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Building consents increasing in Selwyn
Posted: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: built environment, planning, housing
Selwyn District Council media release: 8th March 2022 A slowdown in applications and hard work from the Council consents team has seen the average number of working days to process an application falling
Aeration components arriving at Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant
Posted: Wednesday, February 16, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recovery, waste, services, environmental health
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th February 2022 Aeration components from around the world are arriving at the Christchurch Wastewater Treatment Plant, as the Christchurch City Council starts implementing its medium-term plan to minimise odours from
Supporting global action to combat marine plastic pollution
Posted: Thursday, February 3, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, health, waste, recycling, pollution
Ministry for the Environment media release: 2nd February 2022 New Zealand has joined other countries in stating support for coordinated global action to combat marine plastic pollution through a new global agreement
Black billed gulls find new nesting ground
Posted: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, wildlife
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 24th January 2022 A partially constructed stormwater retention basin in Belfast has been acting as a temporary nesting ground for tarāpuka (black billed gulls) – a bird species that is in serious decline
Show wildlife you care by using a lead
Posted: Thursday, November 4, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, pets, environment, biodiversity
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 3rd November 2021 The scenic walkways and beaches of the Avon-Heathcote Ihutai Estuary are popular with Christchurch dog-walkers, as are the wetlands which dot the city
Achievable blueprint for addressing climate change released
Posted: Thursday, June 10, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: Climate Change, environment, sustainability, Report
Beehive media release: 9th June 2021 The Climate Change Commission’s blueprint for addressing climate change has confirmed the Government has made good progress to reduce emissions, but a step up is now required
Hidden places: Power and pumps in Christchurch
Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: heritage, built environment
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 9th June 2021 The mystery of the curious little brick buildings that dot the city dates to colonial Christchurch. There were serious drainage problems with the city developed on a flat, low-lying, waterlogged site
Managing the long-term impact of cruise ships in Akaroa continues
Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: tourism, environment, Report, collaboration
Environment Canterbury media release: 16th March 2021 Akaroa has experienced a significant increase in cruise ship arrivals over the last ten years, which has raised concerns for many in the community about the influx of tourists and the potential disturb
Help track Christchurch’s changing coastline
Posted: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: conservation, environment
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 1st February 2021 Christchurch residents can become beach scientists with a simple snap
Council offers students hands-on learning opportunities
Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: environment, education, waste, recycling, children, youth
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 18th January 2021 Christchurch school students will get hands-on lessons this year on how to minimise their waste thanks to a free Learning Through Action programme run by Christchurch City Council
Multi-Use Arena preparations continue at pace
Posted: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, built environment, recovery
Christchurch City Council Newsline: 21st July 2020 Christchurch City Council is pulling out all stops on preparation work for the Canterbury Multi-Use Arena, as the $473 million anchor project continues to gather momentum
Dual place names for Banks Peninsula features
Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: maori, environment, heritage
Beehive media release: 7th July 2020 The history of Rāpaki is being restored through the inclusion of te reo in thirteen official place names on Te Pātaka-o-Rākaihautū/ Banks Peninsula and around Lyttelton Harbour/ Whakaraupō, the Minister for Land Inform
Join millions of people reducing their plastic waste
Posted: Thursday, June 25, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: environment, waste, recycling
Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities
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
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

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