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Wetland restoration being trialled along Ōtākaro Avon River

15 Oct 2021

Visitors to the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor might stumble across naturalised pockets of longer grass and plants as the Christchurch City Council undertakes revegetation trials in the Richmond and Bexley areas.


Ghost lights to be removed

7 Dec 2021

More than 600 redundant street light fittings will be removed over the coming weeks in former red zone land along the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor.


Mass planting event to create riverside forest

4 Aug 2021

The vision of a native forest corridor along the Ōtākaro Avon River will take a big step forward on Saturday as hundreds of volunteers put spades in the ground at Dallington.


Biggest ever planting season is underway

7 May 2024

It’s set to be the biggest planting season yet for the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (OARC) with thirty community days in the calendar.


Youngster sowing seeds to help those in need

20 Oct 2021

At 12 years of age Jordan Wilson is the youngest person to be granted a temporary land use licence for Christchurch’s Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor regeneration area.


The messy business of ecological restoration

23 Aug 2023

Ecological restoration can look untidy, but that’s just nature doing its job.


Big planting season ahead for Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor

19 May 2023

The 2023 native planting season is shaping up to be the biggest yet for the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (OARC), with 17 community days scheduled between May and the end of September.


Sensory wonderland in Avon-Ōtākaro Forest Park

18 Jun 2024

A deserted residential playground has been brought back to life as a sensory nature play park.


Backyard trappers wanted around Christchurch’s red zone

18 May 2023

The call is out for residents living around the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor to help boost the number of backyard traps and protect the area’s regenerating green spine.


Co-governance at heart of plans for river corridor

9 Dec 2021

Ngāi Tūāhuriri, the community and Christchurch City Council will co-govern the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (ŌARC).