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Inaugural Spring River Festival: Local Councillors feature
Friday, 19 October 2012, 11:49 am | Avon-Otakaro Network
Local Councillors feature prominently in key events of the inaugural Spring River Festival this weekend. More >>
Festival-goers invited to ‘share an idea for the east’
Friday, 12 October 2012, 9:55 am | Avon-Otakaro Network
‘Eastern visions’ stalls will be set up at all the major event hubs of the Spring River Festival taking place over Labour Weekend. More >>
Inaugural Spring River Festival: Great Line Up For Festival
Wednesday, 26 September 2012, 11:37 am | Avon-Otakaro Network
An awesome line up of bands has been announced for the two concerts planned for the inaugural Spring River Festival over Labour Weekend. More >>
Inaugural Spring River Festival
Thursday, 13 September 2012, 12:17 pm | Avon-Otakaro Network
2012 is the inaugural year of the Spring River Festival to be held each Labour weekend on the lower Avon corridor, estuary and beaches – the playground of the city! The festival is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to celebrate spring on and along ... More >>
Avon-Otakaro Network to make verbal submission to committee
Thursday, 2 August 2012, 9:34 am | Avon-Otakaro Network
AvON Co-Chairs Mark Gibson and Evan Smith will present verbal evidence to a hearing of the Local Government and Environment Committee in Christchurch at 9am tomorrow, 3 August, in the Function Room of the Antarctic Centre. This follows the petition ... More >>
Statement on suggestion of a “less bendy” Avon River
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 5:36 pm | Avon-Otakaro Network
AvON welcomes Gerry Brownlee’s comment that decisions on future recreational uses of red zone land are for the wider community to make. As an organisation with more than 200 individual members and 50 member organisations, and having gathered more ... More >>
On Gerry Brownlee’s suggestion of a “less bendy” Avon River
Wednesday, 6 June 2012, 12:46 pm | Avon-Otakaro Network
AvON welcomes Gerry Brownlee’s comment that decisions on future recreational uses of red zone land are for the wider community to make. As an organisation with more than 200 individual members and 50 member organisations, and having gathered more ... More >>
River park ‘a lifeline’ for eastern suburbs’ recovery
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 6:59 pm | Avon-Otakaro Network
The proposed Avon-Otakaro River Park will be a lifeline for the eastern suburbs and form the backbone of their recovery, says the group campaigning to turn the Avon River residential red zone into a river park and reserve. More >>
AvON delighted by Minister's response to petition
Friday, 4 May 2012, 4:58 pm | Avon-Otakaro Network
Avon-Otakaro Network (AvON) is delighted with the comment by Acting Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, Amy Adams, that the Government will consider the proposal to turn the Avon River red zone into a reserve and river park, and says ... More >>
AvON delighted by Minister's response to petition
Friday, 4 May 2012, 4:57 pm | Avon-Otakaro Network
AvON delighted by Minister's response to petition Avon-Otakaro Network (AvON) is delighted with the comment by Acting Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, Amy Adams, that the Government will consider the proposal to turn the Avon River ... More >>
Petition takes symbolic journey up Avon River to Parliament
Thursday, 26 April 2012, 5:46 pm | Avon-Otakaro Network
Scores of Christchurch people will take the petition asking for a park on the Avon River red zone land on a symbolic journey up the Avon River on its way to Parliament next week. More >>
More than 14,000 signatures on petition as deadline looms
Monday, 26 March 2012, 9:53 am | Avon-Otakaro Network
The group campaigning to create a river park and reserve out of the Avon River Red Zone has more than 14,000 signatures on its petition to Parliament – and is confident this number will increase. More >>
Deadline extended after petition cracks 10,000 signatures
Friday, 20 January 2012, 9:40 am | Avon-Otakaro Network
The Avon-Otakaro Network (AvON) has extended its petition to turn the Avon River Red Zone into a park after a late surge in interest and signatures. More >>
Call to save assets in the Avon River Red Zone
Monday, 9 January 2012, 10:09 am | Avon-Otakaro Network
The Avon-Otakaro Network (AvON) wants Christchurch people to let it know about valuable buildings, trees or other structures in the Avon River Red Zone before demolition begins. More >>
River park group wants petition forms returned
Wednesday, 28 December 2011, 12:47 pm | Avon-Otakaro Network
The group campaigning to create a river park and reserve out of the Avon River Red Zone wants completed petition sheets returned now. More >>
Mayor backs “great vision” for Avon River red zone
Wednesday, 30 November 2011, 11:20 am | Avon-Otakaro Network
Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker has given his blessing to the campaign for a reserve and river park on the Avon River red zone, calling it “a great vision”. More >>
Petition to turn Avon River red zone into reserve
Monday, 10 October 2011, 5:58 pm | Avon-Otakaro Network
A new group is lobbying local and national politicians to create a reserve and park on the Avon River red zone land once the owners have left. And it has launched a petition asking Parliament to “work with the people and local authorities of Christchurch ... More >>
