Greetings from your Community Board

Highlights from our latest meeting

Our Community Board met on Monday 20 July. Some highlights of our meeting included receiving a report from the Akaroa Treated Wastewater Resuse Options Working Party and learning more about the four options for disposing highly treated wastewater, including irrigating new areas of native trees. The Board also adopted the Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula Community Board Plan 2020-2022, which outlines our vision for the local community and identifies some priority projects we’d like to achieve over the next three years. You can view the plan on our webpage, 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.

Four options for Akaroa's treated wastewater

The Christchurch City Council is seeking feedback on four options for dealing with highly treated wastewater from Akaroa. The town’s wastewater system is old, in a culturally and historically sensitive place, and will be replaced and relocated.

Council strikes balance with new budget

A new budget that maintains the core services residents and businesses rely on but reduces spending in other areas has been finalised by Christchurch City Council.

An update on the Lyttelton Harbour wastewater project

Over in Lyttelton, the Simeon Quay pump station is looking great, with decorative cabbage tree art work now sandblasted onto the exterior of the building. We've waterproofed the roof and installed of the ceiling, fitted the external doors and finished the electrical work.
Over the next couple of weeks we'll do night works to connect sewer pipelines to the pump station. Parts of this work will be noisy, but we'll work as quickly as possible to minimise disruption. Once complete, this pump station will be the powerhouse to pump all of Lyttelton Harbour's wastewater to the main treatment plant in Bromley. 

Healthy Harbour showcase this Sunday

Come along to the Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour Showcase on Sunday 26 July at Living Springs. There will be informative guided walks, activities for kids, inspiring presentations including one on the volcanology, springs and waterways of Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour, "Ask an Expert" stalls, Predator Free Port Hills traps for sale and hopefully a plant sale selling plants at cost - plus more.
Guided walks rotating from 1pm-1:45pm, talks from 2pm-3pm, followed by afternoon tea and "Ask an Expert" stalls from 3pm to 4pm.
Whaka-Ora is the plan to restore the ecological and cultural health of the harbour. Come to hear about what projects are currently underway, give us your ideas, and find out how you can be involved. RSVPs appreciated but not essential (so you all get a lovely afternoon tea) to info@healthyharbour.org.nz.

Unlikely Librarian raises literary community bar

Poetry and book lovers can soak up a conversation in a local bar with Lyttelton creative Ben Brown during a new Christchurch City Libraries outreach series. The award-winning author, performer and poet will help launch The Unlikely Librarian interview series with Linwood librarian Mike Moroney at Civil and Naval next month.

Family matters for Akaroa Museum

An old painting of Banks Peninsula cottages has set the scene for a family history lesson given by a visiting grandfather to his young grandchildren at Akaroa Museum.

Akaroa hosts Community Art Exhibition

Akaroa Community Arts Council is holding its inaugural community art exhibition! Unlocked In Paradise will be held at The Old Post Office Sorting Room in Akaroa, opening Friday 7 August 5.30 to 7.30pm, then open to view for three weekends - 8/9, 15/16 and 22/23 August 2020 from 10.30am to 3.30pm each day. Entry is free.
Banks Peninsula artists of all ages are invited and welcome to submit their art for exhibition.
Please email art@akaroaarts.co.nz for more details or call Lesley 021 527184

Rainbows in Akaroa

This photograph, taken by local photographer Jason Crew, reminds us what a beautiful part of the world we live in. Thanks Jason for letting us share it.