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Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor update September 2021
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Come along to the Avonside Drive stopping drop-in session
As part of the ongoing development of the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor, Christchurch City Council is proposing to stop some sections of Avonside Drive (pictured above after rain) and Kerrs Road that go through the regeneration area.
To find out more about the road stopping and the City to Sea Pathway, come along to our drop-in session at the Avon Rowing Clubrooms, Kerrs Rd, on Monday 20 September between 6pm and 7:30pm.
Officially ‘stopping’ roads doesn’t mean they’re automatically closed to all traffic. You’ll still be able to use the roads until we’re ready to start constructing the City to Sea Pathway.
Construction begins on Dallington landing
Work is under way to transform an area of the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor into a new community picnic area.
Carrying a theme of “a picnic in the forest”, the Dallington riverside landing next to Gayhurst Road will be the first of a number of landings that will be built along the Ōtākaro Avon River.
Upcoming planting days
There are two big planting days coming up in the OARC.
In partnership with the Council, Conservation Volunteers NZ is planting the Rotary Forests of Peace and Remembrance in Dallington. This is taking place on 2 October from 1-4pm. All the details are available here.
Eco-Action Nursery Trust is holding a mass planting day at Chimera Cres, Burwood. This is being held on 26 September from 12-2pm. All the details are available here.
Covid-19 Level 2 restrictions apply, with numbers restricted to 100 volunteers at
each event.
Native plants transforming both red zone and students
Helping to populate Christchurch’s red zone with thousands of native plants has been life-changing for some of the students involved, according to Eco-Action facilitator David Newton.
The charitable organisation has planted 22,000 native plants and has now received a $61,400 Council grant to expand the operation.
Fungi Farm opens in Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor
A mushroom-themed education, play and foraging area officially opened in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Area in late July.
More than 50 adults and children attended the Fungi Farm’s opening, complete with hearty, wild mushroom soup, and mushroom-themed sweets and savouries.
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