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Planting season sprouts success
It was another bumper planting season with over 150,000 trees put in the ground across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula.
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Planting season sprouts success
8 Jan 2025It 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.
Funding approved for climate projects
Christchurch City Council has approved $416,000 of funding to support a variety of grassroots projects tackling climate change.
20 Nov 2024
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17 Oct 2024
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.
Fund open to protect Christchurch waterways
Projects that aim to improve and protect our urban waterways can apply for funding through the Council’s Community Waterways Partnership Fund.
2 Oct 2024
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30 Sep 2024
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.
Biggest planting season underway
It’s set to be the biggest planting season yet for the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (OARC) with thirty community days in the calendar.
30 Apr 2024
