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Matariki Just Another Dune Day Bring a pair of gardening gloves and your enthusiasm down to New Brighton Library this weekend for a cuppa and kōrero with Ranger Jason before heading out to plant for Matariki Just Another Dune Day. The planting session will be held from 10am – 12.30pm Saturday, and all other equipment…
Knit Around the Tram This Saturday is World Wide Knit in Public Day, so join other knitters and crocheters for a loop on the Christchurch Tram! Bring your knitting and crochet and friends, and after a loop pop along to Tūranga Library Foundation Café There will be some wool and knitting needles available. Come along…
Graham Condon Rec and Sport Centre reopening The pool hall at Graham Condon is reopening on Saturday. The pool hall at Graham Condon Recreation and Sport Centre is reopening to the public from tomorrow (Saturday 1 June)! The planned maintenance work has wrapped up, and it’ll be business as usual at the centre very soon….
Trees for Canterbury at Brew Academy Come along to Brew Academy from 12 – 7.30pm Saturday for a Trees for Canterbury fundraising event. Trees for Canterbury is a Not-for-profit community organisation that provides environmental education to disadvantaged members of the community from all walks of life and schools throughout the region. The group has a…
A range of improvements at the Cashmere Road, Colombo Street, Centaurus Road, and Dyers Pass Road roundabout will begin on 2 April. The work is due to be completed in early July. The roundabout has a high crash rate, with 27 crashes reported between 2010 and 2021. Ten of the 27 crashes resulted in serious injury. …
Our Waitarakao – workshops complete busy year A project to improve the health of the Waitarakao Washdyke Lagoon catchment has continued to attract keen interest from the Timaru community, with a recent series of workshops completing the key activities for 2023. Source link
Plans have been released for safety improvements to the Bridge Street and Estuary Road roundabout after the community reported feeling unsafe due to high vehicle speeds through the area and poor visibility. Improvements include speed humps at all entrances to the roundabout, no stopping lines to improve visibility on the south and west sides of…
Feedback has opened on proposed plans for the intersection, which include adding speed humps on each approach lane and low concrete buildouts to narrow the road and slow vehicles down when travelling towards the roundabout. “We heard from public consultation on Council’s Safe Speed Neighbourhood programme in 2022 that there was a need to make…
Feedback has opened on proposed plans for the intersection, which include adding speed humps on each approach lane and low concrete buildouts to narrow the road and slow vehicles down when travelling towards the roundabout. “We heard from public consultation on Council’s Safe Speed Neighbourhood programme in 2022 that there was a need to make…
Work to improve the Marshland, Briggs and Lake Terrace Road intersection begins from Monday 30 October and is expected to be finished in early December. Upgrades include safety platforms on each approach of the intersection, footpath and cycle lane improvements, a new median island and traffic signals, new road markings and changes to the light…
With visible progress on Te Kaha, the Court Theatre, new office developments and staged improvement to Cathedral Square, the Central City experience continues to add new attractions. The plea to keep up momentum on improving the look of vacant sites comes as latest statistics, in the Council’s Central City Biannual Report, reveal that since 2020,…
With visible progress on Te Kaha, the Court Theatre, new office developments and staged improvement to Cathedral Square, the Central City experience continues to add new attractions. The plea to keep up momentum on improving the look of vacant sites comes as latest statistics, in the Council’s Central City Biannual Report, reveal that since 2020,…
The platform was put in place to encourage vehicles to travel at safer speeds when entering and exiting the Lincoln Road, Barrington Street and Whiteleigh Avenue intersection. They are increasingly being used around New Zealand, as a way to make roads safer for everyone. Following the installation of the platform, data recorded over a six-month…
The Innes Road renewal project is planned to take place between Mersey Street and the shops past Philpotts Road. Consultation is now open on the proposed improvements, which include upgrading some sections of kerbs and zebra crossings to make them more visible to approaching drivers. The proposed safety improvements include the installation of raised platforms…
Christchurch City Council is about to ramp up its resurfacing programme around the city. And this year, a large number of the roads which have been selected for repair have come straight from residents. “Through the Living in Christchurch survey late last year, we received a lot of feedback about the areas people used the…
