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News: tagged with "environmental health"

• New wilding pines projects support Canterbury recovery

  Posted: Wednesday, May 13, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, campaign, funding
  Environment Canterbury media release: 11th May 2020 Wilding pine projects in Canterbury are to benefit from $2 million in government funding for the National Wilding Conifer Control Programme

• Lyttelton wastewater pipeline flows into place

  Posted: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, water, environmental health, management
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 2nd March 2020 A 535-metre wastewater pipeline has been installed under the Heathcote River, marking a major milestone in work on the Lyttelton Harbour wastewater project

• Landowners reminded to test wells

  Posted: Wednesday, February 19, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, safety, Testing, environmental health
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 18th February 2020 The Waimakariri District Council is reminding owners of private wells to test their water regularly, following a recent pilot study of 19 private wells in the Cust and Eyreton areas

• Bin checks focus on helping people recycle correctly

  Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recycling, environmental health, waste, management
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th January 2020 A team of four will begin spot checking the contents of yellow wheelie bins next week in a bid to improve people’s understanding of what stuff can be put out for recycling

• Stormwater Superheroes to the rescue for Christchurch

  Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, management, environmental health, waste, business, Awards
  Environment Canterbury media release: 11th December 2019 Six Christchurch West Melton businesses have stepped up to tackle issues and are leading the way in stormwater management and technology

• Think water sense this summer

  Posted: Wednesday, December 11, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, water, conservation
  Selwyn District Council media release: 10th December 2019 Summer is here, and it’s time to start thinking about conserving water so we can all keep enjoying a reliable water service through the hotter and drier months

• Locals say Cashmere Stream needs help

  Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, water
  Environment Canterbury media release: 5th November 2019 The water quality and clarity of Cashmere Stream became an important subject at a recent Christchurch West Melton Zone Committee workshop

• Plant fire prompts warning about batteries in bins

  Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, waste, management, recycling
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 24th October 2019 A battery discarded in a yellow wheelie bin is the likely cause of a fire at the EcoSort recycling plant that led to one person being hospitalised

• Sustainable Otautahi Christchurch Newsletter: 9 October 2019

  Posted: Thursday, October 10, 2019 in: Newsletters With tags: sustainability, environmental health, Community Groups, newsletter
  Welcome to the latest news from Sustainable Ōtautahi Christchurch. Thanks for being part of this network, and to the many of you who turned out to strike4climate on 27th September

• Call for young people to care for Christchurch rivers

  Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: environmental health, conservation, water, young people, leadership
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 23rd September 2019 Young people from local schools and early learning centres are being called on to take action to create a healthy Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River

• 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!

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Researchers urge caution in using Red Zone for food production

  Posted: Wednesday, October 25, 2017 in: Earthquake With tags: land, environmental health, earthquake recovery
  University of Canterbury media release: 24th October 2017 University of Canterbury environmental chemists are urging caution after the recently released “Land Use Assessment Report – Productive Land Use” by Regenerate Christchurch identified livestock gr

• Government intervention on District Plan Review welcomed

  Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 in: Earthquake With tags: planning, housing, environmental health
  Christchurch City Council media release: 29th September 2015 Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel has welcomed the Government's decision to remove coastal hazards from the District Plan Review process

• Department of Conservation launches an app

  Posted: Thursday, May 1, 2014 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, environment, environmental health, technology
  The ‘Imagine’ app is an initiative from the Department of Conservation in response to the Christchurch city earthquake rebuild