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Action plan to tackle Bromley odour issues
Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, health, community engagement, plan, management
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 22nd June 2020 Christchurch City Council and Environment Canterbury have agreed on an action plan for reducing the smells from the Bromley-based organics processing plant and Metro Place transfer station
Christ Church Cathedral site ready for restoration
Posted: Thursday, April 16, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: earthquake, recovery, rebuild, built environment, heritage
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 16th April 2020 Plans are under way to ensure that restoration work on Christ Church Cathedral can start as soon as possible after the lifting of lockdown restrictions
Refill campaign invites people to smash their thirst, not the planet
Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: water, environment, waste, recycling, management
Beehive press release: 30th January 2020 A new campaign by the Ministry for the Environment is being launched today. #FeelsGoodtoRefill encourages people to use refillable water bottles and reduce waste
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
Plant airlift signals final stages of Sumner Road project
Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: environment, transport, earthquake recovery
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 26th August 2019 Helicopters will drop thousands of plants onto the steep slopes above Sumner Road as the final stages of a massive planting project gets under way this week
Rare braided river birds to be protected by gull control
Posted: Wednesday, August 28, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: environment, diversity, conservation
Environment Canterbury media release: 26th August 2019 The Department of Conservation (DOC) is protecting rare and threatened bird species living in the Hurunui and Waiau rivers by controlling southern black-backed gulls/karoro, which prey on their chick
Mayor supports joint initiatives to improve Canterbury water
Posted: Wednesday, July 24, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, environment, planning, policy
Selwyn District Council media release: 22nd July 2019 Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton and other Canterbury mayors have reconfirmed their support for working together on looking after the region’s water resources
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
New research on physical activity environment and obesity risk
Posted: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: physical activity, environment, recreation, research
University of Canterbury media release: 12th February 2019 A new study from University of Canterbury (UC) shows a link between recreational physical activity spaces in a neighbourhood and obesity risk in adults
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
Council funds street outreach worker
Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: sexual health, environment, support, community engagement
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th October 2018 Council funding will allow an outreach worker to work full-time liaising between residents, businesses and sex workers on Manchester Street
Earthquake-prone building register now online
Posted: Wednesday, November 9, 2016 in: Earthquake With tags: earthquake recovery, rebuild, built environment
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th November 2016 A new register that lists the known earthquake-prone buildings in Christchurch will allow members of the public to search the status of buildings
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

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