The Richmond Gala was an outstanding success. We are Richmond co-hosts 2 large events (Richmond Gala in March, Spring Fair in October) every year with Avebury House and Richmond Community Garden.

We are Richmond activates the Avebury Park Children’s Play Area, providing free or low cost activities for children and family from local organisations. We also run our own stall out of this area. We love interacting with the community, finding out your opinions on living in Richmond and show you the projects we’re working on.

We are thankful for the following organisations for coming along:
Christchurch Sunrise Rotary
Te Oraka Community Pools
Eastern Community Sport and Recreation Inc
Sarah Wadsworth, World Discgolf Champion (youth)
Pareawa Banks Avenue School PTA
Christchurch Envirokids
Christchurch Envirohub (Stormwater Hero Trailer)
Christchurch City Libraries
Reuben Davidson, MP East
Little Beans Preschool
Colourful Sugar Candy Floss
 

WE ARE RICHMOND

Roadworks Update for Nicholls Street 29

Roadworks Update for Nicholls Street 29

  26/08/24 – 30/08/24 (Mon- Fri) • Traffic management:Dudley street:Two lanes open between Nicholls Street and Slater Street. Both sides of footpaths on Dudley Street are open7am-6pm Stapletons Road/Dudley St intersection road closure:6pm-7am, one way between Nicholls...

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Roadworks Update for Nicholls Street 28

Roadworks Update for Nicholls Street 28

12/08/24 – 16/08/24 (Mon- Fri) •Dudley Street will be completely closed from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM and will return to one-way traffic after 5:30 PM. We will try our best to accommodate residents on Dudley Street. If you need daytime access, please approach from Nicholls...

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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

Mother of All Cleanups River Cleanup

Another amazing Mother of All Cleanups along the Avon River. Volunteers from all over came together to clean the river and gather at Riverlution afterwards.

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!