From our Chair: Community input critical in shaping region’s future We need to change the way that we use and enjoy the environment, to safeguard it for the future. Source link
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Co-investment critical to the future of flood protection
Co-investment critical to the future of flood protection Acting general manager of operations Leigh Griffiths, shares her thoughts on the future of flood protection in Waitaha/Canterbury. Source link
Community input critical in shaping region’s future
Community input critical in shaping region’s future We are encouraging the community to take part in an extended engagement process that will help shape the region’s future. Our Chair Peter Scott said the information collected from the community and stakeholders during the consultation is critical, as the Council works to update a number of long-term…
‘Complex yet critical discussions’ to be had at conference
From hate speech to terrorism, regulation to misinformation, social media’s impact on democracy will take centre stage at a University of Otago conference this month. New Ec(h)o Systems: Democracy in the Age of Social Media, organised by the National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, will feature some of the world’s leading voices involved in…
Critical workers needed now | Voxy.co.nz
Kiwi Can Do has opened up 0800, Website, Facebook channels for anyone in the community to jump on board with paid jobs to help keep Countdown’s supply chains running and ensure families can put food on their tables. “We need your help to help your community and keep our whanau and friends fed,” Kiwi Can…
Summer students critical to water monitoring
Summer students critical to water monitoring Monitoring the water of Canterbury’s favourite contact recreation sites is one of the lesser-seen – but nonetheless critical – jobs our summer students carry out. The summer internship programme gives environmentally-inclined students a chance to put into effect what they have been learning in their tertiary studies. One such…
Fast-tracking of Canterbury flood protection a critical first step in climate adaptation
Fast-tracking of Canterbury flood protection a critical first step in climate adaptation More than $24 million will be spent on a programme of flood protection projects in Canterbury thanks to central government’s climate resilience fund. In December, Environment Canterbury confirmed $15.5 million in funding from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment’s Provincial Development Unit (PDU)…
Managing critical source areas in Kaikōura
Managing critical source areas in Kaikōura The Kaikōura Plains Recovery Project team has been focused on helping local landowners manage their farms post-quake, to reduce the impacts of land-use on the environment. After the 2016 North Canterbury earthquake a study was undertaken to assess the damage, habitat, and health of streams in Kaikōura’s Lyell Creek/Waikōau catchment….