A planned tree-planted median strip in Riccarton Rd will be shortened and have fewer trees than originally planned, to ensure there are no barriers for emergency services.

Designs showing what a major overhaul of the Harrington Park playground in Riccarton will look like have been approved.

Christchurch’s Acting Mayor Andrew Turner is welcoming changes to the Local Government Act that reinforce the role of councils in promoting community wellbeing.

The Local Government (Community Well-being) Amendment Bill passed its third and final reading in Parliament last night, effectively reinstating the four aspects of community well-being – social, economic, environmental and cultural – into the Local Government Act.

There will be fewer Anzac Day services in the Riccarton area this year owing to changes following the March mosque tragedy.

This week we are heading into Easter, the main festival in the Christian calendar. Good Friday is on 19th April, with Easter Sunday following. Services in the Riccarton area include:

A response fund has been approved to support immediate and emerging needs in the community following the Mosque terror attack.