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Certificates required at city venues

Charlie Gates

Vaccine certificates will be mandatory for people wanting to use Christchurch City Council recreation centres, indoor swimming pools, libraries, and the art gallery from Friday.

Certificates will also be required for anyone visiting customer service centres across Christchurch, the civic offices in the central city, or attending council and community board meetings.

The requirement for vaccine certificates at council facilities will not apply to those under the age of 12.

Events at council facilities will have no limit on numbers if vaccine certificates are used, but a limit of 50 people if they are not used.

Transfer stations, public toilets, playgrounds, parks, cemeteries, wharves and jetties will not require a vaccine certificate.

Council chief executive Dawn Baxendale urged people to be kind and respectful to staff while the new system is implemented.

She said the city was looking at ways of providing services for people who were not vaccinated.

‘‘We have shown through previous lockdowns that we can use online channels to deliver a wide range of services remotely, including gym classes and library resources, including click and collect.’’

The Waimakariri District Council initially informed library users they would not require a vaccine certificate to use the district’s libraries. But a council spokesman said that was now being reviewed.

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