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Council seeks new uses for old library building
Posted: Wednesday, September 21, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: community engagement, consultation, built environment
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 20th September 2022 Christchurch City Council is on the hunt for people interested in buying and relocating the The building is located in Louisson Place, on the banks of the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River, and has been surplu
Top spots for bird-watching in Otautahi Christchurch
Posted: Thursday, September 8, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: wildlife, environment, awareness, conservation
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th September 2022 To mark Conservation Week we asked our ecologist Andrew Crossland to share his favourite places for bird watching in and around Ōtautahi Christchurch
Join the Conservation Volunteers at a spring planting day
Posted: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: conservation, volunteering, community engagement, environment
Come along to an upcoming spring planting day with the Conservation Volunteers (CVNZ). There are opportunities to get involved at Cranford Basin (Mairehau) or Dallington Landing. Conservation Volunteers provide all tools
Play your part in cleaning up our waterways
Posted: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, water
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 23rd August 2022 Christchurch residents are being encouraged to play their part in cleaning up the city’s waterways by thinking more about what they are putting down roadside drains
First human entry into Cathedral since quakes
Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: earthquake recovery, built environment, heritage
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 17th August 2022 The Christ Church Cathedral Reinstatement (CCRL) has hit a major milestone with the first human entry into the Cathedral since Urban Search and Rescue in 2011 post-earthquake
Next phase of Cathedral Square work underway
Posted: Friday, July 22, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: urban, recovery, built environment
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st July 2022 The next phase of a project to make Whiti-reia Cathedral Square a safer and more enjoyable place for residents and visitors alike is under way
Report shows importance of reducing emissions for better air quality
Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: environment, pollution, Report
Environment Canterbury media release: 11th July 2022 A recent report shows how air quality impacts the health of New Zealanders, especially the young, elderly, asthmatics and people with pre-existing heart or lung disease
Youth Zone taking shape in town centre
Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, recreation, young people
Selwyn District Council media release: 5th July 2022 The new youth zone in Rolleston Town Centre is rapidly taking shape
Going to the chapel
Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: arts, built environment, recreation
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 5th July 2022 A shell-shaped chapel that won people’s hearts has been restored and moved to a prominent spot next to He Puna Taimoana Hot Pools on the New Brighton foreshore
Teaming up to help the environment
Posted: Thursday, June 30, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: volunteers, volunteering, environment, event
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th June 2022 Students from Climate Action Campus are teaming up with Christchurch City Council park rangers to plant native trees and shrubs on a parcel of former red zone land on Friday
Protect our waterways by becoming a stormwater superhero
Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environmental health
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 29th June 2022 You are all probably familiar with the stormwater grates on the side of the road but how many of you stop to think about where the stormwater drains actually lead? Many people assume that whatever travels
Weeding out threats along the Ōtūkaikino River
Posted: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: restoration, environment
Environment Canterbury media release: 27th June 2022 Willows and other woody weeds infesting the riparian (land beside water) zone are being controlled along the Clearwater reach of the Ōtūkaikino River - home to some of Christchurch’s most distinctive we
Lake Pegasus trial begins
Posted: Thursday, June 16, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environmental health, safety
The Waimakariri District Council have been working closely with the developers of Pegasus to explore options to help manage seasonal algal bloom in the lake
Traditional fishing technique used to monitor kōura
Posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: volunteers, community event, environment, restoration, biodiversity
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th June 2022 A stream restoration project in Christchurch is putting a traditional tangata whenua way of harvesting wai kōura (freshwater crayfish) to good use
Largest ever native planting project
Posted: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, environment, restoration
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 7th June 2022 More than 100,000 native trees will be planted in the city’s south-west as part of a network of new wetland areas in the upper catchment of the Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River
Concept plans to be drawn-up for new South Library and Service Centre
Posted: Thursday, June 2, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, rebuild, built environment
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 1st June 2022 Christchurch City Council is promising it will engage with the community as it draws up plans for rebuilding the quake-damaged South Library and customer services building, Te Kete Wānanga o wai Mōkihi, in
Initiatives under way to help processing of consents
Posted: Thursday, June 2, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, housing
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 31st May 2022 New initiatives have been introduced at Christchurch City Council to help with the processing of building and resource consents
Every Wetland Counts: Sign the petition
Posted: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: campaign, environment, environmental health, biodiversity
Wetlands are climate heroes. They can store large amounts of carbon and help keep us safe from floods and storm surges
Council promises full public disclosure on Te Kaha costs
Posted: Thursday, May 12, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: rebuild, recreation, built environment
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 11th May 2022 Information about the escalating costs of building Christchurch’s new multi-use arena will be made publicly available as soon as it is possible, says Christchurch City Council Chief Executive Dawn Baxendal
Alternate sites for organics processing plant need more investigation
Posted: Thursday, April 28, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, waste, management
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 28th April 2022 Christchurch City Council has agreed in principle that it will relocate the organics processing plant in Bromley to an alternative location

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