Friends of Banks Peninsula: News

FRIENDS of Banks Peninsula News

Feb 12

Local Stories of Ocean Adventures - Sea Week Event - March 11th

Banks Peninsula locals share their amazing ocean tales for this fun sea week event. From stories of being the last whaling family in New...

Dec 8, 2020

Our Wastewater Video

Wildcraft films assisted us to produce a short video highlighting our concerns over the proposed wastewater scheme. You can view it HERE....

Nov 6, 2020

Regenerative Agriculture Seminar draws large crowd.

Our ‘Regenerate’ group had the pleasure of hosting Cornelia Holten, Sam Lang and Jono Frew for seminar about Regenerative farming at the...

Oct 13, 2020

Presentation to Wastewater Hearing Panel

Many residents turned out to support Friends of Banks Peninsula as they presented their comprehensive wastewater submission to the...

Oct 7, 2020

Akaroa Treated Wastewater Hearings

Hearings to start 12 October See the full report for the Hearings Panel. See the Hearings Schedule. The Akaroa Treated Wastewater...

Oct 2, 2020

Christchurch Heritage Festival features historic Pavitt Cottage

This year the Christchurch City Council will be featuring the beautifully restored Pavitt Cottage as part of their Heritage Festival on...

Sep 17, 2020

Regenerative Farming Seminar

We are delight that the Regenerative Farming seminar that was postponed in August will now be taking place on 15th of October at 1.30pm @...

Sep 4, 2020

330 Submission Endorsements so far!

Many thanks to everyone who has endorsed the Friends of Banks Peninsula wastewater submission - we have 330 names so far! Click HERE to...

Aug 22, 2020

Akaroa Wastewater submissions close today Sunday 23 August

You must now email your personal submission direct to Tara.King@ccc.govt.nz because the Council has made an error with its on-line...

Aug 10, 2020

Pavitt Cottage Open Day a Great Success!

Pavitt Cottage Open Day well attended with close to one hundred people enjoying a tour of the Cottage and afternoon tea. There is huge...

Aug 6, 2020

Pavitt Cottage Open Day - Saturday, August 8th, 1-4 pm

Saturday, August 8th - 1-4 pm.

Jul 27, 2020

What is Regenerative Agriculture? – Come and Find Out!

We are delighted to have Jono Frew, Cornelia Holten and Sam Lang sharing their expertise about the advantages of a more holistic approach...

Jul 23, 2020

Large turnout for Community Meetings – Akaroa Wastewater proposal

Many local Robinsons Bay and Takamatua residents have attended information meetings to be updated on the Councils latest wastewater...

Jul 13, 2020

Akaroa Wastewater Community Presentation

Wastewater Progress Report to Robinsons Bay and Takamatua residents - see the presentation here...

Jun 23, 2020

Residents concerns voiced to Council

A letter was sent to the Christchurch City Council signed by 225 residents and landowners from Robinsons Bay and Takamatua who were...

Jun 11, 2020

Pavitt Cottage Archaeological Assessment

Justin Maxwell and Jennifer Huebert, from Sunrise Archaeology, have been working in Robinsons Bay after The Pavitt Family Trust...

Apr 24, 2020

Rachel Hickcox reports on the Hoiho/Yellow-eyed Penguin

Rachel Hickcox, a PhD student in Zoology at Otago University, recently visited Akaroa to speak as part of Sea Week. Rachel is studying...

Apr 22, 2020

'Regenerate' launch a new Facebook Page

Our 'Regenerate' Committee have just launched a new Face book page with information about regenerative practices and useful tips. Many...

Apr 20, 2020

Read our CCC Annual Plan submission

Friends of Banks Peninsula have made a submission to the Christchurch City Council Annual Plan 2020-21 where we have addressed the...

Feb 9, 2020

Pavitt Cottage Open Day

Friends of Banks Peninsula was delighted to be involved with the Pavitt Cottage Open Day in Robinsons Bay on the 8th and 9th of February....

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FRIENDS of Banks Peninsula Inc.

Akaroa’s Community Environment Society since 1990