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Parks & Waterways
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Botanic Gardens
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Cemeteries
Beaches / Coastal Areas
- Can I do volunteer work in parks and alongside waterways?
- Can I get access along the beach to Waimakariri river mouth for fishing?
- Can I get access to the beach to ride my horse?
- Can I remove shingle/stones from Birdlings Flat?
- Can I take firewood off a Council owned park or roadside?
- Can I take sand from the City's beaches or parks for my child's sandpit?
- Can I take seaweed from the beaches?
- Can I take shells from the beach?
- Can rotting sea lettuce be removed from the beaches?
- Can you help with a complaint regarding activities/people on the beach?
- Can you please tell me about recreational fishing rules, including paua picking?
- Can you please tell me about the lights on the New Brighton Pier?
- Can you tell me about the boat sheds in Banks Peninsula?
- Can you tell me more about the Godwits?
- How can I find out what the water grades are for Christchurch beaches and Rivers?
- How can I give general feedback (complaints, bouquets, or suggestions) on our outdoor areas?
- How can I use a wharf, mooring or slipway on the Banks Peninsula and how much does it cost?
- How do I get hold of a key to access the South Brighton Domain boat ramp?
- How do I request new items in a park / on the beach, ie play equipment, toilet, seat, drinking fountain, rubbish bin, etc
- What are the changes to the Cass Bay Dinghy shelter?
- What are the health warning signs at the Estuary , Sumner and Scarborough beaches for?
- What do I do if I find a dead animal on the road, in a park, on the beach or in private property?
- What is Clean up New Zealand Week?
- What is happening about the Lyttelton Marina?
- What is Sea Lettuce and why is it a problem?
- What is the foreshore defined as?
- What rowing facilities are there in Christchurch?
- Which Christchurch parks / gardens / beaches are available for weddings?
- Who do I contact about spillages or pollution in the harbour?
- Who do I report someone fishing illegally from the pier to?
- Who looks after Quail Island ?
- Who owns the boat moorings in Banks Peninsula?
- Who owns/maintains the New Brighton Pier?
- Why are the toilets at the Whale Pool closed to the public?
- Will I get sick if I ignore the health warning signs for the Estuary or Beaches?
Education
Fires
Guardians of Styx
Maintenance
- Can Council support my community or neighbourhood group doing volunteer work in parks and waterways?
- Can I have some lights installed in my park for safety?
- Can I have some maintenance carried out in my park / on the beach ?
- Can I have the weeds on the footpath / channel or in the alleyway sprayed?
- Can the heavy clippings, that have been left after mowing the grass, be removed?
- Can the pothole in the park/reserve driveway, carpark, asphalt be fixed ?
- Can you fix a drinking fountain in a park or reserve?
- Can you fix the bedding display ?
- Can you fix the damaged / vandalised equipment on the park?
- Can you please remove the litter dumped in the park?
- Can you please tell me about recreational fishing rules, including paua picking?
- Can you tell me more about rubbish free parks?
- Do we lay poison in our parks?
- How do I find out historical information about a statue, memorial, fountain or clock?
- Shrubs in the reserve are causing shading - can they be removed/pruned?
- The building on the park has been damaged / vandalised can you please repair it?
- The shrub in the reserve has been damaged can it be saved or replaced?
- The sump in the park is damaged / blocked, can you fix it?
- The trees or shrubs in the street are obstructing pedestrians - can they be pruned?
- There is long grass or other growth on the neighbouring property that is a fire hazard. What can be done about it?
- What do I do about irrigation or water leaks on parks / greenspace areas ?
- What type of grass do the Council use in parks and reserves?
- When are tracks on the Port Hills closed for lambing?
- When is spraying carried out on parks - who do I contact?
- Who carries out the maintenance on the reservoirs?
- Who do I contact about dumped circulars and newspapers?
- Who do I contact about dangerous situations in a park or on the beach i.e. broken glass, dangerous playground equipment etc?
- Who do I contact about maintenance of statues, memorials, clocks and ornamental fountains?
- Who do I contact for advice on noxious weeds, for example Old Man's Beard?
- Who do I contact if I find a Council owned building, gate or other asset unsecured?
- Who do I contact regarding clothing being stained by new paint on a park seat / bench?
- Who fixes a broken fence/gate on a park?
- Who is responsible for cutting grass on the roadsides?
- Who is responsible for lighting in parks?
- Who is responsible for maintaining the garden or shrub beds in the street or by the roadside?
- Who maintains boardwalks, viewing platforms, jettys and other structures in parks?
- Who maintains Council public toilets & where are they located?
