Academics and activists say construction of a new airport and rebuilding a city in concrete and steel simply don't square with ambitions to become carbon neutral.
Academics and activists say construction of a new airport and rebuilding a city in concrete and steel simply don't square with ambitions to become carbon neutral.
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He said that the discussion was still taking place between Waka Kotahi and the Selwyn, Waimakariri, and Christchurch City councils, alongside Environment Canterbury (ECan) about what sort of rapid transit Christchurch might be getting. Wood said regional leaders would be producing a mass rapid transit plan which would land on his desk “in the next couple of months”. “At this stage it s a regional discussion to look at the options, to consider the case and to come forward with how we should move the project forward,” Wood said.
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Transport Minister Michael Wood has started the long process of getting light rail installed in Christchurch.
Meanwhile, banded dotterel are ‘’quite consistently’’ the most common braided river bird on the Ashley River, but “are almost entirely absent from the Ōpihi”. “The least threatened birds, those that successfully nest in environments other than braided river –pied stilt and pied oystercatcher – are increasingly making up the bulk of bird numbers in the Ōpihi.” The report says between the Pleasant Point bridge and the lower gravel extraction area there are a number of islands of sufficient size and suitable gravel substrate for nesting. “This is the best section of the river. However, these islands have thick mature weed cover which includes broom, lupin and some small poplars,” it says.