Greetings from your Community BoardMessage from the ChairKia ora koutou, Highlights from our latest meetingOur Community Board met on Monday 21 September. Some highlights of our meeting included talking to staff about our Board's submission to Christchurch City Council's Draft Tree Policy. Meet Community Board member James GoughIn this edition of the newsletter, we're featuring James Gough, councilor for the Fendalton Ward. James says his closest friends would describe as good-natured, good-humoured, persistent and somewhat short! One of his most defining moments in life is becoming a father to his two children. What's on in Christchurch for the school holidays?Put a spring in your step these school holidays with our guide to what’s happening in Christchurch for families. You can help Christchurch City Council Park Rangers move a “fairy village” attached to trees in Bottle Lake Forest to a new location, get arty at the Art Gallery, do a treasure hunt in Te Reo or go on a Penguin Hunt at Canterbury Museum. Get your kids swimsmart before summerChristchurch parents are being encouraged to make sure their children have the skills to stay safe in the water this summer by enrolling them now for Swimsmart lessons. Have your say on Christchurch’s Draft Tree PolicyPeople with views on how publicly-owned trees in Christchurch should be managed are being encouraged to give feedback on Christchurch City Council’s Draft Tree Policy. The Draft Tree Policy spells out how the Council plans to manage the planting, protection, maintenance and removal of trees in parks, reserves, roads and other public places that it looks after. Have your say on how we use our community facilitiesWe want to support the network of community centres and halls across Christchurch city and Banks Peninsula so these spaces are well used, and people come together there for lots of different activities.
You can find out more and give feedback online. Alert level 1 signals return to business as usualUnder Alert Level 1, the Council’s public facilities will operate largely as normal. However, we will continue to have QR codes displayed at the entrance to all our facilities so that people can use the NZ COVID Tracer app to record their visit. Discover what's on in your neighborhood and across our city. From free events, exhibitions and live comedy — it's it all here. View consultations that the Council is currently undertaking, find out more about each consultation and have your say. Read the latest news on Council activities and what's happening across Christchurch and Banks Peninsula. Contact your Community BoardThe Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board are here to provide support and advice to our community. Contact the Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood |