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News: tagged with "environment"

• Find out what's happening to the water under your feet

  Posted: Thursday, March 14, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: event, environmental health, water
  Is Christchurch’s water as good as it's often claimed? What is being done to protect our drinking water and why are we chlorinating? What is our groundwater used for and are we going to run out of it? Come along to these FREE community events and get yo

• 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

• Positive emissions report sets tone for behaviour change

  Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, waste, workplace, Climate Change, Report
  Environment Canterbury media release: 12th March 2019 An independent report into Environment Canterbury’s 2017 greenhouse gas emissions has shown the tangible ways in which the organisation has reduced its level of emissions, as well as highlighting an ap

• Plan to protect Christchurch monarchs flies forward

  Posted: Thursday, March 07, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, biodiversity
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th March 2019 A tactic to protect monarch butterflies in local parks from predation by rats has been given the green light

• 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

• Grow 2019 Boma NZ Agri Summit: What's the future of food and fibre in NZ?

  Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 in: Conferences With tags: conferences, business, Food, environmental health, economy
  Grow 2019: the Boma NZ Agri Summit will look at the big questions: how what we grow—whether for food or fibre—affects our economy, our environment, our future

• 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

• Share your views on Christchurch city centre

  Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: survey, earthquake recovery, rebuild, urban design, transport, safety, environmental health, housing
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 22nd January 2019 What do you love about Christchurch’s new city centre? Is it missing anything? Can you picture yourself living there? These are the types of questions Christchurch City Council wants residents to answe

• River mouth shift leaves cars beached

  Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, transport, safety, recreation
  Waimakariri Council media release: 21st January 2019 A number of unlucky beach users found themselves stranded at Pines Beach over the weekend as high tides cut off vehicle access at Kairaki

• 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

• Calling the next generation of kaitiaki

  Posted: Thursday, November 15, 2018 in: Training With tags: funding, environmental health, education, qualification, maori
  No work day is ever the same for Laura Bruce. For the last eight years, Laura has been investigating public health concerns and providing advice and information to community leaders and the public in her role as a Health Protection Officer

• 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

• Pond dredging targets midges

  Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, waste
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 17th October 2018 A new means of controlling the midge population at the Bromley oxidation ponds will be trialled over the coming months

• "Eco warrior" kids spring clean park

  Posted: Wednesday, September 19, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, waste, children, parks
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th September 2018 They might be young but they’re passionate about looking after the environment, starting with their local park

• Building WOF amnesty begins

  Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, safety
  Selwyn District Council media release: 10th September 2018 The Council has begun a 12-month building warrant of fitness amnesty - encouraging commercial building owners to review their compliance schedules before their building’s annual warrant of fitness

• Action plan to encourage more people back to central city

  Posted: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 in: Earthquake With tags: planning, business, urban, environment, earthquake recovery, Report
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 10th September 2018 A push is underway by city leaders determined to stimulate investment, support growth and build confidence in Christchurch’s city centre

• What’s creating a buzz in your backyard?

  Posted: Thursday, August 30, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, environmental health, community engagement
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th August 2018 Backyard spies are wanted for a new project aimed at shedding light on what’s creating a buzz in Christchurch’s gardens

• Councils target invasive aquatic weed

  Posted: Wednesday, August 08, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, recreation, environmental health
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 7th August 2018 A chemical treatment that’s harmless to fish and plant life will be used to eradicate an invasive weed choking lakes in The Groynes Reserve

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