ReUnite Trust Canterbury launch

Posted on 24 October 2012 by belinda

Location: PEETO The Multicultural Learning Centre (currently operating from the Riccarton Baptist Church Corner of Peverel and Rattray Streets, Riccarton)
Date: November 5
Time: 6pm to 8pm
Description: Tim Barnett, who used to be the MP for this area, will talk about his work with the refugee community in Christchurch, and his Cape Town- based role in AIDS prevention throughout Africa, at the official launch of Reunite on November 5.
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Community Discussion

Posted on 22 October 2012 by belinda

Location: Mairehau Library, 42 Kensington Ave
Time: 07.00pm till 09.00pm
Description: The St Albans community discussions are about sharing general information and helping feed local knowledge into local planning and finding solutions to local problems. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the discussion.

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Meetings with insurance companies

Posted on 22 October 2012 by belinda

InsuranceWatch has organised a couple of meetings with insurance companies in the next few weeks.

The Lumley cluster meeting will be held at the EFK Samoan Church hall, 9 Vili Place, Woolston on Thursday 25 October at 7pm. This meeting is open to all Lumley policy holders in Christchurch. The AMI / Southern Response Meeting will be held at the same place on: Wednesday November 7 at 7:00pm sharp, Gold coin much appreciated to contribute to costs.

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Free financial advice extended to green zoners

Posted on 20 October 2012 by belinda

Struggling to cope financially after the earthquakes? Financial advice offered to red zoners has now been extended to those in the green zone coping with decisions regarding moving, repairs etc.

The Commission for Retirement and Financial Literacy has also produced a useful booklet Understanding Your Financial Situation and Options – after the Canterbury earthquakes, which is available from CERA earthquake hubs and other government agencies and community organisations in Canterbury as well as online at www.sorted.org.nz/canterbury.
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Learn how to map community data at free workshop

Posted on 20 October 2012 by belinda

Learn how to gather, store, share and use data to help the community at a Data Mapping Workshop on October 27 and then help SARA with a data mapping project.
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Chippenham to be restored

Posted on 20 October 2012 by belinda

In a city where demolitions of older buildings seem to be a daily occurrence comes this news reported in the Press of the planned restoration of Chippenhnam.

Built in the 1860s, the two storey brick house has been owned by a commune since the 1960s. The building once housed Labour Cabinet Minister Marion Hobbs and was the birthplace in New Zealand of Greenpeace and the Women’s Refuge movement.

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Festival City

Posted on 19 October 2012 by belinda

It’s a busy weekend, this Labour Weekend. The East is building a festival around the Avon River, Indians are celebrating Diwali with food, music and dance at the CBS complex, the Festival of Transitional Architecture will light up the inner city and Orton Bradley Park has an open day on Sunday.

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Volunteers needed to fill gap

Posted on 19 October 2012 by belinda

If you have some spare time after October 29, help set up the new Pallet Pavilions music venue on the site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel (also known as the Parkroyal in a previous era) at the corner of Kilmore and Durham Streets.
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Oak trees removed for safety’s sake

Posted on 18 October 2012 by belinda

A couple of large oaks near the flying fox in St Albans Park will be removed just after Labour Weekend because of health and safety concerns. Additional maintenance work by city council staff is also being carried out in other parts of the park at the same time.

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Recording sound riverside

Posted on 18 October 2012 by belinda

The Riverside Studio (in Opawa) has just opened a new purpose built studio and will help budding musicians with demo recordings, as well as audiobooks and courses. More info visit this website:

http://www.riversidesound.co.nz/

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Read Mainland Football News online

Posted on 18 October 2012 by belinda

Read the latest edition of Mainland Football News, known as No 1 Fan.

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Edgeware road repairs start soon

Posted on 18 October 2012 by belinda

The wastewater repairs have been completed and work starts on October 24, putting in new kerbs, footpaths and the road will be resealed.
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