The Star: October 04, 2018

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Parade funding questioned
• By Julia Evans
WHY THE city’s events
agency is not helping
fund the Santa Parade has
been questioned by a city
councillor.
The event isn’t considered
major enough for
ChristchurchNZ to be
involved.
It comes as an additional
$20,000 of funding to go
towards the parade’s rent,
rates and insurance was
approved at the city council
meeting on Thursday.
It is the second time
the city council has given
funding to the parade this
financial year – the first
time $65,000 was granted.
However, city councillor
Yani Johanson questioned
why it was footing the
bill without input from
ChristchurchNZ.
Last year, the city
council’s events unit was
merged with Christchurch
and Canterbury Tourism
and Canterbury Development
Corporation to create
the tourism, events and
economic development
agency ChristchurchNZ.
“I just wondered if
we’ve actually approached
ChristchurchNZ which
is very keen on attracting
sponsorship to events and
are they providing support?
They’ve got a lot of funding
now,” Cr Johanson said.
City council chief
executive Karleen
Edwards said granting
funding was up
to the city council.
“This is more of a
community event,
rather than a major
event,” Dr Edwards
said.
“We’ve asked
ChristchurchNZ to focus
on major events in their
statement of intent and this
is not a major event so it
falls with council.”
City council manager
events and arts Karena
Finnie said that falls in line
with the new events policy
Loren
Heaphy
POPULAR:
The annual
Christchurch
Santa Parade
draws in
around
100,000
people,
framework and major
events strategy.
“The Santa Parade is classified
as a regional event
which is the responsibility
of Christchurch City Council,”
she said.
Cr Johanson said:
“So cricket playing
rugby guys with
about 10,000 people,
if they’re lucky, is
in the mandate but
this isn’t, with about
100,000 people. That
seems very odd.”
ChristchurchNZ general
manager destination Loren
Heaphy and attraction said
it has not been approached
to support the Santa Parade.
“If we were approached,
we would consider it
alongside all other events
that are looking for
support.”
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