- Who maintains roadside banks/Culverts?
- Who maintains the Northwood Boulevard fountain?
- Who maintains walking tracks, mountain bike tracks and footpaths on parks/reserves?
- Who owns/maintains the New Brighton Pier?
- Why is Lake Forsyth opened?
- Will the Council remove leaves from my property?
Miscellaneous
- Can I bury my Placenta or plant a memorial tree?
- Can I get a copy of the Parks and Waterways Access Policy?
- Can I get access across a reserve for a project?
- Can I get added/removed from the weed spraying contract?
- Can I have a personal paver (for loved ones) on the foreshore cenotaph area or New Brighton Pier?
- Can I install a gate in my boundary fence adjoining a park or a waterway?
- Can I pick the daffodils /other plant material planted in traffic islands and along roadsides?
- Can I take sand from the City's beaches or parks for my child's sandpit?
- Can our group / organisation plant daffodil bulbs in the river bank / median island
- Can our organisation apply for a lease over a Council park?
- Can we pick the vegetables growing in flower beds around the city?
- Can you collect the hypodermic needle I found in the park?
- Can you tell me about the Adrenalin Forest at Spencer Park?
- Can you tell me more about the Aviary at Woodham Park?
- Do Rangers work in the weekends and after hours?
- Do you have a booklet on Conservation Convenants?
- How do I find out historical information about a statue, memorial, fountain or clock?
- How do I request new items in a park / on the beach, ie play equipment, toilet, seat, drinking fountain, rubbish bin, etc
- How does our Sports Club apply to install or alter lighting on a sports field?
- I am having problems with pukekos on my property, can you help?
- What are the Christchurch River Bus Tours?
- What do I do about irrigation or water leaks on parks / greenspace areas ?
- What do I do if I see squatters in the park?
- What is the area of operation for Christchurch City Council Park Rangers?
- What is the fence at Barrington Park made of?
- What is the land area of the Botanic Gardens, Hagley Park, Mona Vale?
- What is the rubber mat on Sumner beach for?
- What is the Styx Newsletter?
- What time is the animal park in Spencer Park open?
- Where are the composting toilets?
- Where can flax (harakeke) be harvested for weaving?
- Where can I get a copy of the Monarch Butterfly brochure?
- Where can I get a fishing / hunting licence?
- Where can I obtain a copy of a Park Management Plan?
- Which Christchurch parks / gardens / beaches are available for weddings?
- Who are the contacts for the Banks Peninsula Reserves?
- Who do I contact about my concerns re flooding in stormwater retention basins where there is play equipment/park?
- Who do I report a vehicle driving dangerously in/around a reserve to ?
- Who is responsible for the trees in Bottle Lake Forest?
- Who owns the boat moorings in Banks Peninsula?
- Who owns the farm at Godley Head?
- Will Council pay towards a boundary fence between a park or waterway and my property?
Projects
Protected Trees
Purchasing
Recreation
- Are ball games like cricket and golf allowed on parks?
- Are BMX and mountain bikes permitted on parks?
- Are cricket pitches on parks able to be booked for casual use?
- Are parks closed/ available for sport or training?
- Can I book an area on the Port Hills?
- Can I book the grounds at QEII for a picnic?
- Can I book the Pier for a wedding/event?
- Can I book the Travis Wetland Education Centre?
- Can I fly a model plane in a park / reserve?
- Can I get a copy of the Parks and Waterways Access Policy?
- Can I get a key to get into a park?
- Can I get access to the beach to ride my horse?
- Can I have amplified sound, use a generator or have a fire in the fire place at the Sign of the Bellbird?
- Can I land a helicopter or any aircraft on a park?
- Can I look through or have a tour of Cob Cottage?
- Can I ride my motorbike/car/4WD and other motorised vehicles on the beach/estuary and in any reserves?
- Can we get access to Roto Kohatu?
- Can you please tell me about recreational fishing rules, including paua picking?
- Can you swim at the Groynes or other parks with lakes, I have heard the water is unsafe?
- Can you tell me about the Ellerslie International Flower Show?
- Can you tell me more about the cycle course at Westburn Reserve?
- Can you tell me more about the new walking tracks at Clearwater?
- Do the Council organise garden competitions?
- Do you have any walking or mountain biking brochures or books available?
- Does my park have a toilet located on it?
- How big is Hagley Park, how far around outside of each park?
- How do I book a banner site and where are they located in Hagley Park?
- How do I get a free copy of the book 'City By-Cycle'?
- How do I request a new mountain bike/BMX track be built?
