Let's change our ways to change our waterways

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.

If you want to volunteer - here's some useful links as a way to get started:

• Plant natives along streams and waterways
• Travis Wetland
• Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust (waterways issues, clean ups)
• Styx Living Laboratory Trust (water monitoring, planting, education; Brooklands
• Travis Wetland Trust (planting, weed busting; Travis Wetland, Burwood)

Christchurch City Council Surface Water Strategy

Upcoming public consultation - timing to be confirmed

Sustainable Living programme

Sustainable Living education programme runs courses that includes water conservation and pollution prevention. There are also relevant resources to download 928kB.

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
• Kate Hewson: representing University of Canterbury
• Ralph Ross: representing Christchurch Combined Residents Association
• Vincie Billante: representing Christchurch City Council
• Rob Lawrence: representing Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce
• Chris Philips: representing Styx Living Laboratory
• Te Marino Lenihan: representing local Runanga Ngai Tuahuriri