Akaroa Wastewater Community Presentation
Wastewater Progress Report to Robinsons Bay and Takamatua residents - see the presentation here...
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FRIENDS of Banks Peninsula Inc.
Akaroa’s Community Environment Society since 1990
FRIENDS of Banks Peninsula News
- 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....
- Dec 16, 2019
Akaroa Wastewater Scheme update
Things have moved quite quickly on the wastewater front in the last few weeks with several Working Party meetings being held and the...
- Apr 20, 2019
The Latest BECA Technical Report
We have obtained the latest BECA technical report (see below for links) - it was dated 10 August 2018 and contains interesting...
- Apr 12, 2019
Wastewater in the news again
Read the Akaroa Mail articles about Akaroa's Wastewater: Irrigation of Akaroa wastewater to Bays still being considered and More...
- Mar 30, 2019
Akaroa Wastewater Update Meeting
Concerned residents met to discuss the latest proposal put forward by the Christchurch City Council for a large wastewater scheme on the...
- Dec 19, 2018
FOBP Submission to the Misty Peaks Reserve Draft Management Plan
The Council purchased 500 hectares of the former Mt Desmond Station to form Misty Peaks Reserve, a scenic reserve that rises to nearly...
- Dec 19, 2018
Soap Box suggestion Wastewater Working Party
The Christchurch City Council have now announced the following: “The results are in from our test drilling, and it appears deep-bore...
- Apr 29, 2018
CCC presentation to the Working Party
Christchurch City Council presented their Update on Deep Bore Injection Option Locations and Costs to the Akaroa Treated Wastewater Reuse...
- Apr 18, 2018
Submission Time
Both ECAN and Christchurch City Council are in the process of consulting on their draft Long Term Plans. These allocate budgets to...
- Mar 11, 2018
Banks Peninsula Public Toilets
Friends of Banks Peninsula have been following with interest the situation surrounding the public toilets on Banks Peninsula. Many have...
- Mar 1, 2018
Akaroa Treated Wastewater Reuse Options Working Party Update
Penny Carnaby's, Independent Chair for the Akaroa Treated Wastewater Reuse Options Working Party, Letter to the Editor published in the 2...
- Dec 19, 2017
Working Party Reconvenes and goes into Recess
The Akaroa Wastewater Working Party reconvened for a single session on November 20 and then went into recess. Council staff explained...
- Oct 21, 2017
Wastewater Update and our AGM
Friends of Banks Peninsula updated the Robinsons Bay Ratepayers Association and had a discussion about “where to from here” before...
- Sep 5, 2017
Midges continue to plague City residents
Large storage ponds don’t come without problems. Read about Bromley residents' continuing battle with midges and Council’s failure to...
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