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News: tagged with "parks"

• Wildflower trial set to bloom around Christchurch

  Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: gardens, sustainability, parks
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 17th January 2023 Two years of successful trials that have seen wildflowers blooming in Hagley Park and recently near the Antigua Boatsheds will ideally be expanded into selected community parks next spring

• Have your say on Castle Hill Village Reserves

  Posted: Wednesday, January 18, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: submissions, recreation, parks, consultation
  Selwyn District Council media release: 17th January 2023 Substantial changes are proposed for the Castle Hill Village Reserves Management Plan to better manage the area’s reserves, trees and local assets

• Bottle Lake Forest Park protected by hi-tech fire detection network

  Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: emergencies, prevention, technology, recreation, parks
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 12th September 2022 Cutting-edge technology is reducing the risk of a fire in one of Christchurch’s most popular recreational spots – Waitākiri Bottle Lake Forest Park

• New pump track open in Prebbleton

  Posted: Wednesday, August 17, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, parks
  Selwyn District Council media release: 15th August 2022 The new pump track at Prebbleton Domain is open and riders of all ages are now welcome to take to the asphalt

• School children build their own ‘ultimate playground’

  Posted: Wednesday, July 20, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, parks, children
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 19th July 2022 Every Friday morning, on the edge of the former residential red zone, a group of enthusiastic children pull on their gardening gloves and pick up their shovels, ready for some hard mahi

• New Springs ward reserve on track for first stage opening this year

  Posted: Wednesday, July 13, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, parks
  Selwyn District Council media release: 12th July 2022 Floodlit sports fields, a new dog park and walking and cycling paths are expected to be open later this year as part of the new reserve in the Springs ward

• West Melton Community Park completed and open

  Posted: Wednesday, July 6, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, parks
  Selwyn District Council media release: 5th July 2022 A brand new playground, basketball half-court, BBQ area and landscape planting are now in place at the new West Melton Community Park

• Participate in a research study on Abberley Park in St Albans

  Posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: survey, parks, recreation, water, health
  A postgraduate research team from the University of Canterbury ׀ Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha is aiming to find out about what the local residents and visitors to Abberley Park know and think about the park and local creek

• Autumn bounty at the Fungi Farm

  Posted: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: parks, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 3rd May 2022 Mushrooms are a-growing at the Fungi Farm in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Area

• First buildings installed at Springs Reserve

  Posted: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, planning, parks, development
  Selwyn District Council media release: 1st March 2022 Work on a new 22-hectare park in the Springs Reserve has passed a milestone with the first building being installed on site

• St Albans skate park upgrade will cater for beginners

  Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, parks
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th February 2022 An upgrade and extension of the St Albans skate park means beginner scooters and skaters will be better able to use the facility

• Fungi farm opens in Otakaro Avon River Corridor

  Posted: Tuesday, July 13, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: parks, recreation, funding
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 13th July 2021 A mushroom-themed education, play and foraging area has officially opened in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Area

• New smart bins coming to a park near you

  Posted: Wednesday, June 2, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, management, parks, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 1st June 2021 ‘Smart’ bins are being installed in community parks around Christchurch as the city council moves to reduce maintenance costs in the city’s public spaces

• Family matters for Doris Lusk Reserve artwork

  Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: arts, parks
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 3rd May 2021 A reimagined interactive artwork of a well-known painting by Doris Lusk – created by two of her granddaughters – will take pride of place in a reserve named in the artist’s honour

• New dog park for Darfield

  Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, pets, parks
  Selwyn District Council media release: 23rd June 2020 Darfield will be getting a new dog park, with an off-leash exercise area at McHughs Forest Park opening next month