Mō Tātou - The Ngāi Tahu Whānui Exhibition Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri, ā muri ake nei. For us and our children after us.

University of Canterbury Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr says he understands why the Christchurch City Council has decided to refer the proposal to establish a National Conservatorium of Music at the Christchurch Arts Centre for consultation.

Christchurch residents and visitors to the city have made the most of a rich and varied offering of arts and heritage exhibitions and events over the past year.

9 June 2009 - Applications close at the end of the week for community events grants to fund events during Beca Heritage Week 09.

14 April 2009 - Museums Aotearoa will present three awards for excellence at its 2009 annual conference in Gisborne this week.

Christchurch, April 1 NZPA - Convicted shoplifter and art thief Peter Lindsay James Whitworth today vowed to "go cold turkey on crime".

His promise at his sentencing in Christchurch District Court brought him reduced jail time.

20 FEBRUARY 2009 - Christchurch's heritage and the achievements of Canterbury's pioneers in transforming a wilderness into the Garden City will be celebrated at next month's Ellerslie International Flower Show.

Christchurch, Jan 20 NZPA - The future looks grim for 55-year-old art thief Peter Lindsay James Whitworth as his criminal record hits 40 thefts, a judge said today.

Excavation work underway to allow for the reinterment of koiwi tangata/human remains at the Wairau Bar site in Marlborough underlines the need for wider public knowledge about how to deal with discovering ancestral bones, says the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT).

Topsy Rule received the 2008 Heritage Ambassador Award when the Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Helen Clark opened Christchurch's Beca Heritage Week on Friday.