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News: tagged with "environment"

• New walking loop along the Waimakariri River

  Posted: Thursday, September 19, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, event, environment
  Environment Canterbury media release: 18th September 2019 Three Christchurch walking tracks have been merged to create a scenic 22km loop and people can experience it for themselves during The Breeze Walking Festival 2019

• Nurturing through nature workshop with Niki Buchan

  Posted: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 in: Training With tags: workshop, children, mental wellbeing, environment
  This one-day workshop will examine the latest research and current understanding of how regular time in nature-rich spaces for play, rest and connection, aids the development of resilience in children, their families and communities

• Celebrating the rich heritage of Christ Church Cathedral

  Posted: Thursday, September 05, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: event, earthquake, heritage, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 5th September 2019 The unique history and heritage of Christ Church Cathedral will be celebrated at the upcoming Beca Christchurch Heritage Festival 2019 (7 to 28 October). This year’s theme is Encounter Our Stories

• Plant airlift signals final stages of Sumner Road project

  Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: environment, transport, earthquake recovery
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th August 2019 Helicopters will drop thousands of plants onto the steep slopes above Sumner Road as the final stages of a massive planting project gets under way this week

• Rare braided river birds to be protected by gull control

  Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: environment, diversity, conservation
  Environment Canterbury media release: 26th August 2019 The Department of Conservation (DOC) is protecting rare and threatened bird species living in the Hurunui and Waiau rivers by controlling southern black-backed gulls/karoro, which prey on their chicks

• Swimmable Selwyn at Coes Ford

  Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environment, health, recreation
  Selwyn District Council media release: 30th July 2019 Work is under way to turn Coes Ford back into a popular swimming site as part of a long-term plan to make the Selwyn-Waikirikiri River swimmable

• Mayor supports joint initiatives to improve Canterbury water

  Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environment, planning, policy
  Selwyn District Council media release: 22nd July 2019 Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton and other Canterbury mayors have reconfirmed their support for working together on looking after the region’s water resources

• 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

• 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

• 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 Enviro

• 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

• Fresh Christchurch wetland comes on stream in Mairehau

  Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, biodiversity
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 12th March 2019 A new wetland featuring thousands of native trees and plants will boost biodiversity in Mairehau

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