Western News: October 08, 2019

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Photo hunt keeps the past alive
THE ARTS Centre as we know it
has been part of Christchurch’s
landscape for generations –
but this glimpse of one of its
buildings standing alone on a
dusty unpaved road is unfamiliar
to many of us.
From 1877 until the mid-1950s,
the Arts Centre was buzzing
with students, as Canterbury
College (now Canterbury
University) and Christchurch
Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools
used the buildings as a campus at
various times.
The buildings were transferred
to the Arts Centre Trust Board
when Canterbury University
completed its move to Ilam in the
1970s.
Designed by prominent
architect Benjamin Mountfort,
this Gothic Revival tower served
as the Observatory and Biology
building, with a telescope gifted
by James Townsend located in
the Observatory right at the top
when this photo was taken.
The historic Townsend
Telescope, a six-inch refractor
made by Thomas Cooke and
Sons of York, England, in 1864,
was recovered from the rubble of
the Arts Centre tower after the
February 22, 2011, earthquake.
The Arts Centre and
Canterbury University plan to
restore the building and the
telescope.
HISTORY: This photo of the Observatory, Canterbury College,
circa 1895, was entered in the 2013 Christchurch City Libraries’
Photo Hunt.
The Beca Christchurch
Heritage Festival 2019 starts
on Monday and this year, as
part of the festival, Christchurch
City Libraries will celebrate 10
years of the Christchurch Photo
Hunt.
Over the past decade, the photo
hunt has collected hundreds of
great photos like this one, and
Christchurch City Libraries
hopes people will dust off their
collections and unearth some
more treasures.
The photo hunt competition
runs from now until October 31.
Your photo hunt photos will be
carefully scanned and preserved
as part of the Christchurch City
Libraries’ collection.
They will then be loaded
onto the Discovery Wall at
CELEBRATION: To check
out the Beca Christchurch
Heritage Festival events taking
place at the Arts Centre, visit
ccc.govt.nz/heritagefestival.
PHOTO: ARTS CENTRE
Submit your photos for
the Christchurch Photo Hunt
at any city library or
at christchurchcitylibraries.
com
Tūranga central library so
everyone can enjoy them.
You can also see them at
discoverywall.nz.
There will be heaps of events
happening in the central city
during the Beca Christchurch
Heritage Festival 2019.
There will also be some great
events at the Arts Centre during
the festival. Check out what’s
happening at ccc.govt.nz/
heritagefestival or pick up a copy
of the Heritage Festival printed
guide from your local library or
service centre.
Clean audit result
for council
THE CITY council has received
a clean result from Audit New
Zealand.
City councillors adopted the
2019 annual report outlining
the city council’s financial
performance at their meeting on
September 26.
They acknowledged a
range of achievements across
Christchurch during the year.
These included big projects such
as Ngā Puna Wai, Tūranga and
the town hall as well as smaller
projects.
Deputy chair of the city council
audit and risk management committee
Raf Manji said the second
clean audit in as many years was
a significant achievement.
The report shows the city council
invested $408 million on city
services and facilities.
This funded work to replace
worn out or damaged underground
services, such as sewers
and water supply pipes, improvements
to roads, new cycleways,
bus priority lanes and new community
facilities.
The city council’s asset base
has also grown. It now has $13.3
billion in assets, up from $13.1
billion in the previous year.
Capital expenditure for the
year was $408 million. This is
lower than the planned amount
of $480 million and down on the
$501 million last year.
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Christchurch
Heritage
Festival
NEW BALANCE
Trade in for Spring. Trade in your old
sneakers to receive 25% off your
footwear purchase.
Excludes last pairs. Ends 13 Oct
STYLES MAY DIFFER
TO IMAGE SHOWN
SPRING SHOWCASE
Join us on Thursday 10th October
between 5 – 7pm for a fabulous
night of Fashion and Savings.
See www.dress-smart.co.nz for more details
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$199 Suit with a free shirt and tie.
Selected styles
UNDER ARMOUR
40% off all footwear.
30% off Youth apparel.
Conditions apply. Ends 13 Oct
MERRELL
Take an additional 20% off apparel.
Excludes new arrivals.
Encounter
our stories
7–28 October
Over 80 special events! Discover heritage tours, walks, talks, workshops,
music, food and more with the Christchurch Heritage Festival…
• Family History Fun Day, 12 October
• NZ Chinese Association - Our Heritage, Our Stories, 12 and 19 October
• Paderewski - Polish Music Imprint on NZ's Soul, 19 October
ccc.govt.nz/heritagefestival
Open 10am-5pm, 7 Days 03 349 5750
CHRISTCHURCH 409 Main South Road, Hornby
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