Dudley Creek at Shirley Rd Shopping Centre. Flows into Avon River/Ōtākaro.
- At Home & Play
- At Work
- At School
- Get Involved
- Community Education
and Engagement - Research
- Media and Marketing
- Background & Information
Toi tū te marae o Tangaroa
Toi tū te marae o Tāne
Toi tū te iwi
If we look after the waters and land around us, we will be looked after in turn.
Get Involved
Community research tells us that the majority of people feel that having healthy rivers and streams is very important and want to do more to help keep waterways healthy.
For more on community research see the Improving Urban Waterway Health: local public perceptions of stormwater and the Okeover Stream, Christchurch and Opinions Market Research Reports.
If you want to help around your community or volunteer with an established group - here's some useful links as a way to get started:
- Plant natives along streams and waterways
- Travis Wetland (planting, weed busting, Travis Wetland Trust, Burwood)
- Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust (waterways issues, clean ups)
- Styx Living Laboratory Trust (water monitoring, planting, education; Brooklands)
Sustainable Living programme
The Sustainable Living Education Programme runs courses that includes water conservation and pollution prevention.
External Advisory Group
The public awareness campaign to improve urban waterway health is a combination of work from Environment Canterbury, the Christchurch City Council and an External Advisory Group.
The External Advisory Group was set up for the purposes of contributing and sharing ideas around the urban waterway health project. Their valuable contribution and insight allow Environment Canterbury and the Christchurch City Council to find out what their representative organisations think about the project and its direction.
The External Advisory Group include:
- Martin Clements: representing Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust & Styx Living Laboratory
- Martin Maguire: Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust
- Matt Morris: representing University of Canterbury
- Ralph Ross: representing Christchurch Combined Residents Association
- Rob Lawrence: representing Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce
- Chris Philips: representing Styx Living Laboratory Trust
- Te Marino Lenihan: representing local Runanga Ngai Tuahuriri
- Melissa Renganathan: representing Christchurch City Council