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It is Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) awareness week from 20th to 26th March.
We are a nationwide, but locally based, community organisation. Our volunteers are here to help people to know and understand their rights and obligations, and how to use this information to get the best outcomes. We … View moreIt is Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) awareness week from 20th to 26th March.
We are a nationwide, but locally based, community organisation. Our volunteers are here to help people to know and understand their rights and obligations, and how to use this information to get the best outcomes. We provide people with the confidence and support they need to take action.
You don’t have to be a Citizen to use us and this week we are celebrating the diversity and multiculturalism within our service. If you would like help in your language, call our freephone number 0800 367 222, or visit your local CAB, and let us know what language speaker you require. Language should not be a barrier to getting the information and advice you need.
Find out more about CAB, what we do and what it's like volunteering. Click on the link to go to the podcast
AEA holds regular online meetings and welcomes newcomers from all over the world. Attendance at meetings helps members feel a part of the fellowship. Members share how AEA has worked for them and the difference it is making in their lives.
A provocative and breath-taking wakeup call told through video and live music.
Anyone know where I can get best value for
$100 or so worth of eggs. ?
Prefer local if I can.
One off purchase for a community activity.
Hi everyone
Our stock clearance sale on preloved clothes and shoes kicks off tomorrow. We also have selected furniture at discounted prices. Pop in and see what we have on offer.
Open Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm, Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm, Sunday 10.00am - 3.00pm.
683 Ferry Road behind … View moreHi everyone
Our stock clearance sale on preloved clothes and shoes kicks off tomorrow. We also have selected furniture at discounted prices. Pop in and see what we have on offer.
Open Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm, Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm, Sunday 10.00am - 3.00pm.
683 Ferry Road behind Domino’s.
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Addington School
5-7pm Thursdays 2nd February - 30th March
Bike Bridge Christchurch - Taught by women, for women.
All abilities welcome - from those who have never sat on a bike to those that want to build confidence on the road.
Bikes and helmets provided.
Come when you can between 5-7pm;… View moreAddington School
5-7pm Thursdays 2nd February - 30th March
Bike Bridge Christchurch - Taught by women, for women.
All abilities welcome - from those who have never sat on a bike to those that want to build confidence on the road.
Bikes and helmets provided.
Come when you can between 5-7pm; no worries if you arrive late or need to leave early. No need to book.
Please wear closed footwear.
Bike Bridge at Addington School poster Feb 2023.pdf Download View
17 March is Saint Patrick’s Day. It is the day when Irish communities around the world celebrate their culture with music, dancing, parades, and traditional food and drinks.
May the luck of the Irish be with you! Enjoy your day!
Costs are high making 2023 a tough year already! Who's the hero doing the hard yards to keep things running in your household?
NZ Compare wants to pay $350 towards their Broadband and Power bill!
Nominate your household Hero by clicking the button below and be in to WIN $350!
Offer ENDS… View moreCosts are high making 2023 a tough year already! Who's the hero doing the hard yards to keep things running in your household?
NZ Compare wants to pay $350 towards their Broadband and Power bill!
Nominate your household Hero by clicking the button below and be in to WIN $350!
Offer ENDS 31st March 2023.
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Primary, secondary and kindergarten teachers are striking this week as they look for a pay offer that meets inflation at 7.2% and makes concessions around staffing issues - in particular, student to teacher ratios.
A ratio of 1 teacher for 23 students applies for year 11 students, however … View morePrimary, secondary and kindergarten teachers are striking this week as they look for a pay offer that meets inflation at 7.2% and makes concessions around staffing issues - in particular, student to teacher ratios.
A ratio of 1 teacher for 23 students applies for year 11 students, however support staff can be counted as teachers so the reality is that class sizes can be much higher.
What do you think are the ideal sizes for classrooms?
Type NFP alongside your comments if you don't wish these to be shared in the We Say You Say column of the local paper.
Hi everyone
We’ve got something for everyone this week. Here’s some snaps of a few items, we have loads more.
$1, $2 and clearance racks have some great deals, plus 25% off all shoes. Don’t miss out.
Open 7 days Mom - Fri 9.00am - 5.00pm, Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm, Sunday 10.00am - … View moreHi everyone
We’ve got something for everyone this week. Here’s some snaps of a few items, we have loads more.
$1, $2 and clearance racks have some great deals, plus 25% off all shoes. Don’t miss out.
Open 7 days Mom - Fri 9.00am - 5.00pm, Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm, Sunday 10.00am - 3.00pm.
