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[ad_1] The Whaka-Ora Pest Project (WOPP) is a programme with Conservation Volunteers New Zealand aimed at controlling invasive predators and targeting possums, rats and stoats. Invasive weeds are also a major problem, such as spur valerian, old man’s beard, banana passionfruit, boneseed, wilding pines and sycamore. The focus is to restore the natural biodiversity of the harbour…
[ad_1] Popular fund opens to give community groups a helping hand to better our environment Our Waitaha Action to Impact Fund is now accepting applications for its fourth funding round, and we invite community groups to apply. The Waitaha Action to Impact Fund is a contestable fund for community organisations in Canterbury. Funding has been…
[ad_1] Christchurch City Council contractors are busy with leaf fall season underway now through to July. How you can help: You can help reduce build-up by clearing leaves from your own berm and garden and putting them into your green bin. Home gardeners can also put leaves in their compost or pile them at the…
[ad_1] Popular fund opens to give community groups a helping hand to better our environment Our Waitaha Action to Impact Fund has opened for its third funding round, with community groups now invited to make an application. The Waitaha Action to Impact Fund is a contestable fund for community organisations in Canterbury. Funding has been…
[ad_1] Helping unpack regulations with farmers in Culverden A recent biodiversity and regulations workshop in Culverden provided the opportunity for farmers to better understand new rules and regulations through a question-and-answer session with our staff. More than 20 farmers attended the workshop at Fyffe Downs Farm. Breaking down regulations [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Every Tuesday you’ll find Quentin McDonald doing his weekly trap check in Cashmere’s Cracroft Reserve, next to the Sign of the Takehe. A retired chemist, Quentin lives in nearby Hackthorne Road and he’s been doing this volunteer work for the past four years, after his son’s scout den in Cashmere started getting “eaten alive”…
[ad_1] The women helping Waimakariri’s water quality Dr Judith Roper-Lindsay and Wendy Main recently completed their tenure on the Waimakariri Water Zone Committee after serving 10-years and three years, respectively. In that time, they have seen many changes and also helped inform some important decisions for their zone. They talk about their experiences below. Dr…
[ad_1] Citizen science helping endangered species #Earth&Ocean A citizen science project aims to identify the threat of killer whales to Stellar sea lion colonies on the Alaskan Western Aleutian Islands. Photos by NOAA Fisheries – Killer whales in waters close to a Stellar sea lion colony According to Hasselman, Stellar sea lions in this area…
[ad_1] New system ‘aces’ giving students a helping hand An innovative system that identifies and contacts students who may need extra support has become an award-winning initiative at the University of Canterbury. The Analytics for Course Engagement (ACE) system combines technology with proactive outreach to identify and contact undergraduate students who may be at risk…
[ad_1] Lime, the world’s leading provider of shared electric vehicles, has announced a partnership with The Cacophony Project and 2040 Limited that will see its old scooter and bike batteries earn a second life powering tools designed to save New Zealand’s precious birds. The tools include thermal cameras that use machine vision to automatically identify…
[ad_1] As Meat the Need’s founding partner, Silver Fern Farms is pleased to celebrate the first anniversary of the charity. The milestone provides an opportunity to reflect on Meet the Need’s success to date in delivering over 410,000 nutritious red meat meals to foodbanks across New Zealand in the first year and the ambitious goal…
[ad_1] The benefits kids get from playing at outdoor playgrounds is almost unlimited. It helps cognitive, emotional and physical development, supports wellbeing, socialisation and understanding of risk. Unfortunately, the stats on the state of play in our land of the great outdoors are not encouraging. Forty six percent of Kiwi kids aged 8-12 years old…
[ad_1] Third summer helping monitor water quality for Edward Heenan Edward Heenan has just spent his third summer with us, taking part in the summer student programme in the water quality monitoring team. The 21-year-old has been taking part in the summer student programme since he started his Bachelor of Science and Geography at the…
[ad_1] Trapped eels get a helping hand Wrestling eels and chasing whitebait – all in a day’s work for Environment Canterbury’s Makarini Rupene. Makarini is our northern Pou Mātai Kō (cultural land management advisor), and he recently led the relocation of up to 20 tuna/eel and whitebait that were trapped in a subdivision retention basin…
[ad_1] Helping people burn better Environment Canterbury air quality implementation officers Mark and Marie collectively have ten years’ experience helping Cantabrians get the most out of their fires. They love showing people how to build a roaring fire that’s smoke-free, so we can all breathe cleaner air. During winter, Mark and Marie are busy working…
[ad_1] The Council’s Sustainability and Community Resilience Committee agreed to loan the Christchurch Heritage Trust $1.2 million so that it can complete the repair and restoration of the Shands Emporium and Trinity Congregational Church buildings. The loans are conditional on the Council’s investment being secured against the land and buildings. Shands Emporium is the last…
[ad_1] Helping young people develop healthy relationships and sexuality How is viewing online pornography, which very often shows aggressive, non-consensual and ‘unhealthy’ or even illegal behaviour, affecting young people’s views on relationships? University of Canterbury (UC) relationship and sexuality education (RSE) expert Tracy Clelland would like all parents to talk to their children about pornography….
[ad_1] Helping children read and succeed earns top award for UC researcher Decades of work aimed at improving children’s learning success and wellbeing has earned Professor Gail Gillon the University of Canterbury’s (UC) highest research honour. Professor Gail Gillon (Ngai Tahu iwi), founding Director of the UC Child Wellbeing Research Institute and an international leader…
[ad_1] Helping clean-up after the Ōhau village fire As the clean-up begins after the catastrophic fire at Ōhau Village, it’s important that it is done in a way that minimises environmental effects. Regional leader compliance delivery James Tricker said, “The fire had caused considerable pain and distress to the village residents, and our sympathies go…
[ad_1] A lineup of orderly fashioned uniformed kids on the sports field is the result of a mass of (rewarding) hard work. And it’s thanks to initiatives like SportsNZ funding rounds that makes it all that much easier. The most recent round of funding from the SportsNZ Rural Travel Fund has been disbursed, and Hurunui…
[ad_1] School students from throughout Christchurch are joining forces to help green the red-zone. The students, with the support of the Eco Action Nursery Trust, have already planted thousands of native trees in part of New Brighton’s red zone and plan to plant 10,000 more next year. Eco Action Nursery Trust Chair David Newton, who…
[ad_1] Cass Bay planting gives native biodiversity a helping hand On Friday 7 August, a group of over 30 volunteers from our team and Conservation Volunteers NZ, began planting the banks of Cass Bay Stream as part of the Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour Catchment Plan. Whaka-Ora Programme Manager, Karen Banwell, describes the importance of projects such…
There are a few things that are trending in todays age and one of them is the GREEN revolution. This is something that cannot be ignored and I think that no matter who you are you need to take on that its happening and work your way with it, instead of fighting it. In Christchurch…