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Stream restoration work gets $1.5m funding boost
Caring for the environment | 13 Jan 2021Work to restore the health of a Christchurch stream that once teemed with freshwater fish and acted as an important food gathering area for Māori has received a funding boost.
Move to better protect native vegetation on coastal farmland
Caring for the environment | 11 Jan 2021A proposed change to the Christchurch District Plan to boost the protection of native trees and plants on coastal farmland is open for public feedback.
Four year restoration of Cashmere Stream completed
Caring for the environment | 2 Nov 2020Local landowners and community members armed themselves with spades and smiles to help the Cashmere Stream Care Group complete the final stage of a four-year restoration and enhancement planting project.
Invasive weed work helps protect Whakaraupō biodiversity
Caring for the environment | 27 Oct 2020A common garden plant has hopped the fence and is wreaking havoc on Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour’s native vegetation.
Albert Stream gets royal treatment
Caring for the environment | 13 Oct 2020Almost $40,000 of Immediate Steps (IMS) biodiversity funding has helped some hard-working locals protect water quality and biodiversity values along Albert Stream in St Martins.
Ōtūkaikino River best Christchurch waterway
Caring for the environment | 7 Oct 2020Water quality in most Christchurch waterways has remained steady, the latest research shows.
Christchurch's largest stand of native trees to remember the fallen
Caring for the environment | 6 Oct 2020Volunteers are needed to help plant thousands of kahikatea trees in memory of New Zealanders who have served overseas since World War I.
New hillside paradise rooted in nature
Caring for the environment | 1 Oct 2020The owner of a 10-acre slice of paradise overlooking Christchurch City has been working with locals to transform the area into a valuable recreational asset for the community.
Have your say on Christchurch’s Draft Tree Policy
Caring for the environment | 14 Sep 2020People with views on how publicly-owned trees in Christchurch should be managed are being encouraged to give feedback on Christchurch City Council’s Draft Tree Policy.
Students helping to green the red-zone
Caring for the environment | 24 Aug 2020School students from throughout Christchurch are joining forces to help green the red-zone.
New policy highlights benefits of trees
Caring for the environment | 21 Aug 2020A draft policy that spells out how Christchurch City Council will manage the planting, protection, maintenance and removal of trees on public land will soon go out for public consultation.
Damaged pontoons to go from Naval Point
Caring for the environment | 30 Jul 2020Work has started to remove damaged pontoons that have been stored at Naval Point.
Plans for tougher air quality standards win Council support
Caring for the environment | 30 Jul 2020Christchurch City Council is supporting the introduction of stricter air quality standards and lower emissions for new log burners.
Flood work draws stumps from ancient Hoon Hay forest
Caring for the environment | 10 Jun 2020Workers have discovered tree stumps from an ancient forest in the Hoon Hay Valley.
Increase in glyphosate use could save millions
Caring for the environment | 3 Jun 2020Christchurch City Council is proposing a return to using more weed killers containing glyphosate.