683 Ferry Road, behind Domino’s.
Stars is the next step of our programmes transformational journey as they move into secondary school. Stars is a 12-month mentoring programme that supports, motivates and positively reinforces Year 9 students during their first year at secondary school with the guidance of Year 12 & 13 Peer … View moreStars is the next step of our programmes transformational journey as they move into secondary school. Stars is a 12-month mentoring programme that supports, motivates and positively reinforces Year 9 students during their first year at secondary school with the guidance of Year 12 & 13 Peer Mentors. Find out more about our Stars programmes through the link below!
We can see you're paying a lot for your broadband each month (we'll have some helpful advice on that soon)! Now let's shine the spot light on Power! The other BIG bill Kiwis are juggling.
We know usage can fluctuate quite a bit meaning so would your bill but to keep it simple, … View moreWe can see you're paying a lot for your broadband each month (we'll have some helpful advice on that soon)! Now let's shine the spot light on Power! The other BIG bill Kiwis are juggling.
We know usage can fluctuate quite a bit meaning so would your bill but to keep it simple, how much does your power bill usually come to?
From reporter Steven Walton:
Leading Christchurch developers are scaling back major projects, putting others on hold and threatening to pull out of the central city altogether in protest of council plans to make some streets one-way.
Philip Carter and Shaun Stockman made stark warnings to … View moreFrom reporter Steven Walton:
Leading Christchurch developers are scaling back major projects, putting others on hold and threatening to pull out of the central city altogether in protest of council plans to make some streets one-way.
Philip Carter and Shaun Stockman made stark warnings to Christchurch city councillors on Wednesday as they vented about a $33 million plan to make roads around the new Te Kaha stadium more pedestrian-friendly.
One of the most significant proposals in the plan is to make Lichfield St, between Madras and Manchester St, one-way with a 10kph speed limit, though three quarters of the 1200 submitters supported this.
A leading transport academic was among those in support and said the streets had to be made safer.
But Carter and Stockman said the council was breaking promises of earlier post-earthquake rebuild documents, which had left them without certainty.
Carter, who developed The Crossing, said the documents showed Lichfield St would remain two-way.
The street was an “artery” for his car park at The Crossing and the council was “tampering” with it, he said.
Making it one-way would break trust, he said, adding that he had “deep concerns” about anything that affected traffic coming into the city.
He also criticised council plans to make part of Gloucester St one-way, which were recently put on hold.
“You guys [the council] continue to make it so hard,” Carter said.
“You are now driving investments away.”
In light of the council proposals, Carter said:
- He would stop a planned development on the old Holiday Inn site, despite having attracted an international tenant with no other New Zealand stores.
- He was no longer prepared to be involved in the planned car park for the new Catholic Cathedral precinct.
- He would downscale his planned international hotel beside the new Te Pae convention centre.
- Carter said he also wanted to stop work on an office building in Cathedral Square , but could not because construction had recently commenced.
He said he recently showed a London investor a site near the convention centre and asked him if he wanted to put a hotel there. After hearing about the Gloucester St plans, the investor replied: “Why would I”, Carter said.
A council analysis of those who wanted Lichfield St to remain two-way found many were concerned about loss of parking and traffic flow. Some also wanted cars to take priority.
But planning just for cars was “at best unbelievably naive and at worst plain dumb”, according to Canterbury University professor Simon Kingham, who is also chief science adviser to the Ministry of Transport.
“You need to provide good alternatives, [such as] walking, cycling and public transport and people will change their behaviour,” he said.
“This is clearly what the evidence says.”
Kingham backed council staff’s view that the streets had to be safer and more pedestrian-friendly.
He said he was horrified when the plans were paused last year.
Youth-led climate action organisation Generation Zero also supported the one-way option and said the streets should be redesigned to be safer for pedestrians, cyclists, scooter and mobility device users.
The council analysis said submitters backing the one-way plan supported enhanced pedestrian access, more safety, as well as the greening and beautification of the street.
Five Lichfield St businesses supported the one-way plan while four wanted the two-way option.
Out of all Christchurch businesses that submitted, 17 supported one-way while 35 wanted two-way.
Developer Shaun Stockman was among the latter. He said his company’s board was so alarmed by the proposed revamp that it had paused two projects.
“If these proposals as per go ahead, we will be stopping any further investment in Christchurch CBD fullstop,” he said.
Stockman claimed the revamp overlooked the elderly and disabled communities; removed an unnecessary amount of car parking; and would take away valuable trade from businesses.
Stockman said he did not own buildings in the affected streets, but owned some in surrounding streets.
The views of residents and businesses are now being considered by councillors Melanie Coker, Tyrone Fields, Sara Templeton, Mark Peters, and Yani Johanson.
They will make a recommendation to council on how to proceed with the revamp, with a final decision to be made by the full council.
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