Christchurch Press Releases

QEII Recreation and Sport Centre’s fitness centre is moving to the Parklands Community Centre until a new permanent home can be found for it in the city’s eastern suburbs.

The recent seismic events in Christchurch have created financial and emotional pressures for a wide range of business. However, websites are enabling businesses to connect with customers from all over the country, while still allowing the business to operate and generate incomes; even if their bricks and mortar operation has been damaged. Christchurch business which has been affected by the recent seismic events are being offered assistance in the form of 12 months interest free on website design and development.

Third annual study of sales and marketing by Kiwi technology exporters opens today. Managed by Concentrate and Swaytech, sponsored by PwC.

Tocky, by Nanda Home will jump from your bed-side table and roll away to get you up in the morning – without wheels! That’s a lot of action in a very compact design.

A series of meetings with CERA, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, will be head over the following week for people from homes in Christchurch and Kaiapoi’s worst affected suburbs.

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the announcement today of zones of land damage in greater Christchurch is the most up-to-date information that can be provided.

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee says the government will give an initial update on the state of land in greater Christchurch at a media briefing at 1:30pm tomorrow in Christchurch.

A post celebrating the YouTube video The Muntstones was being written in the sleepy district of Darfield when a quake interrupted the writing of the word “despair”.

The boil water notice that was issued following the christchurch earthquake on June 13 2011 has now been lifted. Christchurch’s tap water is now safe to drink. Water from private bores and wells should still be boiled.

With the Farmy Army, Student Volunteer Army and Christchurch City Council combining from tomorrow to remove silt following the latest earthquake, residents are being advised how to make contact to request assistance.

The Polish community in Christchurch understands what it means to rebuild a city and restore lost heritage so they have organised a concert to fundraise for the restoration of the Art’s Centre. Acclaimed pianist Dr Anna Kijanowska is flying out from the US to join flautist Adrianna Lis and soprano Olga Gryniewicz in a programme of uplifting classical pieces from Chopin, Beethoven, Schubert and Saint-Saëns in a concert entitled Ode to Joy. Christchurch composer,Anthony Ritchie, has composed a piece for the event called Polish Dances.

Nathan Guy, the Minister for the National Library says that the trauma and recovery of quake-ravaged Christchurch is being recorded for the next generations.

We are excited to announce a publication capturing the Canterbury Rugby Football Experience, with three exclusive limited editions and one unlimited edition.

James Stewart Local Christchurch Resident opens new Plumb’In Bathroom Factory Shop in Christchurch, supplying much needed bathroom products, showers, toilets, baths, tapware and laundry units at affordable prices.

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee is welcoming the news that Roger Sutton is to be the permanent CEO of Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA). Roger Sutton has experience as CEO of Orion Networks and has a great understanding of the extent of earthquake damage in Canterbury, and the need for recovery. John Ombler, interim CEO of CERA, has done an outstanding job and will assist with the transition.

BusinessNZ praises Budget 2011 for focusing on skills for rebuilding Christchurch following the February earthquake. Funding for trades training will include more construction-related places being available at training institutions.

Budget 2011 will provide up to $42 million for trades training for the Canterbury region, Tertiary education Minister Steven Joyce says. Funding is being set aside for up to 1500 additional training places as part of a comprehensive cross-agency response to meet additional demand for labour for the reconstruction programme called “Skills for Canterbury”.

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Christchurch mum Tash Page is spearheading a unique new effort to show parents the positive side of cloth nappies – via video entries from real mums and dads who use cloth rather than disposables.

A tourism event with a twist is being held on the 30th of April in Christchurch that celebrates the fact the Christchurch is Open. Being a combination of a trade show and a backpacker party, the event hopes to drive revenue generation for those tourism businesses still operating in Christchurch, while creating a platform to promote a positive message about Christchurch and its tourism industry.