Mother of All Cleanups River Cleanup

May 10, 2026 | Active Richmond, Educate Richmond, Healthy Richmond, Heritage Richmond, RR&BA

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 volunteers cleaned up our local Avon and surrounding river.

Afterwards, all of the organisations volunteering for the Christchurch-wide Mother of All Clean Ups came to Riverlution Cafe for the after party hosted by Avon-Ōtākaro Network Conservation Volunteers NZ Cassels Brewing Co and other organisations with guest Celeste Donovan – Councillor for Coastal!! Healthy Rivers NZ

 
 

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Chrystal Street Repair Update Week 8

Chrystal Street Repair Update Week 8

Week 8 work plan and the key dates and impact below. We are planning for chipseal tomorrow but will make the final decision in the morning based on the ground temperature and weather forecast. Most of the construction will be finished after the chipseal, we will ramp...

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Chrystal Street Repair Update Week 7

Chrystal Street Repair Update Week 7

Week 7 work plan and the key dates and impact below. Chipseal of the carriageway is Wed 8 June and we will not be able to provide access for vehicles during the sealing, only after 4:30pm. We’d would like to maintain the road closure to public for the next two weeks...

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Pickup and Plant at Pareawa Banks Avenue School Entrance August

This school walkway at the Northern entrance of Pareawa Banks Avenue School needs tidying. So we ran a working bee!

Matariki 2026

Matariki 2026 was a beautiful community celebration held in the Richmond Community Garden.

Pickup and Plant at Pareawa Banks Avenue School Entrance June

This school walkway at the Northern entrance of Pareawa Banks Avenue School needs tidying. So we ran a working bee!

Petrie Park Plant and Tidy June Session

Neighbours came together to plant fruit trees and to clean up two crop circles in Petrie Park. Followed by hot soup and a cuppa.

Matariki Community Weaving Session

A morning of meaningful weaving to create kites/ manu tukutuku to decorate our Ururangi Matariki tree.

Red Zone Edge Housing Forum

At the Red Zone Housing Forum, guest speakers covered future Red Zone housing topics, then those attending wrote down what should and shouldn’t be in the Red Zone edge housing areas.

Minutes for 26 May 2026

Minutes 26 May 2026

Minutes for 28 April 2026

Minutes 28 April 2026

Pickup and Plant at Pareawa Banks Avenue School Entrance April

This school walkway at the Northern entrance of Pareawa Banks Avenue School needs tidying. So we ran a working bee!

RedZone Dogs Richmond Walking with The Walking Festival

We co-hosted a dogs walk with Red Zone Dogs, part of The Walking Festival. Get in touch if you want to join their dog walks!