Mayoral Candidate – The Wizard
The Wizard of New Zealand met with us outside the old Avonside Girls site as it is close to where he lives and he has been watching nature take it back for the last 10 years.
Central Candidate – Stephen McPaike
Stephen met with us at the Fungi Farm a children’s natural play area in the Red Zone, a place he brings his tamariki often
Burwood Candidate – Mike Wilson
Mike met with us on the corner of New Brighton Road and Locksley Ave because he admires the dedication that a community member is putting in to care for the land
Global Settlement
Global Settlement What is the global settlement? The Global Settlement is a post-quake deal between the Crown and Christchurch City council, laying out the ownership of public assets built or acquired by the Crown and council post-earthquake. Included in the agreement is the transfer of ownership from the Crown to Council of the Bus exchange, …
Seeking/Ararapu Matariki In the Zone 2022
Seeking/Ararapu Matariki in the Zone 2022 What did we do? In 2022 due to COVID-19, we decided early on not to do our usual big event but a smaller week-long, more natural lighting display. Each star is situated around Avebury Park and the Richmond Community Garden, with each organisation working with their local community and …
Forums
Waitākiri Sanctuary What is Waitākiri Sanctuary? Waitākiri Sanctuary would be a fenced ecologically-restored enclosure. Free of introduced predators and pests. For the reintroduction and conservation of native species that have been lost from the locality. A mix of wetland and lowland habitats encompassing Travis Wetland and the west Burwood residential red zone, 150ha area, 8km …
Riverbend Refuge
Riverbend Refuge What is Riverbend Refuge? In response to the unprecedented opportunity to restore native riparian habitat throughout the proposed ‘Green Spine’, between 2018-2019 the Avon-Ōtākaro Network worked on ‘Riverbend Refuge’ in collaboration with Greening the Rubble, The Green Lab, Working Waters Trust, Richmond Community Garden Wood Ltd., and Enviroschools Waitaha Canterbury. The project aims …
Deputations and Submissions
Over the years AvON representatives have prepared and presented many deputations advocating for the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor
Spring River Festival 2013
Spring River Festival 2013 Spring River Festival a Hit Opened by newly-elected Mayor Lianne Dalziel at Kerr’s Reach, the 2013 Spring River Festival was attended by over 3000 attendees, almost double the number from 2012. The festival followed the journey of a specially carved festival waka from the city early in the morning to New …