Richmond blog
Red Zone Edge Housing Forum
We partnered with Avon Otakaro Network, Greening the Red Zone and Dallington Residents' Association last Thursday night 4 June to run the Red Zone...
Mother of All Cleanups River Cleanup
This year was another great Mother of all Clean Ups. It was hosted by Richmond Community Garden and Riverlution, and We are Richmond and other...
Pickup and Plant at Pareaway Banks Avenue School Entrance
Last week we partnered with Avon-Ōtākaro Network to plant and tidy this school entryway for Pareawa Banks Ave School! Thank you to the students,...
RedZone Dogs Richmond Walking with The Walking Festival
Would you like to walk your dog with others in the Red Zone? We co-hosted a walk with Redzone Dogs Ōtautahi yesterday and it was a HIT with the dogs...
Riverlution Ramble – Explore the Green Spine
What a great day showing off the Richmond Redzone and surrounds last week. Hayley Guglietta - of Avon-Ōtākaro Network guided the Riverlution Ramble...
Richmond Gala 2026
Wow once again our Richmond Gala was hugely successful! Thank you to all of our volunteers and organisations that made it all happen! We work...
Tidy Up Session Medway Parklet
Community activation in action. A few local neighbours near the Medway Parklet (corner of Medway Street/ Woodchester Avenue) have started to take...
Petrie Park BBQ and Maintenance Session
We held a fantastic Community BBQ and Working Bee at Petrie Park yesterday! We would like to say thank you everyone who volunteered. We will have...
Swanns Rd Tidy Up Session with Richmond Community Garden
The Swanns Road Parklet at the corner of Swanns Road/ River Road was crying out to be tidied. So the Richmond Community Garden volunteers came and...
Meet-Your-Neighbours Tidy Up Session at Medway Parklet
Over the weekend residents and volunteers came along for a meet-and-tidy session at the corner of Medway/Woodchester. A great chance to meet each...
Vape Information Community Talk
Over the last few months, local residents voiced their concerns about vaping and its effects on our community with We are Richmond, as the fourth...
Spring Fair 2025
We'd like to say thank you to everyone for coming out to the Spring Fair! What a fabulous day. Thank you to everyone who came along to enjoy the...
Meet-the-Candidates for Central Ward Councillor
Thanks to everyone who attended last night, we had over 70 people come and hear from the 5 candidates for Central Ward Councillor. A fantastic Meet...
Petrie Park Planting Day 2025
5 years of work culminated in yesterday's Petrie Park planting session! Once an abandoned area (the site of a former bowling club that was...
Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust Groundbreaking Ceremony
An official welcome Laura Fergusson Brain Injury Trust (LFBIT) to our neck of the woods!!! There may have been damp weather at the groundbreaking...
Te Oraka Community Pools Co-Hosted Fence Removal
Volunteers from Shirley Community Trust, Shirley Village Project, We are Richmond, Te Oraka Community Pools Committee and Richmond/ Dallington and...
Matariki Decoration Session 2
We are excited for Matariki in the Zone next Saturday. We've finished our banner to put up in our Ururangi (Winds of the Sky) tree. There will be 9...
Matariki Decoration Session 1
We had a great time last night at the Matariki Tree Decoration Workshop Afternoons making banners and decorations that we'll decorate trees with the...