National Volunteer Week- Planting day at Halswell Quarry Park
Bring friends and family Saturday 22nd 10am-12, this event is hosted by the CCC and organised by an awesome group of Rangers on the Parks Team.
Dress for cool and wet conditions. Bring your favourite gardening gloves and gumboots. Some spades will be provided, but feel free to bring your own.
Register your interest by emailing parks.volunteers@ccc.govt.nz
When you arrive, enter the park from Kennedy’s Bush Road. Directions to the planting site will be posted at the Halswell Quarry Visitor Centre (the single-storey stone cottage).
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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10.5% Yes! New Year, New Me
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19.9% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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69.6% Nah - not for me
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Poll: Are you starting to feel a lift in business confidence across the Canterbury region?
The Press reports that Canterbury is right in the middle of a construction boom, with activity forecast to peak around 2027 and major investment flowing into transport, water and energy infrastructure.
We want to know: Are you starting to feel a lift in business confidence across the Canterbury region?
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43.1% Yes
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56.9% No
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