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News: tagged with "environment"

• North Canterbury residents want dirty burning to stop

  Posted: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: pollution, winter, health, environment
  Environment Canterbury media release: 17th July 2024 Residents in the Oxford/Cust area are reporting problems with heavy smoke from outdoor burning - learn the rules before you light and report air quality issues to our pollution line

• Iconic Mona Vale Bath House to be restored

  Posted: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: repair, restoration, built environment, heritage
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th July 2024 Earthquake repair and strengthening work on the Mona Vale Bath House is about to begin. Contractor Armitage Williams will be on site from next week and work is expected to be completed in the summer

• Makeover complete on High Street

  Posted: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recovery, rebuild, built environment, traffic
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 9th July 2024 The transformation of the entire length of Christchurch’s iconic High Street is complete

• All about those berms

  Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, gardens, gardening
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 28th May 2024 Recent publicity around the use of artificial grass has raised questions about what can and can’t be done on a berm - the area between the boundary of your home or business and the street

• New Zealand needs to confront the challenges of land use change

  Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: Report, Climate Change, land, environment
  How do we respond to the environmental challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and water quality while looking after the economic, social and cultural life of our regions? This is the pressing question addressed in a new report released by the Pa

• Tree planting grows lifelong connections

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: volunteering, environment, planting, Community Groups
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th April 2024 Ricky has been volunteering at Trees for Canterbury for 28 years, spending his time weeding, moving plants and keeping other volunteers “in check

• Beauty of newly restored landmark revealed

  Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, restoration, heritage
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 17th April 2024 The scaffolding is down and for the first time in more than 10 years the ornate detail of Christchurch’s Old Municipal Chambers can be seen and appreciated

• Environmental projects see funding bump for ChCh West Melton Water Zone

  Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, management, funding, waterways, environmental health
  Environment Canterbury media release: 16th April 2024 Seven local progressive environmental projects are to receive a combined total of $75,000 in funding from the Christchurch West Melton Water Zone Committee this year

• Wellbeing spotlight: Steps to energising your mind, body and soul this autumn

  Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: wellbeing, reading, physical activity, environment, recreation, stress, mental health
  As we head into autumn, think about taking the opportunity to pause for a moment to slow down, relax and rest your mind, body and soul

• South Hagley waterway to be restored

  Posted: Thursday, February 29, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waterways, environmental health
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 28th February 2024 Addington Brook in South Hagley Park is being naturalised to improve the biodiversity and health of the waterway, enhance the landscape and restore drainage capacity

• Merivale bridges to be demolished and replaced

  Posted: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, roadworks, built environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st February 2024 Two bridges in Merivale will be demolished and rebuilt, as the structures have reached the end of their design life

• Te Kaha construction reaches new heights

  Posted: Wednesday, January 17, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, sport, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 16th January 2023 Te Kaha – Canterbury’s Multi-Use Arena – has hit a new milestone, with the first of 40 radial trusses being installed

• The godwits have returned, heralding spring

  Posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th September 2023 The bar-tailed godwits have touched down on the Avon-Heathcote Ihutai Estuary – landing earlier than usual this year

• Sponge Cities: Can they help us survive more intense rainfall?

  Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, research, Report, environmental health, water, emergencies
  A major new research report from the Helen Clark Foundation and WSP in New Zealand is recommending a series of actions to respond to the escalating impacts of climate change-induced extreme rainfall events

• Council approves changes that simplify rules to manage water quality

  Posted: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water management, water, environmental health, policy, planning
  Environment Canterbury media release: 21st August 2023 Council has approved new rules that will streamline the consents process and strengthen restrictions on some activities to improve water quality across significant parts of the region

• Leading the way to build a Canterbury Inter-School Enviro Network

  Posted: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: young people, environment, sustainability
  Environment Canterbury media release: 1st August 2023 Our Youth Rōpū members are leading the way in building an inter-school enviro network for high school students in Christchurch

• New programme connects people over sustainable kai

  Posted: Thursday, June 22, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: Food, awareness, waste, children, families, business, environment, gardens
  Keep New Zealand beautiful media release: 21st June 2023 Iconic charity Keep New Zealand Beautiful is launching their new Kai Connections programme - a fun, easy and educational way for students, whānau and friends to demonstrate commitment to kai pai (g

• Timelapse video of Te Kaha published as ground improvement work nears completion

  Posted: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, sport, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st March 2023 A new three-month timelapse construction video of Te Kaha - Canterbury’s Multi-Use Arena - has been published, bringing into sharp focus the extent of the work being carried out and the magnitude of the

• More EV charging stations on the way for Selwyn

  Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, environment, sustainability
  Selwyn District Council media release: 24th January 2023 Electric vehicle (EV) motorists will be able to recharge at even more places in Selwyn this year, with 17 new Zero charging stations being installed at Council sites by Meridian Energy

• Report an environmental incident on Snap, Send, Solve

  Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, emergencies, technology
  Environment Canterbury media release: 18th January 2023 Have you spotted a pit of rubbish on fire? Seen a sizeable sheen of oil in a stream? Noticed chemicals spilt on the roadside? Report it so we can sort it! If an environmental incident seems time cr

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