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News: tagged with "environment"

• RefillNZ: Making it easy to refill with refreshing FREE tap water

  Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: water, business, environment
  RefillNZ is a grass roots campaign that aims to prevent plastic pollution at source by making it easier to reuse and refill your water bottle on the go than buy water in a single-use plastic bottle

• Floating wetlands form part of new-look stream

  Posted: Thursday, July 18, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environmental health
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 16th July 2019 A quake-damaged stormwater drain in Shirley which runs into Horseshoe Lake has been given a dramatic makeover

• Clock tower repairs timed to start in July

  Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in: Earthquake With tags: built environment, earthquake, recovery, rebuild, heritage
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th June 2019 Work to repair and restore the damaged heritage clock towers in New Brighton and Scarborough will begin in July

• School's in for Open Christchurch architecture events

  Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: event, built environment, open day
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th June 2019 Are you curious about the amazing playground on the roof of Cathedral Grammar, a dining hall at Christ’s College that mirrors Hogwarts, and Christchurch’s only vertical school - Ao Tawhiti? All three stun

• Brilliant new enviro-tech camp initiative for kids

  Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: environmental health, technology, children, young people
  A prominent Kiwi businessman has set up New Zealand’s first ever enviro-tech camp at Raglan - south of Auckland. Vaughan Fergusson is the founder of New Zealand’s high-growth tech success story Vend and founder of OMGTech!

• Fish provide hook for healthy waterway message

  Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, water
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th June 2019 Small blue fish are being used to help raise awareness in Christchurch that the water that runs down our stormwater drains impacts on the health of our streams and rivers

• Open Christchurch: Discover the central city's best architecture

  Posted: Thursday, June 13, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, open day, event
  Open Christchurch invites the public of all ages to discover central Christchurch’s best architecture and public spaces with FREE one-off access to special buildings, and a range of themed walking tours over winter

• Consent granted for Christchurch's stormwater network

  Posted: Thursday, June 06, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environmental health
  Environment Canterbury media release: 5th June 2019 A resource consent which aims to future-proof the Christchurch's stormwater network while also improving water quality in certain rivers has been granted by independent commissioners appointed by Environ

• Q&A on Christchurch's multi-use arena

  Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: sport, recreation, earthquake recovery, built environment, rebuild
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 29th May 2019 Christchurch City Council is working to fast-track progress on Canterbury’s new multi-use arena so the region can again host big-name entertainers and top-level sporting events

• Environment Canterbury declares climate emergency

  Posted: Thursday, May 16, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Climate Change, environmental health, Governance, leadership
  Environment Canterbury media release: 16th May 2019 Environment Canterbury has today declared a climate emergency - highlighting both the urgent need to address the issue, and the work already being done to help the region respond

• Annual groundwater quality survey shows little change

  Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: water, environmental health, survey, Report
  Environment Canterbury media release: 14th May 2019 Environment Canterbury released its annual groundwater quality survey for 2018

• Arsenic in private well highlights importance of testing

  Posted: Thursday, May 09, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, health, environmental health
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 8th May 2019 The Council is reminding owners of private wells to have their water regularly tested, following a few recent private well tests showing elevated arsenic levels in the north-west of Kaiapoi

• Christchurch sows eco-friendly solution in electric weed control

  Posted: Wednesday, May 01, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, technology, sustainability
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th April 2019 An innovative, spray-free approach to controlling weeds will be trialled in Christchurch with the use of electro-thermal technology

• Release of Environment Aotearoa 2019

  Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: Report, environment, environmental health
  The Ministry fo the Environment has released a report which provides an overview of the state of our environment, using five broad themes and presenting nine priority environmental issues

• NZ scientist seeks volunteers to count Antarctic seals

  Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, environment, volunteers
  University of Canterbury media release: 28th February 2019 A University of Canterbury-led study of the crabeater seal population in Antarctica aims to understand potential environmental and social impacts on one of the southern-most mammals in the world,

• New research on physical activity environment and obesity risk

  Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: physical activity, environment, recreation, research
  University of Canterbury media release: 12th February 2019 A new study from University of Canterbury (UC) shows a link between recreational physical activity spaces in a neighbourhood and obesity risk in adults

• Sea level rise report strengthens resolve

  Posted: Thursday, January 31, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, Report, environmental health
  Beehive media release: 31st January 2019 The Minister for Climate Change says Government recognises the challenges facing many on the frontline of coastal impacts from sea level rise

• Submissions on plastic bags consultation publicly released

  Posted: Thursday, November 22, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: community engagement, environmental health, consultation, waste
  Ministry for the Environment media release: 20th November 2018 More than 9,300 New Zealanders and organisations have had their say on the Government’s proposed mandatory phase out of single-use plastic shopping bags in New Zealand

• Think water sense this summer

  Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, conservation, environmental health
  Selwyn District Council media release: 19th November 2018 Forecasters are expecting a hot and dry summer over the coming months, meaning it’s time to start thinking about how we use our water in Selwyn

• Council funds street outreach worker

  Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: sexual health, environment, support, community engagement
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th October 2018 Council funding will allow an outreach worker to work full-time liaising between residents, businesses and sex workers on Manchester Street

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