Event could attract 30000 visitors to city
The Press
Nga Pakihi Whakatekateka o Waitaha Cultural Council supported by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu and the Christchurch City Council have put in a bid to host the 2015 event. It is estimated that it could bring up to 30000 performers and visitors to the city.

$400m energy scheme to heat city
Stuff.co.nz
The idea was one of many put forward through the Christchurch City Council's Share an Idea campaign. Late last year the Christchurch Agency for Energy commissioned feasibility studies costing about $300000, looking at the technical aspects of the ...

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$1.5m payout for Marryatt possible - expert
TVNZ
Christchurch City Council chief executive Tony Marryatt could pocket up to $1.5 million if he is forced out of his job, an employment expert says. Marryatt has come under fire since the council announced in December that it had granted him a $68000 pay ...

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Stuff.co.nz
Couple 'sabotaged' by council reaction
Stuff.co.nz
Photo: DAVID HALLETT/FAIRFAX NZ The owners of an earthquake-hit Sumner wine shop say they felt "sabotaged" by the Christchurch City Council while trying to open a temporary bar in the area. Village Grape owners Wayne and Debbie Hardaker opened a ...

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The Dominion Post
Mission accomplished for protester
Stuff.co.nz
Whether the Christchurch City Council can recover from the wounds Lynch and his supporters inflicted at last Wednesday's protest rally remains to be seen, but for Lynch the fight is over. At least for now. "I don't think there is much more that I can ...
Clock ticking on Christchurch mayorThe Dominion Post

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Stuff.co.nz
Mission accomplished for protester
Stuff.co.nz
Whether the Christchurch City Council can recover from the wounds Lynch and his supporters inflicted at last Wednesday's protest rally remains to be seen, but for Lynch the fight is over. At least for now. "I don't think there is much more that I can ...

Brothels: Sex in the suburbs
New Zealand Herald
The Christchurch City Council is looking at supporting the bill, which could then go national. But one critic, Victoria University senior law lecturer Dean Knight, maintains the legislation is unnecessary. Councils can use existing powers to regulate ...

Airport build a boost for Christchurch
Stuff.co.nz
As well as being the airport chief, Boult is chairman of the Christchurch and Canterbury Tourism partnership, which this year has a funding base of $1.5 million – given equal $500000 contributions from Christchurch City Council, the Ministry of ...

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MSN NZ News
Candidates battle for place on Christchurch council
Radio New Zealand
Nine people are campaigning for a seat on the Christchurch City Council despite protests this week calling for the council to be dumped and fresh elections held. A by-election is under way to replace a councillor who quit in September citing ...
Angry residents call for early council electionStuff.co.nz
Govt won't sack Christchurch City CouncilMSN NZ News
Christchurch protest unlikely to achieve change3News NZ
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Biggest solar-energy community planned
The Press
It applied for resource consent from Christchurch City Council to build the fast-tracked subdivision last September. The 180-hectare site – between Redwood, Mairehau, Belfast and Marshland – is bigger than Hagley Park and was identified by Environment ...

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Stuff.co.nz
Joe Bennett wins right to stay
Stuff.co.nz
The Christchurch City Council overturned its decision to red-sticker Bennett's property this week after it was reassessed late last month. ''After six months of b....... and vast expense, they arrived at the decision I had arrived at half a year ago,'' ...

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Christchurch streamlines consent process
Voxy
Christchurch City Council is introducing a raft of new measures to streamline its consent process ahead of an expected increase in earthquake-related applications - predicted to be an additional 10000 a year for at least three years.

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Stuff.co.nz
Council make about-face over Chch hillside houses
Newstalk ZB
The Christchurch City Council has made an about-face over the threat to a number of Christchurch hillside residents. Writer Joe Bennett is among dozens who stayed in their homes despite legal orders to quit due to rockfall hazard.
Bennett back in his house, vows to fight for neighboursNew Zealand Herald
Bennett regrets cliffs home reprieveOtago Daily Times
Red sticker off Lyttelton writer's homeRadio New Zealand

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Slow down around roadworks
Voxy
... for information about works underway throughout the city. SCIRT is a partnership between Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Agency (CERA), Christchurch City Council, New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) and Care, Downer, Fulton Hogan and MacDow Fletcher.

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The Press
Joe Bennett vindicated
The Press
The Christchurch City Council overturned its decision to red sticker Bennett's property this week, after it was reassessed late last month. ''After six months of bullsh**t and vast expense they arrived at the decision I had arrived at half a year ago.
Bennett regrets cliffs home reprieveOtago Daily Times
Writer allowed to stay, but neighbours must goRadio New Zealand

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Editorial: It's all about appearances
Timaru Herald
Which is why the Christchurch City Council finds itself in such strife. It doesn't matter to people that the council was simply following employment law in approving chief executive Tony Marryatt's $68000 pay rise. It doesn't matter that the size of ...

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Otago Daily Times
Christchurch symptomatic of system
Otago Daily Times
Organiser Peter Lynch leads the protest march to the Christchurch City Council offices on Wednesday to deliver a letter calling for greater transparency. Photo by Geoff Sloan. Local government in this country is not delivering to the expectations of ...
Candidates battle for place on Christchurch councilRadio New Zealand
Angry residents call for early council electionStuff.co.nz
Govt won't sack Christchurch City CouncilMSN NZ News
3News NZ -Scoop.co.nz (press release) -The Press
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Stuff.co.nz
Council denies red tape left killer buildings standing
New Zealand Herald
Photo / Supplied Christchurch City Council staff have defended claims that paperwork held up the demolition of buildings which later collapsed in the February 22 earthquake, killing 12 people. The royal commission has been hearing evidence into the ...
Hearing told of post-quake chaos till systems in placeRadio New Zealand
Internal inspection 'never carried out'Stuff.co.nz
Demolition powers 'draconian', inquiry hearsSunday Star Times

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Stuff.co.nz
Demolition powers 'draconian', inquiry hears
Stuff.co.nz
The Christchurch City Council was granted powers in September 2010, under the Canterbury Earthquake Resource Management Act, to allow the demolition of heritage buildings without consent. However, council resource consents manager John Higgins ...

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MSN NZ News
Marryatt unsuitable for city recovery, says MP
Stuff.co.nz
Christchurch City Council chief executive Tony Marryatt is not the right man to lead the city's earthquake recovery, Christchurch East Labour MP Lianne Dalziel says. Dalziel, Labour's earthquake recovery spokeswoman, has called for the appointment of a ...
Christchurch protest over how city is runOtago Daily Times
Council acts to speed up quake consentsMSN NZ News
Smith not keen on early council electionStar Canterbury
The Press -Scoop.co.nz (press release)
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