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Annual General Meeting

7.00pm, Thursday, 26 June

Cashmere Lounge, Cashmere Club
50 Colombo St, Cashmere
Guest Speaker:

Toby Chapman, CCC Urban Forest Manager

Toby will be providing us with an updated explanation of the principles, intention and scope of the

Spatial Planting Plan for the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River

The Spatial Planting Plan sets out high-level planting plans for much of the riparian areas of the river taking into account a significant number of criteria and limiting factors such as underground services, the need to respect views of the river from private residences and public safety.  Ecology has a part to play as well but how much room is left for it after allowing for all the other factors?  Toby will explain the compromises that have to be made.

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2025 Events

23 February 2025

Farmers' Market stall

15 March 2025

EstuaryFest (Mini)

Mt Pleasant Community Centre

13 April 2025

Walking Festival

Historic Ōpāwaho Towpath – details

21 April 2025

Walking Festival

Reserves on the Awa – details

27 April 2025

Walking Festival

Headwater Springs – details

10 May 2025

Mother-of-All-Clean-Ups

Details

26 June 2025

AGM

28 September 2025

World Rivers Day

7 November 2025

Gathering of the Groups

23 November 2025

Farmers' Market stall

Just a couple of days before the big February quake in 2011, Zak Cassells led a group of volunteers on a clean-up of a loop of the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River. This small local initiative grew over time into the annual Mother of All Clean-Ups – an enormous clean-up of the main urban waterways of Christchurch held annually on the day before Mothers Day.

Click to play video of 1st Mother-of-All-Clean-Ups