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News: tagged with "cycling"

• Fresh bikes for Christchurch east students

  Posted: Wednesday, March 12, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: children, physical activity, schools, cycling
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 12th March 2025 Students in Christchurch’s east are riding high with their new school bikes and pump track

• Cruise Christchurch's Coastal Pathway

  Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, cycling, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 5th February 2025 More than four million cycling trips were made in Christchurch last year, can we beat that in 2025? Check out some of the city’s network of cycleways - first up Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathw

• Christchurch's dumped rubbish costs starting to drop

  Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, recycling, finances
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 20th January 2025 The cost and amount of on street fly tipping in Christchurch is starting to come down

• Collection truck fire caused by lithium battery

  Posted: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, recycling, emergencies
  Waimakariri District Council media release: 20th January 2024 The Council is urging residents to avoid throwing batteries in their rubbish, after a fire broke out in a kerbside collection truck last week

• Christchurch hits cycling milestone

  Posted: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: cycling, transport
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 14th January 2025 Cycling in Christchurch is at an all-time high with more than four million trips clocked in 2024. Christchurch City Council’s cycle counter logged a record breaking 4

• Heathcote cycleway to be closed

  Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: traffic, roadworks, transport, cycling, safety
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th October 2024 A 1.5km section of the Heathcote Express cycleway is being closed until rail upgrades are completed

• Best bike rides for less confident cyclists

  Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: cycling, recreation, summer
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 24th October 2024 Summer's around the corner Ōtautahi - time to dust off your bike and get out there! Warm weather and long evenings beckon, so why not reacquaint yourself with your bike? Feel the wind in your hair as y

• Next steps for Wheels to Wings cycle route

  Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: cycling, road safety, transport, traffic
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 16th October 2024 Several alternative options are being considered for the Wheels to Wings - Papanui ki Waiwhetū major cycle route

• Don't let safety go to waste

  Posted: Wednesday, September 4, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: waste, recycling, harm, safety
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 3rd September 2024 Take the time to dispose of hazardous items correctly and keep our staff and your community safe

• New park feature helps children pedal their way to road safety success

  Posted: Wednesday, August 7, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, cycling, safety, children, road safety
  Environment Canterbury media release: 5th August 2024 A mini road system in McLeans Forest will allow children to learn the road rules on their cycles

• Recycle a Device: What impact can a laptop have?

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: education, technology, recycling
  Recycle A Device - or RAD - is an Aotearoa initiative which matches ākonga (students) and rangatahi (young people) who need a laptop with a donated and refurbished device. Over 1000 RAD devices were requested in just the first week of school this year

• How we are doing with our kerbside recycling

  Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recycling, waste, management
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 24th April 2024 Two months after government standardised kerbside recycling, not being able to wrap food scraps has been one of the biggest challenges for Ōtautahi residents, along with confusion over where to put pizz

• Recycle your child's car seat with SeatSmart

  Posted: Wednesday, April 10, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, safety, families, waste, recycling
  100,00 child car seats expire each year - so don’t let your expired or damaged car seat end up in landfill or be sold. Any brand of booster, convertible seat or capsule can be recycled through SeatSmart

• New walking and cycling tracks open at Reid’s Pit

  Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, cycling, walking
  Selwyn District Council media release: 13th December 2022 Selwyn District has a brand new recreational reserve at Reid’s Pit, on the corner of Weedons and Selwyn Roads. The new 4

• Donate your old laptop to reduce e-waste and bridge the digital divide

  Posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: education, technology, recycling
  Recycle A Device (RAD) is an initiative which gets laptops to those who need them