A new initiative is underway to develop a long-term vision and plan for the Greater Christchurch area, driven by a partnership of local councils, Ngāi Tahu, the district health board and government agencies.

Work will start next week to complete the last section of the Kaiapoi Riverbanks Walkway post-earthquake rebuild, between Williams Street and Trousselot Park.

The Waimakariri District Council is seeking concept proposals from developers for Kaiapoi’s South Mixed-Use Business Area as interest in the town heats up.

A second AA rating from expert assessors of Council’s performance across New Zealand has reconfirmed the view of Waimakariri District Mayor Dan Gordon – Waimakariri has a stand-out Council.

The Woodend Sefton Community had a lot to discuss at their most recent meeting – from recreation and enhancing the local environment to concept plans for parks and landscaping budgets.

Northbound travellers of Williams Street will be detoured via Carew Street, Peraki Street and Hilton Street on Friday, as contractors work to install a new watermain alongside a pedestrian island.

The Rangiora-Ashley Community Board allocated funds from its general landscaping budget towards final improvements at the entrance to Rangiora at Lineside Road. This has been one of the Boards flagship projects, and with ongoing work, the entrance to the town is now much-improved.

Green spaces and community facilities were very much the theme of a hefty agenda at last week’s Oxford-Ohoka Community Board meeting, the first of the 2020/2021 financial year.