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localeye focuses on the Urban Environment

Nappy Subsidies
Information about a scheme by the Christchurch City Council to subsidise reuseable nappies.Begins 10th November 2006 for a limited time.
Hydro Response
Kaiapoi based supplier of temporary flood protection products.Sales and lease options for emergency services,utility and construction companies, businesses and homeowners.Barriers and floodgates.
Rivers - Environment Canterbury
Gateway to information about rivers from Environment Canterbury. River facts, river flows, irrigation restrictions, river reports etc.
Urban Development

The draft  Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy   - a plan for how to manage growth and change in Greater Christchurch for the next 35 years - is now available for public comment.Submissions opened on 6 November and close on 20 December, 2006.

News & Events

Urban Environment @ localeye

December 8, 2006  Fishing Off New Brighton Pier
Public Consultation on the future of fishing off the pier closes on December 8.

November 25, 2006  International Buy Nothing Day
International campaign to encourage  people to have  a period of respite and a pause for reflection from the incessant rigors of the consumption economy.

localeye has a category called Urban Environment which lists a range of interesting local websites on the topic.

Subcategories of interest include Air Quality, Natural Areas, Parks and Reserves, and Transportation.

Among the useful sites are  Resource Management Pamphlets - Christchurch City Council
Downloadable pamphlets about  Resource Consent Applications, Neighbours Consents, Resource Consent Hearings and a Guide to Preparing an Assessment of Environmental Effects.

 

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localeye Environment November 2006