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NORTH ISLANDERS MOVE SOUTH FOR CANTERBURY JOB MARKET

Canterbury is attracting a surge of jobseekers from Auckland and Wellington, with recruitment agencies reporting growing interest...

ELECTRIC AVENUE BREAKS VISITOR SPEND RECORDS

Australasia’s biggest music festival is believed to have produced the largest visitor spend of any Christchurch event since the 1974 Commonwealth Games.

IS CHRISTCHURCH NOW THE COOLEST PLACE IN NZ?

More than a decade after earthquakes destroyed the Garden City, creatives and community leaders believe Christchurch is enjoying a cultural renaissance.

$221 MILLION AND COUNTING

TE PAE'S SUCCESS

Te Pae is outperforming its original forecasts, with the events centre delivering $221 million in economic impact since opening, about $10m more per year than expected.

ELECTRIC AVENUE TWO-DAY FESTIVAL ATTRACTS THOUSANDS

Electric Avenue Music Festival is New Zealand's biggest, boldest and brightest celebration of Music, Arts and Culture, right in the heart of Christchurch's Hagley Park.

CHRISTCHURCH
A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE

The latest Quality of Life survey shows that 80% of residents are enjoying life in Christchurch.

2025 IS CHRISTCHURCH'S YEAR AS ECONOMY RECOVERS

Christchurch is on the cusp of becoming the best city in New Zealand on almost every conceivable measure - Invest, doing business, living or visiting and 2025 is our year

SAIL-GP CHRISTCURCH VOTED LEAGUE'S BEST LOCATION

In an anonymous end-of-year poll for athletes, conducted following the final regatta of 2023 in Dubai, all 10 teams were invited to participate. The poll covered a wide range of topics.

CHRISTCHURCH NAMED NEW ZEALAND'S HAPPIEST CITY

Christchurch has been recently crowned New Zealand’s happiest city by the 2024 Happy City Index, an annual assessment conducted by the London-based Institute for Quality of Life.

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