Have you ever wanted to organise a neighbourhood gathering? Do you want to get to know the people who live close to you? Perhaps you've always wanted to put on a potluck for the whole street.
Summer with your neighbours (formerly known as Neighbourhood Week) is set up to bring people together and now runs for the entire summer.
A tribute to the transformation that the Riccarton West Community Garden has helped bring about in the local area was paid by MP Megan Woods at the official opening of Te Pataka, Riccarton West Community Pantry, on 6th June. The MP said that when she was elected in 2011, this part of Riccarton was seen as one of the most disconnected areas of Christchurch. Now it has become one of the areas with life.
A planned tree-planted median strip in Riccarton Rd will be shortened and have fewer trees than originally planned, to ensure there are no barriers for emergency services.
Designs showing what a major overhaul of the Harrington Park playground in Riccarton will look like have been approved.
Christchurch’s Acting Mayor Andrew Turner is welcoming changes to the Local Government Act that reinforce the role of councils in promoting community wellbeing.
The Local Government (Community Well-being) Amendment Bill passed its third and final reading in Parliament last night, effectively reinstating the four aspects of community well-being – social, economic, environmental and cultural – into the Local Government Act.
