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Take part in Earth Hour switch-off
Caring for the environment | 17 Mar 2020Christchurch City Council is encouraging residents, schools and businesses across the city to show they care about our planet by turning off their lights during Earth Hour.
Wipes go in the bin, not the loo
Caring for the environment | 16 Mar 2020Christchurch City Council is reminding people not to flush wet wipes down the toilet following a spate of wastewater blockages in Auckland.
Containment plan approved for old Bexley Landfill
Caring for the environment | 26 Feb 2020Nearly $1.5 million will be spent shoring up the old Bexley Landfill to prevent further erosion.
Containment option favoured for old landfill site
Caring for the environment | 21 Feb 2020Options for shoring up an old landfill site that is slowly being eroded will be considered by Christchurch City Councillors next week.
Quake rubble sows seeds for new recreation area
Caring for the environment | 20 Feb 2020The site that was used to sort through the material from buildings that were damaged or demolished after the earthquakes is going to be turned into a recreation area.
Tapping into water refills to reduce plastic
Caring for the environment | 27 Jan 2020Canterbury cafes, pools, vineyards and holiday parks are signing up to a scheme that aims to cut down plastic pollution by providing free water bottle refills.
Councils finalise new stormwater management approach
Caring for the environment, Land drainage | 7 Jan 2020A more environmentally-friendly approach to managing how and when stormwater can be discharged into Christchurch and Banks Peninsula’s waterways has been finalised.
Korowai symbol of Council's commitment to healthy harbour plan
Caring for the environment | 19 Dec 2019A ceremonial korowai placed around the Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour Plan has been handed over to Christchurch City Council by the Lyttelton Port Company (LPC).
Ōtākaro Avon among 'most improved' rivers in NZ
Caring for the environment | 8 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 | 4 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 | 4 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.