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Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor update February 2021
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Removing barriers to the residential red zones
Kilometres of fencing inside the former residential red zones is being removed as the Christchurch City Council’s new residential red zone team makes the areas more accessible to the public and more efficient to maintain.
Staff profile: Trevor Thomas
Position: Parks Maintenance Officer Supervisor
Day to day I: manage and organise the RRZ Parks Maintenance team, forward plan and maintain the regeneration areas.
What I enjoy about my job: Interacting with the team and public, and knowing I'm making a difference for the community.
Favourite area: Brooklands. It's peaceful and open.
My dream for the former residential red zones is: to transform them into green belts that become the lungs of the city, similar to Melbourne.
On weekends you'll find me: relaxing, in the outdoors or motorcycling.
Drone racing takes off in former red zone
Drones are being raced at speeds of up to 160 kilometres an hour on a purpose-built racing course in Christchurch’s former red zone. The course has been created by the club, Red Zone Drone Racing Inc, on Crown-owned land in Burwood that it leases from Land Information New Zealand (LINZ).
Mushroom area to spring up in former red zone
A mushroom-themed education, play and foraging area will sprout in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Area in the coming months.
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