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News: tagged with "recreation"

• 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

• Christchurch’s popular Dance-O-Mat is on the move

  Posted: Wednesday, February 9, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: wellbeing, dance, recovery, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 9th February 2022 Christchurch’s popular Dance-o-Mat is on the move again - after more than seven years in its current central city location

• Council votes to end fines for overdue library items

  Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, reading
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 27th January 2022 Library fines are on the way out and any owed debts will be removed

• Boaties and kayakers reminded to use a loo this summer

  Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, prevention, safety, disease, recreation, hygiene
  Environment Canterbury media release: 15th December 2021 As the weather warms up and more people head to our lakes, people are being reminded to use the public toilets provided – including boaties and kayakers

• Surfers reminded to use a board leash

  Posted: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: water, prevention, safety, recreation
  Environment Canterbury media release: 15th December 2021 Surfers are being reminded to wear a board leash when out on the water this summer, after a small number have been observed surfing without leashes on very busy days in Sumner

• 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

• 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

• Take a look at final section of Christchurch’s Coastal Pathway

  Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, cycling, walking
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th June 2021 A new fly-through video is giving the public a glimpse of what the final section of the Te Ara Ihutai Christchurch Coastal Pathway - around Moncks Bay - will look like

• 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

• Free outdoor exercise with PT in the Park

  Posted: Wednesday, May 5, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: exercise, physical activity, recreation, health
  PT in the Park has been offering free exercises outdoors for all ages and abilities since 2011. Come and join these fun and physical 1-hour sessions - with a run warm up, cardio or weights session with a warm down. Date: Every Saturday.Start Time: 9am

• Investment to support disabled people in sport and recreation

  Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, disabilities, sport, recreation, young people
  Beehive media release: 27th April 2021 Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson has today announced how $5.7 million will be allocated to create better quality experiences for disabled tamariki and rangatahi

• 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

• Opening of Edgeware Pool: Getting closer and needs your support

  Posted: Wednesday, July 15, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, Community
  Help the Edgeware Pool Group make the dream to have a local swimming pool in St Albans a reality. The Edgeware Pool Group have secured the site in Edgeware Village. They have a resource consent and the business plan has been written

• Open City: Inspiration to have a local adventure

  Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, wellbeing, Community Groups, recreation
  Gap Filler have some inspirational free local activities if you are itching to get out of the house now we're at Level 2

• Book Discussion Scheme: Open books open minds

  Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: recreation, reading, services, support
  Renee Blackburn from the Book Discussion Scheme was recently interviewed by ReadNZ about how New Zealand's book clubs are coping during lockdown, what they're reading, and why they joined the Book Discussion Scheme

• New Selwyn Libraries' Edge Connector service hits the road

  Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: information, accessibility, services, recreation
  Selwyn District Council media release: 12th August 2019 A new library service bringing popular programmes and resources to those who don’t have easy access to a library had its first outing last week

• Avon Loop work to get under way later this year

  Posted: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: recreation, recovery
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 5th August 2019 Work on the final section of the Avon River Precinct – the Avon Loop – is expected to get under way later this year

• 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

• Blueprint for the Future of NZ Disability Sport and Recreation Sector

  Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: disabilities, sport, recreation, planning, Report
  Sport NZ initiated a review: the ‘Blueprint for the Future of the NZ Disability Sport and Recreation Sector' in early 2018

• New design rolls out for disabled swimmers

  Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: recreation, disabilities
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 29th October 2018 An innovative and unique wheelchair design created by a local company is helping disabled swimmers get in and out of Council pools

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