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News: tagged with "water"

• 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

• Water chlorination to continue in some ChCh areas beyond July

  Posted: Thursday, July 11, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, safety, prevention
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 10th July 2019 Several unexpected delays to the Christchurch City Council’s well-heads upgrade programme means parts of the city will still receive chlorine-treated drinking water beyond this month

• What’s happening beneath one of Christchurch’s busiest streets

  Posted: Wednesday, July 10, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, repair, water, waste
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 10th July 2019 Steady progress is being made on replacing the ageing sewer and water pipes that run beneath one of Christchurch’s busiest streets. The pipe renewal work is part of an $18

• 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

• Smart sensors in pipeline for water supply network

  Posted: Friday, June 14, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, safety, management
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 13th June 2019 Christchurch City Council will consider spending an additional $2.2 million next year to improve the security of the district’s drinking water supply

• Birth of new era with Pioneer aqua natal class

  Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: women, physical activity, health, water
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 12th June 2019 Mothers-to-be can “just add water” for a low-impact pregnancy workout for the first time, at the Pioneer Recreation and Sport Centre

• 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

• 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 water could be chlorine free by end of July

  Posted: Wednesday, May 08, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, prevention, safety
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th May 2019 Christchurch’s drinking water could be chlorine free as soon as the end of July 2019

• Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa eUpdate 259

  Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 in: Newsletters With tags: newsletter, nutrition, physical activity, conferences, forum, water, education, healthy food
  ANA Survey Results Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa (ANA) has welcomed the results of its 2018 annual stakeholder survey as affirmation of its continued value to the sector

• Information on breastfeeding during hot weather

  Posted: Thursday, February 07, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: women, children, nutrition, water
  La Leche League NZ has put out some tips for breastfeeding mothers during hot weather. Breastfeed on cue or demand. Exclusively breastfed babies do not need additional water

• Great lengths to save a life in the water

  Posted: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, water, safety, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st January 2019 A new survey shows the need to learn water survival skills at a young age is the main motivation for parents when booking swimming lessons

• Changes to drinking water standards will help keep New Zealanders healthy

  Posted: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: water, safety, policy
  Beehive media release: 20th November 2018 Minister of Health David Clark is making changes to Drinking Water Standards which help keep New Zealanders safe from waterborne illness

• 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

• New dial tracks Christchurch city water use

  Posted: Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, conservation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 13th November 2018 Hand-held watering and shorter showers could hold the key to work continuing on upgrading Christchurch’s water wells over the hot summer months

• Council releases Water Review findings

  Posted: Wednesday, October 17, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, safety, Report
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 16th October 2018 An external review into the events leading up to the loss of the secure status for Christchurch’s water supply has identified issues with Christchurch City Council’s handling of the situation

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