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News: tagged with "environmental health"

• 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 06, 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

• 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

• 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!

• 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

• 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

• Environment Canterbury declares climate emergency

  Posted: Thursday, May 16, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: Climate Change, environmental health, Governance, leadership
  Environment Canterbury media release: 16th May 2019 Environment Canterbury has today declared a climate emergency - highlighting both the urgent need to address the issue, and the work already being done to help the region respond

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Health benefits of cleaner air highlighted

  Posted: Wednesday, June 13, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environmental health, heating, pollution
  Environment Canterbury media release: 13th June 2018 Improved air quality could keep vulnerable Cantabrians out of the hospital this winter. Canterbury Medical Officer of Health Dr Ramon Pink said: “Clean air is necessary for health and wellbeing

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