopted for Chch council workers
The Christchurch City Council has become the third local body to adopt the living wage for those it employs directly.
Christchurch council third in country to adopt living wage
Christchurch City Council commits to paying employees the living wage, benefitting 470 staff. Video, Audio
185 White Chairs - stay or go?
According to TripAdvisor, 185 White Chairs is Christchurch’s top landmark attraction and 4th ranked in New Zealand. The collection of white-painted chairs is a stark representation of the lives lost… Video
Delay on sex worker rules angers both sides
The Christchurch City Council has again delayed a decision about how to deal with street prostitution and, as Logan Church reports, both sex workers and residents are angry. Audio
Swim school says council numbers 'don't add up'
A Christchurch swim school fears private businesses will lose out if a council proposal for free swimming lessons goes ahead. Audio
Sex workers put Christchurch between rock-and-hard-place
The Christchurch City Council could face legal action if it moves sex workers out of residential areas, but it also could face legal action if it doesn't. Audio
In Christchurch, what is an ‘as is where is’ property?
Christchurch Dilemmas investigates the market for severely damaged properties. Video
Council-owned events company racks up $16k travel bill
Questions are being asked about spending by a Christchurch City Council-owned events company on overseas travel and its use of a five-star hotel. Audio
Developer's ultimatum to council: Agree to carpark deal or we're out
The Christchurch City Council paid $28m towards a $50m carpark building after Carter Group threatened it would drop plans to build a glossy new CBD shopping precinct. Audio
Christchurch latest council to ban freedom camping
The Christchurch City Council has voted to completely ban freedom camping.
Chch Council moves to protect broadband company from sale
The Christchurch City Council has voted to place extra protections around its broadband company, making it harder to sell.
Delays for Christchurch council projects blamed on incompetence
Delays in completing more than 30 Christchurch City Council projects, worth more than $300m, are being put down to council incompetence. But the council says there are not enough contractors. Audio
Nineteen traffic lights deemed necessary for intersection
The Christchurch City Council is standing by the 19 traffic light poles it recently installed at a city intersection - despite some locals calling them an eyesore.
Mayor, rejigged council refocus on Christchurch CBD
One of re-elected Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel's first pledges is to increase efforts to get 20,000 people to live in the CBD.
New Brighton Pier to remain open during quake repairs
The Christchurch City Council is hoping to keep the New Brighton Pier open for most of the year it will take to complete earthquake repairs.
Chch City Council to commit 10 percent of spending to resilience
The mayor of Christchurch will today pledge to commit at least 10 percent of the city's spending to prepare for future shocks and stresses.
Anti-youth device to curb library loitering
A device that makes a high-pitched sound, generally only audible to those under 25, is being used to deter loitering outside a Christchurch library. Video
Christchurch City Council pushed on drinking water safety
The Canterbury DHB has asked for assurances that shallow bores in Christchurch's north-west are safe from contamination. Video
Consent to dig closer to Christchurch groundwater denied
An application to excavate less than a metre above Christchurch groundwater supplies has been turned down by the city's council.
Wells in Chch deemed an unsatisfactory risk
Christchurch City Council is considering fast-tracking work to better protect the city's drinking water, which it has been told is a "time bomb". Audio