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Council working to reduce smell from fire-damaged plant
Posted: Thursday, November 4, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, services, environmental health
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 4th November 2021 Christchurch City Council is working to install a sprinkler system over the smouldering trickling filters at the fire-damaged wastewater treatment plant to help extinguish hot spots and reduce the smel
Show wildlife you care by using a lead
Posted: Thursday, November 4, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, pets, environment, biodiversity
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 3rd November 2021 The scenic walkways and beaches of the Avon-Heathcote Ihutai Estuary are popular with Christchurch dog-walkers, as are the wetlands which dot the city
Coastal Pathway work to get under way
Posted: Wednesday, November 3, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, environment
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 1st November 2021 Work to complete the ‘missing link’ in Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway, which will allow pedestrians and cyclists to travel safely off-road all the way from Ferrymead to Scarborough, is abou
New test sites improve understanding of ChCh waterways
Posted: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: research, environment, water, Report
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th October 2021 Eleven new water quality monitoring sites are giving Christchurch City Council a better understanding of the state of the district’s rivers and streams
Prominent Cathedral Square site transformed
Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, recovery
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st September 2021 A prominent vacant site in Cathedral Square has been temporarily transformed into an urban park by its owner
Southbridge Hall and Library restoration project restarts
Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: repair, restoration, recovery, recreation, built environment
Selwyn District Council media release: 21st September 2021 The next stage of the Southbridge Memorial Hall and Thompson Memorial Library Restoration Project is under way
Work on disused landfills underway
Posted: Tuesday, September 14, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recovery, waste, environmental health
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 14th September 2021 Remediation of a former landfill site in Bexley is underway and plans to remediate another four at Le Bons Bay, Onuku, Barrys Bay and the Burwood Resource Recovery Park are being developed
Construction starting on Hornby’s new library, sport and recreation centre
Posted: Thursday, September 9, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, built environment, services
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 7th September 2021 The earthworks have been completed and the site of Hornby’s new library, customer services, recreation and sport centre is ready for the next step - construction
Lockdown causes project completion delays
Posted: Wednesday, September 1, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, lockdown
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 31st August 2021 The COVID-19 lockdown is going to push out completion dates for two of Christchurch’s biggest construction projects – the Te Pae Christchurch Convention Centre and the Parakiore Recreation and Sport Cen
Expressions of interest sought for Armagh Street site
Posted: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, arts, development, recovery, built environment
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 11th August 2021 Christchurch City Council is calling for companies to register their interest in developing an empty piece of land in the city’s Performing Arts Precinct
Canterbury Health in All Policies Newsletter: August 2021
Posted: Wednesday, August 4, 2021 in: Newsletters With tags: health in all policies, cycling, health determinants, Courses, built environment, consultation, Climate Change, health, environment, resources
Matariki begins with the rising of the Matariki star cluster - officially on 2nd July this year. Matariki has been an important aspect of Te Ao Māori for hundreds of years
Housing growth in Christchurch at record levels
Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: housing, built environment
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 27th July 2021 New housing growth in Christchurch is at a 20-year high. An analysis of Christchurch City Council building consents shows that Christchurch gained 2792 new dwellings in the past 12 months
Mass planting transforming land around Bromley oxidation ponds
Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, waste, biodiversity
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th July 2021 The paddocks between Cuthberts Road and the oxidation ponds in Bromley are gradually being transformed by the addition of thousands of native trees and plants
Foundations laid as Council adopts Long-term Plan
Posted: Wednesday, June 30, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, funding, built environment
Selwyn District Council media release: 29th June 2021 The Council has signed off a 10-year programme of continued investment in new and existing infrastructure, community facilities, and services for a rapidly-growing district
New plans for former Christchurch convention centre site
Posted: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, recovery, housing
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 14th June 2021 Established Christchurch developers will start work this year on redeveloping the old Christchurch Convention Centre site opposite the Town Hall
Achievable blueprint for addressing climate change released
Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, environment, sustainability, Report
Beehive media release: 9th June 2021 The Climate Change Commission’s blueprint for addressing climate change has confirmed the Government has made good progress to reduce emissions, but a step up is now required
High Street renewal about to begin
Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, transport, traffic, parking, repair
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 9th June 2021 A major upgrade to one of the city’s most treasured heritage streets is one step closer with a contractor, Fulton Hogan, appointed by Christchurch City Council to carry out the work
Hidden places: Power and pumps in Christchurch
Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: heritage, built environment
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 9th June 2021 The mystery of the curious little brick buildings that dot the city dates to colonial Christchurch. There were serious drainage problems with the city developed on a flat, low-lying, waterlogged site
Cobble clusters create new hideaways for native fish
Posted: Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: biodiversity, environmental health, environment, water
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th May 2021 ‘Cobble clusters’ added to the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River are breathing life into the river by creating new habitats for native fish
Predator trapping under way in Port Hills parks
Posted: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: biodiversity, environment, parks
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th April 2021 Community volunteers are helping with predator trapping in seven small parks and reserves on the Port Hills as a part of wider initiative to protect native species

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