We are Richmond
We are Richmond (formerly The Richmond Residents and Business Association) grew out of the need for locals to have more say in what was happening to our suburb, and was formed in 2018.
The community has had to endure many disruptive events after the Red Zone changes: EQC issues; as is where is houses; poorly executed roading projects impacting our central business area; prolonged Dudley Creek remediation taking 18 months longer than expected; the MOE decisions to close schools; and the installation of multiple Housing New Zealand developments.
The collective impact of these events eventually prompted the community to stand up and state that they had had enough.
Since then, it has grown into an organisation that not only helps take action for residents, but to make Richmond a better place by positive actions, bringing community organisations together, and running local events.
Our purpose is to:
- To establish a progressive and collaborative relationship with National and Local Government bodies and their subsidiaries.
- To actively promote projects which enhance the quality of the residents’ and business communities’ lives in the Richmond area.
- To provide a forum for the consideration and development and advancement of ideas which meet 1 and 2 above.
We meet at 7pm on the 4th Tuesday of every month at Avebury House (9 Eveleyn Couzins Ave).
We welcome and encourage any Richmond residents, landowners, business owners and those working for Richmond organisations to come along.
Meet our Committee Members
Craig Given
Committee Member
Craig has lived in the Richmond area for nearly 20 years and became involved with the RRBA during the residents meetings over roading issues in 2018.
He enjoys being active in the community, whether it be pulling weeds, understanding roading & access issues or working with others to help promote our awesome little patch of paradise.
ANDREW BUTTON
Andrew is passionate for Richmond as a thriving community of Christchurch. He moved back to the area 4 years ago after the earthquakes moved my family out. He’s loving being back!
Murray James
Chairperson
Murray has a long established business history, owning a number of businesses in and around the construction industry.
He has a long family association with the Richmond area and loves living in the suburb. His accounting background brings a much-needed resource to our association.
Hayley Guglietta
Treasurer
Hayley is a 20 year plus Richmond Local and runs her business from Richmond, Hayley is on the board of two local organisations Avebury House and The Richmond Community Garden.
She sees Richmond as a great place to live as it is close to the city, within walking distance of the river and can only see more people wanting to live here once the proposed green zone regeneration takes place.
Rachel Crawford
Capacity Builder
For over 15 years, Rachel has been interested in creating relationships in Richmond, attending classes Avebury House classes, attending We are Richmond meetings, and cheering on the Richmond Community Garden and Riverlution, and anything and everything Richmond.
She is honoured to make connections in the community through her Capacity Builder role for the two and a half years.
If you see her in the community, come and say hi, and let her know how you can make Richmond a better place to live too.
Chris Carter
Committee Member
Chris has lived in Christchurch for 63 years and has been a business owner (Alpha Preschool) in Richmond for 25 years. He has lived in Shirley since 2011. He was an Ara tutor in Automotive Engineering from 2002 – 2014,
Liesbeth Van bruchem
Secretary
Liesbeth emigrated from The Netherlands at the end of 1998 and has lived in Richmond ever since.
Even during the 3 year period she had to live in Woolston, after having relocated and renovated their earthquake-damaged bungalow and before their new house was built, Liesbeth was in Richmond every day and she is passionate about making her neighbourhood clean, green and friendly.
EWOUT VAN BRUCHEM
Committee Member
Ewout has lived in Richmond since emigrating from the Netherlands in 1998.
He has always loved living in this diverse and historic neighbourhood.
A lot has changed since the earthquakes. It’s great to see how the red zone (slowly) develops into a great nature and recreation area.
Ewout values community volunteer work and restoring nature.
NICK HUGHES
Committee Member
GAVIN SOLE
Committee Member
2024 Meeting Schedule
Meetings
Working Group Meetings will be the 4th Tuesday of each month at 7pm at Avebury House. Please check our facebook page for the most up-do-date information.
Our current working groups are:
- Roading
- Communications
- Richmond Clean Ups
- Richmond Village
- Arts
- Parks
We welcome everyone to come and join our meetings and/or a working group if you prefer action rather than formal committee structure.
