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News: tagged with "emergencies"

• Council invests in flood resilience

  Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergency management, emergencies, resilience, water, planning
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 12th September 2023 Over $4 million for infrastructure repairs and the establishment of an Infrastructure Resilience Team to lead flood recovery were major outcomes from the Waimakariri District Council’s Septem

• Sponge Cities: Can they help us survive more intense rainfall?

  Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, research, Report, environmental health, water, emergencies
  A major new research report from the Helen Clark Foundation and WSP in New Zealand is recommending a series of actions to respond to the escalating impacts of climate change-induced extreme rainfall events

• Let’s talk about Mandeville Resurgence Channel Upgrades

  Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, prevention, waterways, consultation, community engagement
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 14th August 2023 The Mandeville area has a history of flooding - including more recent storm events in 2014, 2017, 2022 and 2023

• Gateway to New Brighton plan for Christchurch’s east revealed

  Posted: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, transport, consultation, emergencies, submissions
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 31st July 2023 A plan to address earthquake damage and improve emergency evacuation times along the main route to and from New Brighton has been released

• Coastal planning for Lyttelton Harbour takes big step forward

  Posted: Thursday, June 8, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, Report, emergencies, planning
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 7th June 2023 Christchurch City Council has released two key reports as part of its planning for coastal hazards caused by sea-level rise

• Youth Council brings popular YES Camp back to Hurunui

  Posted: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, young people, services, volunteering
  Hurunui District Council media release: 7th June 2023 A nationwide programme that successfully introduced young people to volunteering in emergency services is being brought back to Hurunui district after a five-year hiatus through the efforts of the Huru

• Become a Civil Defence Community Response Team volunteer

  Posted: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 in: Vacancies With tags: volunteers, emergencies, emergency management, Community, disasters
  Do you have what it takes to become a Civil Defence Community Response Team (CRT) volunteer? Selwyn District Emergency Managment is looking for passionate people to help their local community during an emergency - specifically in: Brookside/Irwell; Green

• It’s time to have the prep talk

  Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, preparation, disasters
  Selwyn District Council media release: 28th March 2023 The impact of the latest adverse events like Cyclone Gabrielle, have reminded us all that emergencies can happen at any time, anywhere, often with little to no warning

• Time to test the tsunami sirens

  Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: safety, emergencies, disasters
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 28th March 2023 With daylight saving finishing this weekend, the tsunami warning sirens along Christchurch’s coastline will be tested at 11am on Sunday

• COVID-19 learnings can support communities recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle

  Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: wellbeing, resilience, recovery, Report, welfare, emergencies, mental health, addiction, services
  Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission media release: 22nd March 2023 Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic can help support the mental health and wellbeing of communities recovering from Cyclone Gabrielle

• Smart fire sensors for McHughs Forest Park

  Posted: Thursday, February 16, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disasters, prevention, emergencies, technology
  Selwyn District Council media release: 15th February 2023 New sensor technology designed to detect fires in real-time will soon be available in McHughs Forest Park near Darfield, as the Council begins piloting the technology on its reserves

• Canterbury moving to a restricted fire season

  Posted: Tuesday, January 31, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: prevention, emergencies
  The whole of Canterbury will move into a Restricted Fire Season on Thursday 26th January 2023 due to the increasing risk of wildfire

• Report an environmental incident on Snap, Send, Solve

  Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, emergencies, technology
  Environment Canterbury media release: 18th January 2023 Have you spotted a pit of rubbish on fire? Seen a sizeable sheen of oil in a stream? Noticed chemicals spilt on the roadside? Report it so we can sort it! If an environmental incident seems time crit

• Completed stormwater and flooding improvements futureproof West Kaiapoi

  Posted: Thursday, October 27, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, prevention, water
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 26th October 2022 Work has now finished on a new pumping station on Otaki Street, signalling the completion of a major portion of the Stormwater and Flooding Improvements 'Shovel Ready' project in Kaiapoi

• Bottle Lake Forest Park protected by hi-tech fire detection network

  Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, prevention, technology, recreation, parks
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 12th September 2022 Cutting-edge technology is reducing the risk of a fire in one of Christchurch’s most popular recreational spots – Waitākiri Bottle Lake Forest Park

• What a winter in the Waimakariri!

  Posted: Thursday, September 8, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recovery, emergencies, preparation
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 7th September 2022 We’re now in Spring and with the beginning of the new season we want to take time to reflect on what has been a very eventful winter of record setting weather

• People warned to stay away from beaches, rivers and floodwaters

  Posted: Wednesday, July 27, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: public health, safety, emergencies
  Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand media release: 27th July 2022 Te Mana Ora | Community and Public Health is warning people to avoid contact with beaches, rivers and floodwaters for two days

• Construction to start on next stage of Kaiapoi "Shovel Ready" project

  Posted: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: roadworks, water, emergencies, prevention
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 7th March 2022 The Kaiapoi Stormwater and Flooding Improvements project continues to progress, with the first major stage of construction well underway on Otaki Street, Porters Place, Chapman Place and Ashley Pl

• Flood protection planning for Springfield

  Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, prevention, community engagement
  Selwyn District Council media release: 1st March 2022 A door-to-door assessment of every house in Springfield will help the Council to plan future flood protection for Springfield

• Mayor Lianne Dalziel urges Christchurch to show its support for Tonga

  Posted: Wednesday, January 19, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recovery, disasters, emergencies
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 17th January 2022 Mayor Lianne Dalziel is encouraging people to pay back the kindness Tonga showed Christchurch after the earthquakes by donating funds to help the country recover from the weekend’s tsunami

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