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Council meeting 568 22/11/23.
We started with public forums by John T on a bus service from Governors Bay and weed control. This was followed by Yvette, co-chair of the Whakaraupo Healthy Harbour Governance Group regarding their programme. Both were very informative and indicative of the community input to making our part of the world a better place, for…
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Bittern in our backyard
The low boom of a bittern greeted Councillor Joe Davies and myself this morning as we visited Te Rauakaaka at the Waimakariri River Regional Park with Regional Park Ranger, Brad. The area is located on the True Right of the river adjoining the Styx River and Brooklands Lagoon. The bittern present today in New Zealand…
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One Year On
8th October, Today marks one year since my election to the role of Canterbury Regional Councillor, and what a year. I left my Environmental Trust GM role of twelve years early in February to concentrate fully on “being a Councillor” and I’m glad I made that call. It has been a year of numerous briefings,…
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Green Bin options, Bromley
3 September 2023 I have been asked what I think of the options proposed by Christchurch City Council for the green bin organics which go to the Bromley Organics Processing Plant. Reading the consultation document, I am making the assumption that short-term relates to the time it will take to establish the replacement site. Based…
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“The end of History” interview
The End of History is a monthly programme presented by the Canterbury Socialist Society where we discuss the class struggle, contemporary unionism, economics, and current affairs in order to promote working class history and socialist ideas as they apply to the 21st century. In this episode, host Sionainn, talks to Environment Canterbury Councillor Greg Byrnes about his…
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Dunedin 16 | 12 Friday, 10 March 2023 Greg bows out of Tuhaitara Coastal Park The Tuhaitara team . . . University science students, from left, Mikaela Woods and Zeta Hawke, ‘grandfather’ of the park Rex Anglem, Greg Byrnes, and rangers Nickolai Leary› Anglem and Emily Dawson. The girls organised last weekend’s open day. PHOTO: RACHEL MACDONALD Twelve…
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Biodiversity, whose responsibility?
I felt compelled, not only as a Councillor but as Chair of the Biodiversity & Biosecurity committee, to respond to the article in yesterdays The Press reporting the previous days Council meeting regarding the draft 23/24 draft annual plan. Specifically a comment attributed to the Chair “fundamentally biodiversity isn’t our responsibility” (I have been advised…
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