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News: tagged with "water"

• Short-term flooding solution for Southshore

  Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: emergencies, prevention, water
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 10th October 2017 Christchurch City Council has agreed on a short-term plan for protecting properties in an area of Southshore and South New Brighton vulnerable to tidal flooding

• Te Waihora Living Lake Symposium about Lake Ellesmere

  Posted: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environmental health, environment, symposium
  Registrations are now open for the sixth Te Waihora Living Lake Symposium, run by the Waihora Ellesmere Trust (WET). The theme of the upcoming symposium is "Streams of Action: Ngā  Au Tūmahi"

• Less mowing leads to more whitebait

  Posted: Thursday, August 17, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environment, environmental health
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 17th August 2017 A Council trial designed to protect river banks where whitebait lay their eggs is hatching positive results

• Co-Governors welcome Ahuriri Lagoon funding

  Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: water, environment, environmental health, recreation
  Environment Canterbury media release: 15th August 2017 The Co-Governors of Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere (Environment Canterbury, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Selwyn District Council and Christchurch City Council) today welcomed the Government’s announcement of fu

• Work to replace Sumner pipes starting soon

  Posted: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, water, waste
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 12th July 2017 New pipes will be laid underneath the Peacocks Gallop section of the Main Road in Sumner over the next few months as work continues to replace infrastructure damaged by the earthquakes

• New swim membership making a splash

  Posted: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: recreation, children, water, safety
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 11th July 2017 A new approach to learning to swim will give children free access to Council pools outside their lesson times

• Bypass eases flood risk for hundreds of homes

  Posted: Wednesday, June 28, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, prevention, water
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 28th June 2017 Residents in the Flockton area can sleep easier next time they hear rain on the roof, with the completion of the key parts of the Dudley Creek flood mitigation scheme

• Joint study into Tutaepatu lagoon water quality research

  Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: research, water, environmental health, environment
  University of Canterbury media release: 21st June 2017 University of Canterbury (UC) researchers are launching a joint study into the water quality and its effects on freshwater fish fauna, mahinga kai and wider ecosystems in Tūtaepatu Lagoon

• City learns from gastro outbreak in Havelock North

  Posted: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environment, environmental health, health, disease
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 13th June 2017 A reference group is working to make sure the mistakes that contributed to the gastro outbreak in Havelock North last year will not be repeated here

• The story on Canterbury water bottling

  Posted: Thursday, May 25, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environmental health
  Environment Canterbury media release: 24th May 2017 There has been increased interest in water bottling consents recently so we thought we’d clear up a few things

• Pest fish brought under control at Travis Wetland

  Posted: Thursday, May 18, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environmental health
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 17th May 2017 A pest fish dubbed the “possum of the waterways” has been almost eradicated from Travis Wetland. Rudd are native to Europe, Russia and central Asia, and were illegally introduced into New Zealand in 1967

• Activity and Nutrition Aotearoa eUpdate 212

  Posted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 in: Newsletters With tags: physical activity, newsletter, nutrition, Training, water
  In the news this week... Water-only schools, NZRA blog and a new Pacific nutrition course

• Halswell wastewater project opens up land for new housing

  Posted: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, housing, urban design, Community development
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 4th April 2017 A new wastewater scheme for Halswell will open up the area for residential development, with the ability to service more than 5000 new houses

• Urgent Port Hills fire recovery work approved

  Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, recovery, water, environmental health
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 27th March 2017 Assessment work will begin today into ways to control run-off into waterways from areas of the Port Hills affected by last month’s fire

• Council supports first step on path to river corridor regeneration

  Posted: Thursday, February 09, 2017 in: Earthquake With tags: planning, earthquake recovery, water
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 9th February 2017 Regenerate Christchurch is taking the first steps on the path to regenerating the land along the Ōtākaro/Avon River

• Extra steps being taken to protect water quality

  Posted: Thursday, February 02, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environmental health
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 1st February 2017 Steps are being taken to reduce the risk of bird droppings getting into Christchurch’s drinking water supply

• Top tips for staying healthy in the New Year from the WHO

  Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: physical activity, smokefree, mental wellbeing, water, safety, disease, alcohol
  A new you in the New Year: Stay active Aim for at least 2 hours and 20 minutes of physical activity per week. Eat healthier Try to consume less than 5g of salt and less than 25g of sugar per day

• Conserve water: Think small and save big

  Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, conservation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 11th January 2017 Small changes to your daily routine could lead to big savings in the amount of water you use

• Children tell Council to save our whitebait

  Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, environmental health, water, conservation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 9th December 2016 Look after our rivers and save our whitebait was the message given to Christchurch City Council by a group of passionate young conservationists

• Dry winter blamed for low water levels

  Posted: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environmental health
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th November 2016 Lower than normal rainfall over winter is likely to result in low water levels in Christchurch’s groundwater and spring-fed streams this summer

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