Generation Zero Provide a Quick Submission guide To follow up on the email we sent out in late February 2023 asking you to email our Christchurch City Councillors to vote for Plan Change 14 (PC14), the council has voted in favour of more medium and high density housing in our city! Now the plan … [Read more...]
Ōtautahi Christchurch Urban Forest Plan – make a submission
Trees are on the job for us, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, working to improve our local neighbourhoods, our wellbeing and helping to mitigate the effects of our changing climate. Have your say on this plan - open for feedback 2 Feb-6 March Well known local ecologist Colin Meurk has done … [Read more...]
Last Week Kathleen Gallagher
Last week we had a talk by Kathleen Gallagher who has just produced a film on the swamps of this country. It’s called The Swamp, The Sacred Place: A celebration of Aotearoa’s wetland kaitiaki. Kathleen took us through the various swamps she visited, and the community support structures which are … [Read more...]
Brendon Harre writes on why wastewater should not be part of the 3 Waters scheme:
Brendon argues in his paper, which is below, that wastewater should not be part of the 3 Waters proposal. This makes sense as in Christchurch the roads and the riverbanks are part of what makes the storm water system work. How will this new agency, as proposed by government, delineate between what … [Read more...]
The Cashmere Stream enhancement group highlights another element of how the 3 Waters reform could destroy locally led initiatives with storm water
There is a wonderful community led, supported by CCC, project which is planting along the Cashmere Stream. I have written about this over the last couple of years and this week received an email outlining their latest plans and calling for people to attend a meeting. I do wonder if the 3 Waters … [Read more...]
I still hate cats and so do others
I had a reply to my missive on cats last week by Marcus who wrote: As to the cat issue- it is long overdue to have owners take responsibility or suffer the consequences. Living in Little River at the old bird sanctuary, we have an obligation to protect the bird life - and … [Read more...]
Is it time to require cats to be registered and being kept inside?
Dogs must be registered and chipped. Why are cats allowed to run freely as killing machines for our bird life? I hate cats. We had them when the kids were little. Couldn’t wait for the time for our, by then, fat lazy meat-eating monster to be given the big needle. There’s a tabby cat which … [Read more...]
Christchurch as a National Park City
Colin Meurk and Hayley Guglietta have successfully lobbied for public support for Christchurch to be declared a “National Park”. This is a great move, and the Press has got in behind the move. The Press coverage last weekend was fantastic. The supplement in Saturday’s Press was well done. Show … [Read more...]
Last Week Mel Brooks on MVH Irrigation
There was a really good turnout to hear Mel Brooks CEO of MVH irrigation cooperative. We were knocking on our limit of 50 people. Garry writes: I found it fascinating listening to a highly intelligent person explaining to a crowd of townies the complexity of managing an irrigation … [Read more...]
Someone poisoned cabbage trees on the Estuary, now Oli Lewis proposes remedying that
In 2018, 24 cabbage trees were brazenly poisoned on the causeway section of the Christchurch Coastal Pathway. Let's chip in to replace them. In 2018, something very bad happened: someone, presumably in the dead of night, brazenly and callously poisoned 24 cabbage trees/tī Kōuka on the causeway … [Read more...]