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The Community Waterways Partnership Charter

23/09/2021 by Dave Evans

The Christchurch City Council recently launched a Community Waterways Partnership. This aims to support the development of community-based initiatives to improve the ecological health, indigenous biodiversity, and amenity value of our urban waterways.  The Partnership is connecting Council, Regional Council, Ngāi Tahu, DoC, Ministry for the Environment, Canterbury District Health Board, and organisations such as […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity, Water

Notes from Water Sensitivity Walk – Rain Gardens

08/08/2021 by Ben

July 3rd 2021 Thanks to everyone who attended our recent water sensitivity field trip around Ōtautahi Christchurch. We learned about public and private rain gardens, trees, and policy. Here are our notes. Rain gardens are a type of ‘green infrastructure’ that intercepts stormwater and removes pollutants that have been picked up as the rain flows […]

Filed Under: Meetings and Events, Sustainable Living, Water

Water Sensitive Cities Meeting Report

21/12/2020 by Dave Evans

Report written by Kate Horrell On Friday 20th of November, SŌC and 350 Christchurch hosted Rachel Teen and Vicky Southworth at a public meeting on water sensitive cities, where they shared important information on what a water sensitive city could look like, and how to take the right steps in that direction with our own […]

Filed Under: Climate Change, Meetings and Events, Sustainable Living, Water

Water: OnSite Solutions

01/11/2020 by Dave Evans

Friday November 20th, 7.30pm – Vicky Southworth and Rachel Teen. Find out what a water-sensitive city is. How can we be more water sensitive, caring for ourselves and our city of springs and rivers? Learn about the changes needed in terms of society and our relationship with water-managers, and the practical options for retrofit or […]

Filed Under: Meetings and Events, Sustainable Living, Water

Untouched World Foundation – Waterwise Canterbury

01/11/2020 by Dave Evans

In partnership with Environment Canterbury and supported by Ngāi Tahu, the Untouched World Foundation runs an annual programme called Waterwise. This year, a couple of the SŌC executive team attended presentations from the Waterwise Canterbury 2020 cohort. The calibre of students and the quality of the programme was exceptional. The SŌC members who attended would […]

Filed Under: Education, Water

Rural Riparian Restoration (Waiau Uwha area)

22/11/2019 by Dave Evans

In early October a SOC group gathered with others at John Faulkner’s dairy support block on the banks of the Waiau Uwha river  to hear about and to see progress first hand toward his dream of establishing a nohoanga site on his property, and his ‘big idea’ of restoring the riparian margins of a significant […]

Filed Under: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Water Tagged With: Restoring indigenous biodiversity

Protecting Our Rivers

21/10/2019 by Dave Evans

Working Together to Save Our Precious River Ecosystems To restore our precious braided rivers we need to rid them of a range of weed species including Russell lupins, broom, gorse and briar. Please come to Arthur’s Pass to help a community weedbusting effort. Facebook event Saturday 9th — Tuesday 12th November 2019Working bees will run each […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity, Water

Help to Make a Submission on national proposals for Healthy Waterways

09/10/2019 by Rosemary Neave

NOTE: Submissions are due in by 17 October Main Website about the Proposals on Ministry for the Environment https://www.mfe.govt.nz/consultation/action-for-healthy-waterways Forest and Bird Guidelines – you can just sign up to add your name to their submission https://www.forestandbird.org.nz/petitions/clean-our-fresh-water

Filed Under: Water Tagged With: Submissions

Climate Week 20-27 September

16/09/2019 by Rosemary Neave

The week of the 20th-27th is a whole week of climate action, and we are wanting to drum up as much awareness as possible! The week starts with an event at Turanga on 20 September and finishes with the Strike4Climate rally on 27 September at Cathedral Square. Above all please vote in the Local Body […]

Filed Under: Climate Change, Meetings and Events, Water

CCC consulting on water services

17/06/2019 by Dave Evans

Public feedback opened last week on a 100-year strategy for the future of the Christchurch district’s water services and resources. The Draft Integrated Water Strategy sets guidelines and goals for the Council’s management of its “three waters” services – drinking water, wastewater and stormwater – as well as surface water, groundwater and flood management. Public […]

Filed Under: Water

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