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News: tagged with "parks"

• Council parks to be maintained in-house

  Posted: Wednesday, August 16, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: parks, recreation, services
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 15th August 2023 In-house teams of Christchurch City Council staff will be created to maintain the city’s parks

• Sustainable innovative furniture sought for Council parks

  Posted: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: planning, sustainability, parks, recycling
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 1st August 2023 Park benches, picnic tables, bike stands and loungers made of reclaimed or recycled materials could soon grace Christchurch’s parks network - including the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (OARC)

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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