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Ōtākaro Avon among 'most improved' rivers in NZ
Caring for the environment | 08 Nov 2019A cross-agency effort to improve the condition of one of Christchurch’s most treasured waterways has led to national recognition for the Ōtākaro Avon River.
Help make the wrybill Bird of the Year
Caring for the environment | 04 Nov 2019Christchurch people are being encouraged to get behind a campaign to vote the wrybill as New Zealand’s Bird of the Year.
Pesky possums targeted in new Banks Peninsula programme
Caring for the environment | 04 Nov 2019A new biodiversity ranger will be patrolling Banks Peninsula in an effort to control power line-hopping possums.
Rare sighting of Arctic wader thrills bird watchers
Caring for the environment | 24 Oct 2019A tiny and very lost Arctic wader has been spotted at Kaitorete Spit near Christchurch, one of just a handful of local sightings of the rare bird.
Heathcote River weeds targeted in new spraying programme
Caring for the environment, Land drainage | 21 Oct 2019Invasive weeds clogging the Heathcote River and taking over its banks are being targeted in a spring-time weed spraying programme.
Planting project part of midge control work
Caring for the environment | 16 Oct 2019More than 9000 native shrubs and trees will be planted beside the Bromley oxidation ponds over the next few weeks as part of ongoing efforts to keep the midge population down.
Call for young people to care for Christchurch rivers
Caring for the environment | 23 Sep 2019Young people from local schools and early learning centres are being called on to take action to create a healthy Ōpāwaho/Heathcote River.
Parks programme grows volunteers
Caring for the environment | 18 Sep 2019Community volunteers have helped plant at least 29,000 shrubs and trees in Christchurch parks and reserves in the past year - work that has a value of up to $1.5 million.
Early nature learning at Christchurch’s Rutland Reserve
Caring for the environment | 17 Sep 2019Outdoor education has taken on a new meaning for Paparoa Street School pupils who have joined forces with Christchurch City Council rangers to restore Rutland Reserve.
Educated approach to Christchurch biodiversity secures funding
Caring for the environment | 16 Sep 2019A riverside corridor alongside a new student building at the University of Canterbury will be restored following support from the Christchurch City Council’s Biodiversity Fund.
ECan urges public to report illegal whitebaiting structures
Caring for the environment | 09 Sep 2019People who spot make-shift jetties and fishing platforms in Christchurch's rivers and streams are being urged to report them to Environment Canterbury.
Plant airlift signals final stages of Sumner Road project
Better streets & spaces, Caring for the environment | 26 Aug 2019Helicopters 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.
Christchurch students planting for the future
Caring for the environment | 12 Aug 2019Local students are turning concern about climate change into positive action with a plan to plant more than 500 native trees.
Floating wetlands form part of new-look stream
Caring for the environment | 16 Jul 2019A quake-damaged stormwater drain in Shirley which runs into Horseshoe Lake has been given a dramatic makeover.
Award is a feather in the cap for Christchurch bird expert
Caring for the environment | 04 Jul 2019After decades of experience Andrew Crossland can spot a flock of hundreds of birds and within seconds identify their species and accurately estimate their numbers.