- How do we go about booking the Christchurch A & P show grounds at Wigram?
- I want to go punting on the Avon, or where can I go canoeing, or paddleboating?
- Is there a shop at the major regional parks?
- My community group would like to hire some recreation equipment, who do I contact?
- Tell me about the new 'fit for free' cardio and weight equipment installed in Christchurch parks?
- What can I do to stop people playing cricket with a hard ball against my fence, or golf in the park?
- What do I do if I see a sick, tired or dead shag/shags on the beach or foreshore area?
- What is the contact phone number for Riccarton House/Deans Bush?
- What is the Draft Metropolitan Sports Facilities Plan?
- What is the procedure for a club or community group to establish a BMX/mountain bike track on a Council park?
- What is the procedure for organising a cycle event on a park?
- What is the Tunnel Ride Event?
- What recreation facilities are available in Council parks?
- What rowing facilities are there in Christchurch?
- When are goal posts for winter sports put up and taken down, and who maintains them?
- When are the boats available for hire at the Groynes?
- When are tracks on the Port Hills closed for lambing?
- When do the gates close / lock in the parks?
- Where are the Petanque Courts situated in Christchurch?
- Where are the Skate Board, BMX and mountain bike tracks situated in Christchurch?
- Where are the sports fields referred to as Bob Deans corner?
- Where can I camp in Christchurch?
- Where can I fish?
- Where can I get a copy of the ' Travis Wetland Walk - a Field Guide '?
- Where can I go Orienteering in Christchurch?
- Where can I obtain keys to the toilets at Linwood Park?
- Where can I ride my horse in the Christchurch area?
- Where do I find a sports park?
- Where is Jack Ditfort sportsfield?
- Where is Wilding Park?
- Where will the Draft Metropolitan Sports Facilities Plan be available?
- Which parks and pools have BBQ's?
- Which parks have play equipment?
- Which playgrounds have rubber matting underneath?
- Who do I report flooding in a park to?
- Who do I report loose boulders/rocks on a hillside beside walking/mountain bike tracks ?
- Who do I talk to about the Godley Head coastal defence battery & tunnels?
- Who looks after Quail Island ?
- Who looks after stock and grazing leases on CCC land?
- Who repairs stock fences on CCC grazed land?
River Banks
Trees
Water Sports
Waterways
- How can I get involved with a group to help look after streams and waterways?
- Can Council support my community or neighbourhood group doing volunteer work in parks and waterways?
- Can I do volunteer work in parks and alongside waterways?
- Can the grass / weeds on the riverbank be cut?
- Can you please prune / remove the overgrown shrub along the waterway backing onto my property?
- Can you please remove the litter dumped in / along the waterway?
- Can you tell me more about the restoration of Papanui Stream?
- Does the Council use herbicide in the Waterways?
- How can I give general feedback (complaints, bouquets, or suggestions) on our outdoor areas?
- I have some Purple Loosestrife, or have seen some, what should I do?
- Should we feed the ducks?
- The water level in the river/waterway is low, why?
- The waterwheel is damaged / not working, can you fix it?
- What are my rights as a resident to stop people accessing the waterway on my property?
- What are the Christchurch River Bus Tours?
- What is a Downstream River and how does it affect my property?
- What is a hillside waterway and how does it affect my property?
- What is a stormwater retention basin?
- What is a Swale?
- What is an Environmental Asset waterway and how does it affect my property?
- What is an Open Utility waterway and how does it affect my property?
- What is an Upstream River and how does it affect my property?
- What is Clean up New Zealand Week?
- What is the length of the rivers in Christchurch?
- What is the problem with the pond in the dog park at Styx Mill Reserve?
- What is the Woolston Tidal Barrage?
- When is the next high tide?
- When is the whitebaiting season?
- Where can I obtain a copy of the Manual for the Design of Waterways, Wetlands and Drainage?
- Who administers Brooklands Lagoon?
- Who do I contact about becoming involved in a 'River Guardians Group'?
- Who do I contact about dangerous situations in a waterway, e.g. bank slumping, sharp objects, damaged gratings?
- Who do I contact about my concerns re flooding in stormwater retention basins where there is play equipment/park?
- Who do I contact if a river is flooded or has burst its banks?
- Who do I contact if the Bexley Road floodgates are jammed open?
- Who do I contact if the waterway on my property is blocked?
- Who do I contact if the waterway on my property or in a public area is flooded?
- Who is responsible for maintaining bridges?
- Who maintains low bollards and chain/rope style fences found along waterways?
- Who owns the bed of a river or waterway?
Water Weeds
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