Email secretary@wearerichmond.co.nz with any enquiries
Minutes September 2020
Minutes of the Meeting held at Avebury House, Tuesday, 22 September, 2020 CLICK HERE
Minutes July 2020
Minutes of the Meeting held at Avebury House, Tuesday, 28 July, 2020 Present: Committee Members: V.Brown (chair), D.Duffy, (secretary), M.James (treasurer)C. Given, H.Guglietta, A.Hart, G.Partridge, A.Crook Residents: M.Keith, C.Paintin, S.Williams Visitors:...
Minutes June AGM 2020
Richmond Resident’s and Business Association 2nd Annual General Meeting Held at Avebury House Tuesday 23 June, 2020 Present: V.Brown, A.Crook, C.Doig, D.Duffy, C.Given, H.Guglietta, A.Hart, J.Hawkey, M.James, D.Kolien, G.Partridge, D.Plesore, D.Swiggs,...
2020 AGM CHAIR REPORT
AGM Report JUNE 2020 PO Box 26-097, Christchurch, 8013 secretary@wearerichmond.co.nz Introduction: The Richmond Resident and Business Association has had another successful year as an association of volunteers working together with council representatives to...
Minutes May 2020
WE ARE RICHMOND (RICHMOND RESIDENTS’ & BUSINESS ASSOCIATION) Meeting Location and date: Tuesday 26th May, 2020, Via ZOOM Present: Committee: V.Ware (Chairperson), D.Duffy (secretary), M.James (treasurer), A.Crook, C.Given, H.Guglietta, A.Hart, J.McBride,...
Minutes April 2020
Minutes for the meeting held through a Zoom link Tuesday 28 April, 2020 Present: Committee: V.Ware (Chairperson), D.Duffy (secretary), M.James (treasurer), A.Crook, C.Given, H.Guglietta, A.Hart, J.McBride, G.Partridge. City Council: R.Faimolo (Central Ward),...
Minutes March 2020
Hello Everyone, Please find attached a copy of the minutes from last Months meeting. Regards, DavidRICHMOND RESIDENTS’ & BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Minutes of the meeting held online 7.00 p.m. - Tuesday 24 March, 2020 Meeting Minutes Present:...
Minutes February 2020
Hello Everyone, Please find attached a copy of the minutes from last Months meeting. Regards, David RICHMOND RESIDENTS’ & BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Minutes of the meeting held at Avebury House 7.00 p.m. - Tuesday 25 February, 2020 Meeting Minutes...
Minutes January 2020
Hello Everyone, Please find attached a copy of the minutes from last Months meeting. Regards, DavidRICHMOND RESIDENTS’ & BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Minutes of the meeting held at Avebury House 7.00 p.m. - Tuesday 21 January, 2020 Meeting Minutes...
Minutes November 2019
Hello Everyone, Please find attached a copy of the minutes from last Tuesday's meeting. Regards,David RICHMOND RESIDENTS & BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Minutes from the meeting held at Avebury House Tuesday 26 November, 2019 The meeting opened with a presentation from our...
Minutes October 2019
Minutes from the meeting held at Avebury House Tuesday 22 October, 2019 Present: Committee: V.Vare - chairperson, D.Duffy – secretary, M.James – treasurer. C.Given, A. Hart, A.Crook. City Council Representatives: P.Cotter, J.McLellan, M.Lomax. Apologies:...
Election Forum
DATE: Tuesday September, 24TIME: 7.00 p.m. – 9.30 p.m.VENUE: Delta Centre, Stanmore Road (to be confirmed) FORUM TIME FRAME:7.00 pmAudience seated. Forum panel members greeted and seated7.05 pm Chairperson’s Remarks (house keeping details –...
Minutes August 2019
Hello Everyone, Please find attached a copy of the minutes from last Tuesday's meeting. Regards, David Minutes for the meeting held at Delta, North Avon Road Tuesday 27 August, 7.00 pm Present:Committee: V.Brown (chair), D.Duffy...
Minutes July 2019
Hello Everyone, Please find attached a copy of the minutes from last Tuesday's meeting. Regards, David Minutes for the meeting held at Avebury House Tuesday 23 July, 7.30 pm Present: Hayley Guiglietta Vicki Ware (chairprerson), David...
AGM Minutes June 2019
Hello Everyone,Please find attached a copy of the minutes from our Annual General Meeting held on June 25.A reminder:Know Local Go Local Community eveningTuesday 2 July 7 p.m. to 8 pm.Shirley Intermediate School is inviting the local community,...
