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[ad_1] Some safe speed neighbourhood zones are having their proposed speed limits reduced further, and other zones are being added as a result of community feedback. Consultation for the Safe Speed Neighbourhood programme started on 10 October 2022. “While monitoring community feedback we noticed some patterns of communities that wanted further reductions in their speeds,…
[ad_1] Public consultation on proposals to upgrade the streets surrounding Te Kaha, Canterbury’s multi-use arena, will finish in three weeks’ time, on 30 November at 11:59pm. On 27 October the proposals were paused and the consultation period left open so the newly-elected Council could consider the proposed changes and suggest any potential modifications. Council Chief…
[ad_1] Christchurch City Council is proposing changes to busy Waterloo Road in response to safety concerns raised by Hornby High School students. Students from the school, which is on Waterloo Road, approached the Waipuna Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton Community Board worried about the speed and volume of traffic, including heavy vehicles, using the road. Council staff have since…
[ad_1] A newly released plan aims to guide future development and management of the lower Ōpāwaho Lower Heathcote River. Consultation on the lower Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Guidance Plan, which covers the area from the Opawa Road Bridge to the Ferrymead Bridge, opened on 22 March and runs until 19 April. The draft plan aims to…
[ad_1] A concept plan for a new nature play area in Akaroa’s Garden of Tāne includes balancing logs, bamboo musical chimes, a woven timber walkway and a ‘folly’ hut made of local macrocarpa and kanuka. Consultation on the concept plan opens today and will run through until 28 March. A public domain since 1874, the…
[ad_1] Individuals, business and organisations still have time to give feedback on two new draft bylaws for Christchurch City Council’s drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services. The Council is proposing to replace its current Water Supply, Wastewater and Stormwater Bylaw 2014 with two separate bylaws – the Draft Water Supply and Wastewater Bylaw, and the…
[ad_1] Consultation remains open on a Christchurch City Council proposal to replace Akaroa’s 134-year-old wharf with a new structure in the same location. Work on a replacement wharf has been underway since a structural assessment of the iconic landmark in late 2018 found it was reaching the end of its viable life and it was…
[ad_1] Local community views are being sought on what should be included in a draft Landscape Plan for the remainder of Lancaster Park. Since April 2021 Lancaster Park has been in the process of transformation, from former stadium to recreation space and sports fields. Lancaster Park has been grassed and new sports fields are expected…
[ad_1] The volunteer organisation that runs the popular miniature trains at Halswell Domain is seeking a new lease agreement so that they can extend their railway. The Canterbury Society of Model and Experimental Engineers (CSMEE) has had a lease to operate their miniature railway at the Halswell Domain for 15 years. They have built about…
[ad_1] Community concern over the health of the Ōpāwaho Lower Heathcote River is driving the development of a new guidance plan. “We are aware that many people have concerns about the state of the river, and the issues and challenges we face to bring the river back to health,” says Waikura Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board Chair…