3 days ago

We’ve adopted our Long-Term Plan!

The Team from Environment Canterbury

🙌 Your feedback helped land some of our key decisions in our 10-year work plan and budget, known as the Long-Term Plan.

📊 1,300 individuals and organisations, some of whom represented large sections of the community made written submissions, and 153 spoke to us during hearings.

Councillors had to weigh up the need for action to protect the environment, with the cost pressures we’re all facing.

Read the full news story here 👉 bit.ly... and hear Acting Chair Craig Pauling’s thoughts on how it played out youtu.be...

#Kaitiakitanga #Māiatanga  #Whanaungatanga

More messages from your neighbours
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2 hours ago

Long Running Singing Group Seeking Members

John from Westmorland

The CTW has been running SING concerts for 25 years and was awarded a Civic Award in 2019 enjoy . Currently the SING Group is under the guidance of Annette Begg and the amazing accompanist, Heather Ross. Due to some older members retiring, the CTW SING Group is running a membership drive for people keen to get involved. The SING Group rehearse once a week in the afternoon and perform concerts every other month, also in the afternoon. The concert audiences are mostly from Retirement Homes and the like. The aim of the group is to have fun and provide entertainment and enjoyment for the audience.
No auditions, all you need is a love of singing and being part of a group.

If you are interested contact Annette 339 8448 or John 027 339 8448 or Heather 027 646 6718

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5 hours ago

Centaurus Combined Probus

Lynley from Hillsborough

Hi all! just letting you know that there will be no meeting at the Cashmere Club on Tuesday 2nd July. The group is celebrating Mid Winter with a luncheon elsewhere.

The next regular meeting will be at the Cashmere Club on Tues 5th, August, 2pm.

6 days ago

Are we there yet? A city stuck in traffic

Nicole Mathewson Reporter from The Press

Christchurch is New Zealand’s fastest-growing main centre but has the lowest spend on public transport, an incomplete cycling network, and the worst peak-time traffic congestion.

For the second year running, data from global navigation company Tomtom shows it takes longer to travel 10km in Christchurch during rush hour than New Zealand’s other main centres, and it is getting worse.

Tomtom’s data also shows that during rush hour, Christchurch can have 50 traffic jams across the city, with over 30km of clogged roads.

Driving that 10km takes an average of 19 minutes and 10 seconds, up from 18 mins 30 secs last year. Last week’s slowest day was Wednesday at 5pm, with 24 mins.

While Aucklanders’ longer journeys and extra motorways mean slightly more time overall in rush hour traffic, they cover 10km quicker at an average of 16mins and 30secs. Wellingtonians takes 18mins 20secs.

How's your commute? Read the full story by reporter Liz McDonald here and share your thoughts in the comments below. (A subscription is required, or you can see two free articles a month).

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