Minutes May 2019
Hello Everybody, Please find attached a copy of the Minutes from our last meeting held on Tuesday 28 May. We would like to remind you that our first annual general meeting is to be held on Tuesday, 25 June at Avebury House commencing at 7.30...
Minutes April 2019
Hello Everyone, Please find attached a copy of the minutes from our meeting held last night. One or two points to note: Please report any fly tipping (illegal dumping of rubbish) in the area to the Council as soon as you see it. They...
Minutes March 2019
Hello Everybody, Our meeting last night was held in much more relaxed conditions thankfully. Please find attached the minutes of the meeting and the response regarding our questions about the progress of the road repair programme. Regards,...
Minutes February 2019
Hello Everyone, Last night's meeting was held in rather circumstances created by the violent incident in Evelyn Cousins Place which occurred just as our meeting was about to start. Some people had difficulty getting into the meeting as they...
Minutes January 2019
Hello Everyone, Please find attached a copy of the minutes of the meeting held at Avebury House on Tuesday, January 22. You will note that the committee is acting on a number of fronts and involved in a lot of discussion with Council over the...
Current Projects
What is the RRBA working on at the moment?
Roadworks Update for Nicholls Street 19
Finally, we hit the big milestone. Nicholls Street is now sealed! Thanks for all your patience and efforts to cooperate with our work. Now, to ensure the longevity and quality of our new surface, we kindly need your support by following the guidelines below: ...
New Richmond Village Sign Completed
What's in a Sign? Well, a lot! After years of deteriorating in the elements, having broken and faded signs, and causing the shopping centre to look run down, We are Richmond decided to do something about the Richmond Village Sign. The shopping centre has no body...
Minutes May 2024
Meeting held at Avebury House Tuesday, 28 May 2024 Present:Committee Members: D. Duffy, R. Crawford, C. Carter. L. van Bruchem, G. Sole Residents: C. Doig, E van BruchemOther: I. Singh, R. Skinner Apologies: R. Davidson, H. Guglietta, P. Cotter, J....
Roadworks Update for Nicholls Street 18
The chipseal between Dudley St and No.31 Nicholls St is being completed. Here is some useful guidelines to help ensure the longevity and quality of this new surface: Avoid Sharp Turns and Hard Braking: Abrupt maneuvers can dislodge the chips. Please drive smoothly and...
Roadworks Update for Nicholls Street 17
Traffic: •Nicholls Street, Road closure. Live footpath is on the east side of Nicholls street. •Dudley street, one way at all time, no entry permitted on Stapletons Road. Inconvenience •On Nicholls Street, Naasra test rescheduled, date (TBC). The testing truck will...
Roadworks Update for Nicholls Street 16
Due to the weather and ongoing staff sickness, the chipsealing has been rescheduled to next Wednesday, 29/5/2024. If the rain saturates the road and it's too wet for sealing, we've set backup dates for Thursday, 30/5/2024, and the following Wednesday, 5/6/2024. We'll...
Roadworks Update for Nicholls Street 15
As we progress towards sealing, currently scheduled for 24/5/2024 (weather permitting), we will need the entire street to get our grader, water cart, PTR, roller, trucks running at the same time. If residents require access during the day, we kindly ask that you park...
Roadworks Update for Nicholls Street 14
Two kerb pours are scheduled this week. The first, on Wednesday, is for the North Avon Road Kerb island, with a diamond Traffic management setup for the entire week. Residents of Nicholls Street will not be able to make a right turn onto North Avon Road during this...
Richmond Road Repair Programme Update
We have a recent update from Council about our road building programme which wasstarted in 2018. Currently, work is well underway in Nicholls and Dudley Streets for theStreet renewal project. It is hoped to have a new footpath along the eastern side of NichollsStreet...
Roadworks Update for Nicholls Street 13
Traffic: Nicholls Street, Road closure. The footpath on the west side will remain open until the end of 29/04/24, after which pedestrian access will be switched to the east side. (Residents living on Nicholls st, regarding your access, please check Road Closure...
Contact
Get in touch with us.
Email us:
secretary@wearerichmond.co.nz
Mail us:
46A Vogel Street
Richmond
CHRISTCHURCH 8013