Category: Christchurch Renewal
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Riverside Market Opened Today
Christchurch has another awesome new development for its citizens to explore with today’s opening of the Riverside Market on the corner of Lichfield Street and Oxford Terrace (next to the Avon River). This is a covered Farmer’s market featuring fresh produce from local growers along with a number of eateries. Today was a ‘soft opening’…
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Part of the new Promenade
This is part of the new promenade that runs along the Avon – with this section by the Convention Centre that is under construction. The Promenade will open officially this Sunday with an event that includes a scavenger hunt and a chance to win $10,000 worth of prizes. The official opening starts at 10am outside…
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Sediment removal, at the Woolston Cut, Heathcote River
There’s some major works in progress on the Heathcote River, with dredging taking place to remove sediment, with the end goal of reducing the flood risk. You can read more at this Press article https://i.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/101874580/heathcote-river-dredging-to-be-fasttracked-to-reduce-flooding
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The Central Library Progress
It’s always exciting when you see the glass going into a new building – but because this is the new central library and the artist’s impressions I’ve seen of it are very impressive, I’m even more excited to see the progress and that glass. The library will be called Turanga – and it will be more…
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Old Caffe Roma Building Reveal
This lovely little building was home to Caffe Roma – a favourite brunch location of mine back in the day. The building has been rescued, and just recently the cover that was on the outside of the building was removed – so we can all see how shiny and new it’s now looking. It will…
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Rauora Park in the East Frame
Start of the residential build in Raurora Park Rauora Park is part of the East Frame of the city. It’s going to be a mix of residential with a park running horizontally beside Manchester Street – all the way from High Street to Margaret Mahy Playground. Once completed it will be the third largest park…
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H & M Store and The Crossing Retail Precinct
Welcome to your new city. If you have not been into the central city for a few months, you are in for a very big surprise. It feels like a different place. And today, with the opening of the H & M store, the central city was buzzing with people and energy. It’s like a…
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Nothing to See Here Ticket Meters
What looks like a parking meter is currently in the Cathedral Square. Instead of issuing parking tickets it gives you a free thing to do within the central city area. It’s part of a wider campaign to promote well-being in Christchurch. You can see the rest of the ideas online at https://www.cph.co.nz/resources/open-city-nothing-to-see-here. And learn more about…
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The South Frame
The South Frame of Christchurch is slowly taking shape. The goal of the south frame is to connect parts of the city centre with pedestrian and cycle access. The image above is a close up of the stunning cloak design that is on the side of the carpark building for the Justice and Emergency Precinct. This…
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Cashel Street Mall Update – ANZ Centre
With the opening of the ANZ Centre building on Cashel Street (in the Mall) this area is suddenly a lot busier and it’s starting to feel a lot more like a central city again. There have been several new shops open up, including Glassons, Hallenstein Brothers and the super busy makeup store Mecca Maxima.
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Arts Centre Restoration
The clock tower of the Arts Centre is looking wonderful – like it was only just built (check out those dark slate roofing tiles!). The Arts Centre was a cultural hub for Christchurch and a fun place to while away an hour or so browsing the market and checking out the different artists and crafts…
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