Poll: Does one hour free parking entice you to visit the central city?
The one-hour free parking offer in Christchurch City Council-owned parking buildings is coming to an end on Monday August 31.
The three-month offer was introduced to support central city retail and hospitality businesses recovering from the Covid-19 lockdown.
The Lichfield Street and Christchurch Art Gallery parking buildings will charge normal rates from Monday.
Does an hour of free parking make you more likely to visit the CBD?
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49.7% Yes - I am more likely to visit with an hour free parking
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50.3% No - the offer doesn't make a difference to me
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.1% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.9% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
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Book Cellar Christmas Opening hours
Merry Christmas from The Book Cellar!
The summer break is the perfect time to relax with a book or two (or three or four…). And, of course, books make excellent gifts. There is still time to come in and find the perfect read for you or someone else.
You will find us in the basement rooms of Cashmere Presbyterian Church (entry via the driveway for 58 Dyers Pass Road)
Our Christmas hours are:
Monday 22nd December, 10am – 3pm
Wednesday 24th December, 10am – 12noon
Friday 26th December (Boxing Day), 10am – 1pm (last day for the year).
We will reopen with our usual hours on Thursday 8th January 2026
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