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• New Rapaki trails proving popular with walkers and riders

  Posted: Friday, January 13, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: cycling, walking, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 11th January 2023 Thousands of mountain bikers and walkers have explored two new trails above the lower half of Rapaki Track over the summer break

• After hours best time for beach walks with your dog

  Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, pets, beaches
  Planning to take your dog to the beach? Be sure to check whether summertime restrictions apply, limiting times when our canine pals can visit popular swimming beaches in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula

• Five fantastic toddler-friendly walks in Christchurch

  Posted: Wednesday, January 11, 2023 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, children, families, activities
  Looking to explore the outdoors with your littlies these holidays? A walk is an awesome way to spend family time together and get some exercise, as well as learn about nature.  Here are our top five toddler-friendly walks from around the city..

• Work to begin on roving footpath maintenance crew

  Posted: Wednesday, December 14, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, safety, repair, roadworks
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 14th December 2022 Planning and costing for roving maintenance crews to improve the city’s footpaths will get underway. However, decisions on additional funding of approximately $1

• 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

• Final section of major cycleway complete

  Posted: Thursday, December 8, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: cycling, walking, transport, recreation
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 8th December 2022 The ribbon has been cut on Christchurch's first complete ‘shovel-ready’ project. The $7.85 million final stage of the Rapanui-Shag Rock cycleway was officially opened this morning

• Stretch your legs on Christchurch’s newest walking tracks

  Posted: Wednesday, November 16, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: families, environment, cycling, walking
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 14th November 2022 People will be able to enjoy four kilometres of new walking track when Christchurch City Council’s award winning stormwater basin in Hoon Hay opens to the public on Friday

• Christchurch street change projects get Waka Kotahi funding

  Posted: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: cycling, transport, walking, healthy cities
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th September 2022 Two Christchurch City Council projects aimed at making streets safer and more people-friendly have won funding support from Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency

• Path paved for communities to reshape streets

  Posted: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: transport, safety, Community, submissions, consultation, walking, cycling
  Beehive media release: 9th August 2022 Streets will soon be able to be transformed from unsafe and inaccessible corridors to vibrant places for all transport modes thanks to new legislation proposed today, announced Transport Minister Michael Wood

• Book a Journey Through Time with Flourish

  Posted: Wednesday, September 22, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, Community Groups, learning
  Flourish piloted this award winning time walk from the UK along the Avon-Ōtākaro River in May and people loved it. "I enjoyed thinking about evolution and found the physical distance covered a very good way of taking in the immensity of time

• 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 guide puts Christchurch walks on map

  Posted: Wednesday, July 8, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: walking, resources, physical activity
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 6th July 2020 A handy new guide will help you plan an outing around the city’s coastline and plains if you feel like exploring new territory on foot