A plan to improve the safety of a busy Cashmere intersection at the base of the Port Hills is now open for public feedback. Under the plan, raised safety platforms with pedestrian crossing points will be installed at all four approaches to the roundabout at the intersection of Colombo St, Cashmere, Centaurus and Dyers Pass…
The busy intersection of Lincoln Road, Barrington Street and Whiteleigh Avenue will close to all traffic for three days, beginning on Friday night. The closure will enable contractors working on upgrading the intersection to install a raised safety platform and to resurface the intersection approaches. “They are going to work around-the-clock to get this job…
People travelling in the Addington area can expect some disruption in the coming weeks as contracting crews begin upgrading a major intersection. They are going to be installing a raised safety platform at the busy intersection of Lincoln Road, Barrington Street and Whiteleigh Avenue to encourage people to travel through it at safer speeds. “This…
The Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue helicopter service was busier than ever in 2020 with a substantial increase in mission numbers, and the trend is continuing in 2021. Across a turbulent year, the helicopter crews were tasked to 869 missions, an eight per cent increase in mission numbers compared to 2019. May is Chopper Appeal…
The land, buildings and business sustaining one of the South Island’s busiest service stations have been put up for sale. Lewis Pass Motors is a popular staging post and 24-hour fuel stop at Springs Junction, a key intersection of two busy tourist and commercial routes, State Highways 7 and 65, near Lewis Pass. The long-established,…
As Kiwis eagerly await their presents to appear under their tree this Christmas, Air New Zealand is preparing for the 100,000 passengers set to fly around the country for the holiday. Today is expected to be the busiest day for the airline this holiday season, with more than 31,000 customers booked to travel domestically. Over…
Temporary changes are being made to the busy intersection of Grahams Road and Memorial Avenue, in Burnside, for safety reasons. “A significant cable fault has caused repeated problems with the traffic signals at this intersection so in the interests of public safety we are making some temporary changes,’’ says Christchurch City Council Head of Transport…
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is seeking feedback on its plans to upgrade busy Brougham Street. Thanks to Government funding from the NZ Upgrade Programme Canterbury package, it has up to $90 million available to make Brougham St (SH76) safer and easier to use for the surrounding communities and its many different road users. “We…
Improvements are coming for the 1400 passengers a day who board buses near the Eastgate Shopping Centre in Linwood. Contractors are about to start work on creating an improved public transport hub on Buckleys Road. “The Buckleys Road public transport hub is one of the busiest in Christchurch, with about 470 buses using the bus…
Help protect our busy waterways from freshwater pests This summer our dedicated freshwater advocacy officers will be out and about again to help show freshwater users how to ‘Check, Clean, Dry’, in order to protect our busy waterways from aquatic pests. Advocacy officer Zoe Arts With border restrictions and higher sales of watercraft a feature…
Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency is asking people for ideas on how to make Halswell Road (State Highway 75), south-west of Christchurch, better for bus users. The transport agency has a $25 million budget to provide bus lanes along the 2.5km long section of Halswell Road that runs between Curletts/Hoon Hay Road, past Aidanfield to…
Safety a priority as busy summer on Canterbury waterways expected With the summer boating season now underway, both new and experienced boaties are being reminded to follow safety protocols and check the conditions before heading out on the water. Navigation safety officer Gary Manch said it’s important for people with all levels of experience to…
A busy Addington intersection is going to be dug-up over the coming weeks so a century-old stormwater pipe can be replaced. Part of the original brick barrel pipe runs directly underneath the intersection of Brougham Street and Selwyn Street and Selwyn Street and Somerset Crescent so the renewal work will cause some disruption to local…
One of the city’s most dangerous intersections will be altered to improve its safety. The intersection of Ilam, Middleton and Riccarton roads is notoriously tricky to navigate because of the off-set alignment of the three busy roads. Today Christchurch City Council agreed to modify how traffic flows through the intersection and the nearby area. “The…