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Sarah is a Community Partnership Ranger, a role that she recently started and describes as a privilege. “Conservation has been my passion my whole life. My dream job as a teen was to work as a conservation officer, so I feel privileged and blessed to do this work.” Monday 31 July marks World Ranger Day…
Enjoy Get Outdoors Week 2022 with our Regional Ranger Challenges Get Outdoors Week is from 12-20 November 2022 and offers a number of exciting events and activities to kick off summer. Regional Ranger Challenges Get your friends and family together and try one of our Regional Ranger Challenges. When: Saturday 12 November to Sunday 20…
The work of a Park Ranger may not be quite what you think. Sunday 31 July marks World Ranger Day so Christchurch City Council is celebrating the work of all of its rangers as the key protectors of parks and conservation for the organisation. The role of a ranger has broadened over the years, as…
Otautahi – An international elephant saving organisation led by a part-time Kiwi is launching the first world female ranger day to help stop the annual poaching and killing of 35,000 African elephants. The charity How Many Elephants, will promote the World Female Ranger Day on June 23. This ground-breaking global awareness day will celebrate and…
There is no such thing as a normal day at work for Christchurch City Council Ranger Yvette Williams. From dealing with blocked public toilets to finding a lost horse and protecting the city’s healthiest waterway, her days are anything but predictable. Yvette is part of a Regional Parks Ranger Team, mostly based at The Groynes…
Alison Evans started work as a Christchurch City Council park ranger one year ago. We asked her a few questions about her life on the job. Alison how did you end up working as a Regional Parks Team Leader for Port Hills and Banks Peninsula? I’ve got quite a broad background in conservation, including forestry,…
A chance meeting over a stinkhorn fungus four years ago sparked a whole new life for Christchurch City Council Park Ranger and volunteer team leader Fiona Fenton. After a high-flying 20 year career managing commercial property in San Francisco and London, including the famed Covent Garden estate, Fiona took a year off after moving to…