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Newsletters created for the staff of Christchurch City Council titled ChCh Chat, from 2006 it was called Chat. Newsletters include information about staff, departments, social activities and other key milestones happening across the Council at that time.

Note that there are some gaps in this sequence. Some of these gaps are a result of editions not being produced due to events such as the 2010-2011 Canterbury Earthquakes. Missing editions are noted under Accruals.

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Bound volumes and loose maps, many cloth backed, hand painted and hand annotated of streets across Christchurch.

Includes some maps from the Department of Land and Survey.

Content Description Photographs of the interior and exterior of Christchurch Town Hall including those taken shortly after completion in 1972. Includes those of the Ferrier Fountain, foyer and main auditorium spaces and of the restaurant. Includes those of events such as Queen Elizabeth II visit and of a home expo held in the Town Hall. Also includes several colour photographs of the Town Hall exterior following snowfall. Includes some colour negatives.Most of these photographs are in copyright to...

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Photographs of members of the City Design team at Christchurch City Council alongside staff of Fulton Hogan and of the Cement and Concrete Association, as winners of the New Zealand In Situ Paving Award 1996 for the Christchurch City Inner City Tram tracks on Worcester Boulevard. Pictured is Steve Baker (Fulton Hogan); Ron Clarke (City Design); Tim McKaye (Cement and Concrete Association); Eden Husband (Fulton Hogan) and Dave Marsh (City Design).

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Annual reports of the Christchurch City Council City Engineer's Department. Also includes a report titled Cecil Street Housing (1974) and two publications from the City Engineer's Department from December 1980, Organisation and Responsibilities and Works In Hand and Work Projected.

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Building permit registers created by Christchurch City Council. Prior to the formation of the City Engineer's Department in 1923 these were managed by the City Surveyor.

Content Description Files from the Christchurch City Council City Engineer's Department, later known as the City Works and Planning Department.Files are from the City Architect and relate to the design and construction of various public and residential buildings under Council control. Includes files on abattoirs, Christchurch Airport, Botanic Gardens, Bridge of Remembrance, retirement villages, Canterbury Public Library, Civic Offices, Town Hall, Municipal Electricity Building, McDougall...

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Records from the Christchurch City Council City Engineer's Department including Public Utilities Committee files, Emergency Precautions Services correspondence and City Engineers files.

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Files from the City Engineer's Department Town Planning Division at Christchurch City Council relating to the 1972 Christchurch District Scheme. Includes files on open spaces, roading, parking, protected trees and buildings such as the Nurses Memorial Chapel and Canterbury Public Library.

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Town Planning Maps: Conditional Uses and Specified Departures. One set of bound maps ‘TP 24’. 21 sheets (A0). Colour coded but there is no 'key' to signify what the colours represent.