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Mussel shells help filter contaminants
Mussel shells are removing contaminants from an urban stormwater wetland, in what could be a world-first.
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Mussel shells help filter contaminants
22 Jan 2025Mussel shells are removing contaminants from an urban stormwater wetland, in what could be a world-first.
Planting season sprouts success
It was another bumper planting season with over 150,000 trees put in the ground across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula.
First stage of Addington Brook renewal complete
The first stage of the Addington Brook renewal project has been completed and stage two will get underway next year.
Parks and playgrounds |
8 Jan 2025
Final call for feedback on sea-level rise plan
People who live, work and play in Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour are being invited to help shape their futures and have their say on a final draft plan for adapting public assets to the impacts of sea-level rise.
Ribbon cutting for Te Kuru Wetland
The $50 million Te Kuru Wetlands project will be officially opened by Mayor Phil Mauger at a public ceremony on 11 October.
17 Oct 2024
2 Oct 2024
Full life cycle of Hagley Park timber
The legacy lives on for fallen Hagley Park trees as local chairbler David Laird provides the timber a second life.
Web of biodiversity spun during City Nature Challenge
Dr Frank Ashwood plunged his hands into a compost pile and scattered the decaying material onto a sheet, then waited and saw movement.
Parks and playgrounds |
17 May 2024
30 Apr 2024
