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Soon after construction started on the new library, the Christchurch City Council increased their contribution to the library from $60 million to $95 million. [9] This controversial cost increase was due to multiple factors, such as acquiring land and inflation. [10] The library was opened to the public on 12 October 2018, with over 13,000 ...
Christchurch City Libraries is a network of 21 libraries and a mobile book bus. operated by the Christchurch City Council and Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake the previous Christchurch Central Library building was demolished, and was replaced by a new central library building in Cathedral Square, Tūranga, which opened in 2018.
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Tūranga — often rendered as Turanga — is a Māori language word meaning "stopping place." It may refer to: Tūranga, the main public library in Christchurch, New Zealand; Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, the Māori name for Poverty Bay and pre-1870 name for Gisborne, New Zealand; Turanga FM, the local radio station of iwi based in Tūranganui-a-kiwa
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The Elms Mission House and Library Category 1 15 Mission Street, Tauranga Central: 1838–1847 1983 30 A timber house and library building. Built by missionaries in the area in the 1830s, they are the oldest surviving buildings in the Bay of Plenty Region. They sit on the grounds of the Elms Historic Area. [45]
It was also known as the Central Library. It opened in 1982 on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Gloucester Street but was closed on the day of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. After the earthquake temporary libraries to serve the Central City were set up at South City Mall, Tuam Street, Manchester Street and Peterborough Street.
In 2018, the Christchurch City Council pushed out all restoration work of the buildings to at least 2029 as it did not have the funds to pay for the estimated $204 million repair bill. In 2021, it put aside $ 20M in its budget to start restoration work, though the money was not expected to be spent until at least 2027.