Elections for members of the Christchurch City Council, Mayor, community boards, Canterbury District Health Board, and Environment Canterbury will be held on 12th October 2019.

Riccarton will elect one city councillor, and two members to the Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board.

Five people have put their hands up for the position of city councillor for Riccarton, and seven would like to be a community board member. (NOTE: The following profiles will be updated as new information comes to hand.)

Wharenui School in Matipo St, Riccarton, is to receive a new classroom.

Firefighters managed to save a significant portion of Riccarton's Antonio Hall, savaged by fire on Friday night.

Meanwhile, a young person has been arrested on charges of setting the fire.

Read more at: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/114215851/fire-at-christchurchs-antonio-hall-deemed-suspicious

An Iranian immigrant is proposing that a Peace Garden be included in the plans to revamp Harrington Park, Riccarton.

Several unexpected delays to the Christchurch City Council’s well-heads upgrade programme means parts of the city will still receive chlorine-treated drinking water beyond this month.

Term 2 ends on Friday this week, and a wide variety of school holiday programmes are available in the Riccarton area. Here’s a list: