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Feedback has opened on plans to install traffic calming measures on Flockton Street and Francis Avenue which have both been impacted by additional use since the new motorway opened in 2020. Seven safe speed platforms at 70 metre intervals have been proposed on Flockton Street and five on Francis Avenue to encourage reduced and consistent…
Feedback has opened on plans to install traffic calming measures on Flockton Street and Francis Avenue which have both been impacted by additional use since the new motorway opened in 2020. Seven safe speed platforms at 70 metre intervals have been proposed on Flockton Street and five on Francis Avenue to encourage reduced and consistent…
The Council’s red zone rangers will team up with community groups and volunteers to plant tens of thousands of natives at Brooker Reserve, Chimera Crescent, Dudley Creek, Richmond Community Garden, Waikakariki-Horseshoe Lake, Dallington, Cedarwood Reserve and Amelia Rogers Reserve. Christchurch City Council’s Residential Red Zone Manager, David Little, is expecting the 2023 OARC planting season…
Preliminary designs and information for the City to Sea Pathway, proposed developments at Kerrs Reach, and an estuarine wetland at Bexley has been published today. Head of Parks Andrew Rutledge says the new information provides more clarity and detail for a prioritised group of projects. “We have done a lot of work behind the scenes,…
The foundations are now in place for the co-governance of the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor. Ngāi Tūāhuriri and Christchurch City Council have both confirmed their appointments to the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Go-governance Establishment Committee. Ngāi Tūāhuriri Upoko Dr Te Marie Tau and Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel are going to co-chair the Establishment Committee, which…
Due to health and safety concerns, whitebait enthusiasts will no longer be able to drive vehicles through the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Area (OARC) to access the river when the season begins on 1 September. Christchurch City Council Head of Parks Andrew Rutledge says whitebaiters are still welcome to access the river, but will…
The final pedestrian bridge along the Ōtakaro Avon River Corridor is complete. The new Snell Place footbridge opened today with a small ceremony. “It’s great to have all three bridges open for the public to use. They’re also going to play a key role in the future City to Sea pathway which will run from…
The Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC) Alliance and Te NgÄi TÅ«Ähuriri RÅ«nanga have completed work on a project which will see 11 storyboards which depict the history of the area and the importance of the environment along the new Christchurch Northern Corridor. The steel interpretation panels have been installed along the new shared path at key…
Significant strides have been taken this year in the multi-generational project to transform the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor into an ecological sanctuary and recreational area for the city. With the help of an army of volunteers, young and old, tens of thousands of plants have been put in the ground to start creating a native…
Ngāi Tūāhuriri, the community and Christchurch City Council will co-govern the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (ŌARC). “Co-governance must be at the heart of the continued development of this special part of our city,’’ says Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel. “We have a once in a lifetime opportunity to turn this river corridor into a recreation and…
The Dallington Landing and three new bridge sites in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor have been blessed this morning. The blessings were led by a mana whenua representative, signalling an important milestone as the Regeneration Area continues evolving into an urban park asset for the city. Christchurch City Council Head of Parks, Andrew Rutledge, says…
The low noise asphalt top coating planned for Christchurch’s Northern Corridor (CNC), due to be applied later this month, has been delayed. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says the delay is due to a hold-up in getting one of the key ingredients for the top coat, epoxy resin, from the United States. “We have recently…
A mushroom-themed education, play and foraging area has officially opened in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Area. More than 50 adults and children attended the Fungi Farm’s official opening this afternoon, complete with hearty, wild mushroom soup, and mushroom-themed sweets and savouries Located on the corner of Evelyn Cousins Ave and River Road in…
Plans to turn the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor into a legacy project that will benefit Cantabrians for generations to come have been given a significant boost by Long Term Plan funding that was approved today. As part of the Council’s goals to improve water quality, ecological restoration and support climate change, a total of $316…
A total of $337 million in capital development funding is earmarked in the Draft Long Term to transforming the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor into the jewel in Christchurch’s crown Regenerating the 602-hectare Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor into a place where residents and visitors can explore, play, connect and learn is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create…
A close eye will be kept on traffic volumes in the St Albans, Edgeware and Mairehau areas following the opening of the $290 million Christchurch Northern Corridor (CNC). The CNC, built through an alliance between Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency, Christchurch City Council, Fulton Hogan, Aurecon and Jacobs, connects central Christchurch to State Highway 1…
Thelning Reserve covenant creating native corridor Proposed location of the covenant. Just under 3 ha of land on a beef farm in Okains Bay will be protected by a Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust covenant. The Thelning covenant project has been “thought about for a long time,” landowners Peter and Cynthia Thelning said. It was one of…
Roads will be closed and traffic diverted at night while gantries are installed on State Highway 1 near the Waimakariri Bridge, north of Christchurch. The Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency says the Christchurch Northern Corridor work will require lane and full road closures from this Sunday night until October. The lane closures or diversions will…
The Christchurch City Council has opened a $282,000 fund that enables people to activate community projects and events in the city’s former residential red zones. The Red Zones Transitional Use Fund is open to individuals, community organisations and social enterprises to help new projects in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor, Southshore, South New Brighton, Brooklands…