Greetings from your Community BoardMessage from the ChairKia ora koutou, It's Labour weekend and there's lots to see and do across our beautiful region. If you're interested in exploring our heritage, there's plenty of great local events as part of the Christchurch Heritage Festival, or check out our fabulous Akaroa Museum. Highlights of our latest meetingOur Community Board met on Monday 19 October. Some highlights of our meeting included hearing from residents as part of our Public Forum and approving Stop Control on Stevensons Steep at its intersection with St Davids Street. You can read the minutes to see what else we discussed and find out the dates, times and details of upcoming Community Board and Council meetings here. Diamond Harbour could get floating pontoonA floating pontoon may be added to the Diamond Harbour wharf to make it easier for people to get on and off the passenger ferries and other boats that call into the harbour. Lyttelton's 'Great Fire' sparks interestIt was after 10pm on 24 October, 1870 when a fire started in an empty house on Lyttelton’s Oxford St between the Queen’s Hotel and a boot-maker's shop. The flames quickly spread through nearby shops until both sides of London St were burning. The fire raged along Oxford St and Norwich Quay through wooden houses, stables, a warehouse full of wheat and two ship chandler’s (marine equipment) shops and then set most of the township ablaze despite the desperate efforts of the local brigade. Some of the drama of that night is captured in a
new exhibition called Sifting the Ashes: The Great Fire of Lyttelton which has been researched and put together by Lyttelton Library staff for the Christchurch Heritage Festival. En Plein Air - Margaret Stoddart’s Diamond Harbour Invasive weed work helps protect Whakaraupō biodiversityA common garden plant has hopped the fence and is wreaking havoc on Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour’s native vegetation. Finish line in sight for Lyttelton Harbour wastewater projectA $53 million wastewater project to improve the health of Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour is a step closer to completion. Contractors have laid more than 10 kilometres of underground wastewater pipeline, converted three old wastewater treatment plants into pump stations, built one new pump station, and installed countless valves, pipe fittings and chambers to ensure the whole system runs smoothly. The Lyttelton Harbour wastewater project will end the routine discharge of treated wastewater into the harbour, an important environmental milestone for our city. The new wastewater network will be operational in early 2021, once the entire system has been tested and commissioned. Read the latest newsletter for more information on the project. Governors Bay walking track open againGood news, the Governors Bay foreshore track has re-opened to the public, as works on the pipeline and electrical cable between the Governors Bay and Jetty Road pump station are complete. Contractors have placed a layer of Teddington chip over the trench to restore the track to its original condition. Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour programme going strongWant to know more about the good work going on around Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour to help restore the health of our beautiful harbour? Have your say on our draft housing strategyChristchurch City Council’s Draft Community Housing Strategy is now open for public feedback. New Waste Minimisation and Management Plan adoptedThe Council has adopted a new plan focused on reducing the amount of waste being dumped at landfill and changing our ‘throw-away’ culture. The 2020 Waste Minimisation and Management Plan was approved by the Three Waters Infrastructure and Environment Committee on Wednesday. It outlines how the Council plans to tackle the city’s waste stream over the coming years and encourage waste prevention. Get your rates invoice by emailGo paperless and be in to win! Contact your Community BoardThe Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula Community Board are here to provide support and advice to our community. Contact the Banks Peninsula governance teamYou can find all our contact details on our web page. Sign up to our newsletterIf you know anyone who would like to receive our newsletters, please encourage them to subscribe here. You received this email because you are subscribed to receive updates from Christchurch City Council. |