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• Be mindful of others when out with your pooch

  Posted: Thursday, November 21, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: pets, safety, recreation, parks, beaches
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th November 2024 Christchurch City Council’s Animal Management team are advising pet owners to be mindful of their dogs and others over the warmer months

• Spencer Beach Holiday Park upgrade

  Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: parks, recovery, rebuild, camping
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 25th September 2024 Campground facilities at Christchurch’s popular Spencer Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park will be rebuilt for summer 2025, after toilet and kitchen blocks were destroyed by fire

• The nature-inspired vision for the Selwyn District Park

  Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: parks, recreation, planting, planning
  Selwyn District Council media release: 24th September 2024 Grassy open spaces, green leafy trees, moving through natural areas. The feedback is in. People want to be immersed in nature - a vision that the Selwyn District Park aims to bring to life

• Mapping the blue-green benefits of ecosystem services in Rolleston

  Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: biodiversity, environment, planning, planting, wellbeing, waterways, parks, recreation
  Selwyn District Council media release: 23rd September 2024 Which parts of Rolleston have the most trees and shade? Where are the greatest numbers of bird species to be found? Who’s got the best views? And who lives closest to green spaces? Ten new maps of

• Rejuvenating the Jed for the next generation

  Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: river beds, waterways, restoration, Community, biodiversity, parks, environmental health
  Environment Canterbury media release: 27th August 2024 An environmental 'vision' for the Jed River catchment in Cheviot is taking shape, with school children playing a key role in biodiversity improvements

• A guide to Waimakariri playgrounds by age

  Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: families, children, physical activity, parks
  Taken from Waimakariri Monthly online newsletter: July 2024 With so many great playgrounds in our District, we’re spoilt for choice. But not all playgrounds are made equal when it comes to the different ages and stages of our tamariki

• Sensory wonderland in Avon-Ōtākaro Forest Park

  Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: families, children, parks, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th June 2024 A deserted residential playground has been brought back to life as a sensory nature play park

• Foster Park wins national recreation award

  Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, Awards, parks
  Selwyn District Council media release: 10th June 2024 Selwyn District Council has won the ‘Active Park/Sportsground of the Year’ for Foster Park, at the Recreation Aotearoa Awards evening held on 30th May

• Terrific time to tackle overgrown shelter belts, trees and hedges

  Posted: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: parks, winter, gardening
  Selwyn District Council media release: 15th May 2024 Could your shelter belts, trees or hedges be obscuring drivers’ line of sight, or hindering pedestrians walking along the footpath? Now is a good time to give them a trim

• Sumner skatepark is kick-flipping into gear

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, parks, young people
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 1st May 2024 The wheels are turning and construction is about to get underway at Sumner’s new skate and scooter park

• Redevelopment for red zone park

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: parks, recreation, recovery
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th April 2024 The $5.5 million redevelopment of Avon Park in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor will begin soon

• Agreement will provide a future for A&P Show

  Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: parks, Community, event, funding
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 23rd April 2024 Christchurch City Council and the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association (CAPA) have signed an agreement which will both open up more of Canterbury Agricultural Park for public use while helpi

• Doris Lusk artwork is a family affair

  Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: arts, parks, heritage
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th April 2024 A new interactive artwork in Doris Lusk Reserve in Linwood Village pays homage to the artist the reserve is named after, and was designed by her granddaughters, Natasha English and Tatyanna Meharry

• New Master Plan for Hororātā Reserve

  Posted: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, parks, recreation
  Selwyn District Council media release: 5th March 2024 A new plan to help guide the future development and rejuvenation of the Hororātā Reserve over the next two decades has been completed

• Wild nature blooms at community park

  Posted: Wednesday, January 31, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: biodiversity, Community Groups, neighbours, collaboration, parks
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th January 2024 Wildflowers, fruit trees and hand-painted signs are helping to brighten up Addington’s Simeon Park in a bid to create a more welcoming and diverse space, as well as help reduce the impact on the envir

• Sustainable innovative furniture sought for Council parks

  Posted: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, sustainability, parks, recycling
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 1st August 2023 Park benches, picnic tables, bike stands and loungers made of reclaimed or recycled materials could soon grace Christchurch’s parks network - including the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (OARC)