Thanks to the kind folks at the Bay Harbour News for this great write-up on all of the Mother of All Clean Ups activities this week! Check out the full issue here: https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/65594708/bay-harbour-may-05-2021
Read MoreHere’s your cheat sheet of all the many ways you can get involved in this year’s Mother of All Clean Ups.
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EVERYTHING you need to know about this year’s events and our theme Cleaner Waterways, Your Way.
Read MoreAfter a number of COVID-related delays, our team was thrilled to finally get out and help kick-start some riparian planting at Corfe Reserve with our partners at Villa Maria College.
With the support of Christchurch City Council's Parks Department, we were able to clear the first section of invasive weeds at the headwaters of the Ōtākaro and plant an indicative selection of native plants ahead of a larger planting event next month.
Villa Maria students have taken on the role of kaitiaki for this stretch of the river and will tend to these (and more!) native plants in the area for years to come.
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Read MoreThe LOVE Floatilla!
Saturday 13th of February
Everything was a bit serious for our liking in 2020, so a few of our cohort have decided to kick off the new year with a focus on all the FUN we can have in Aotearoa's waterways.
We are heading out on the Ōtākaro/Avon River in celebration of our love for Ōtautahi's rivers.
10:30 on Saturday the 13th of February
From Christchurch Girls High School to Antigua Boat Sheds
If you have a kayak or a paddleboard or an innertube, we'd love you to join us! Learn more in our latest newsletter HERE.
Our Project Manager (and River Queen!) Bex is, among many things, an Edmund Hillary Fellow. Their team recently wrote this profile about her and her business Authentic Storytelling which features Drinkable Rivers and her ongoing work with us to give our rivers a voice.
Read MoreEarlier this year, the Drinkable Rivers team had a short film produced by our generous friends at Royster Productions which features a brief history of the Ōtākaro/Avon River. Our hopes to screen this film publicly have been put on hold (for now...) but we're eager to go ahead and release it digitally so that Christchurch residents and enthusiasts can enjoy learning a bit more about the Ōtākaro/Avon River from some of the historians and experts who know it best.
Read MoreThe ever-adaptable Drinkable Rivers team has been quietly keeping the home fires burning during the lock-down period and we are looking forward to ramping things back up in the second half of 2020.
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The Drinkable Rivers team took some pre- and post- lock-down water quality measurements in the Christchurch CBD to find out what happened to the Ōtākaro/Avon River when we all stayed home for 5 weeks. This is what we learned.
Read MoreHIGHLY recommended viewing for all Cantabrians and anyone who is passionate about the state of New Zealand's freshwater.
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On the 6th of December 2019, The Press joined the Drinkable Rivers Team at Corfe Reserve for our familiarisation events with Villa Maria College.
Read MoreDrinkable Rivers has teamed up with Villa Maria College to develop a kaitiakitanga programme for the restoration and maintenance of the Avon River/Ōtākaro.
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Christchurch-based freshwater initiative Drinkable Rivers is highlighting challenges in Aotearoa New Zealand’s waterways with real-time data.
Read MoreThe deadline is fast approaching for you to have your say on the Government’s new freshwater standards, released last month.
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Keen to learn more about World Rivers Day? Our latest newsletter will tell you everything you need to know!
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