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FRIENDS of Banks Peninsula Inc.
Akaroa’s Community Environment Society since 1990
FRIENDS of Banks Peninsula News


Our Wastewater Video
Wildcraft films assisted us to produce a short video highlighting our concerns over the proposed wastewater scheme. You can view it HERE....
Dec 8, 2020


Regenerative Agriculture Seminar draws large crowd.
Our ‘Regenerate’ group had the pleasure of hosting Cornelia Holten, Sam Lang and Jono Frew for seminar about Regenerative farming at the...
Nov 6, 2020


Presentation to Wastewater Hearing Panel
Many residents turned out to support Friends of Banks Peninsula as they presented their comprehensive wastewater submission to the...
Oct 13, 2020
Akaroa Treated Wastewater Hearings
Hearings to start 12 October See the full report for the Hearings Panel. See the Hearings Schedule. The Akaroa Treated Wastewater...
Oct 7, 2020


Christchurch Heritage Festival features historic Pavitt Cottage
This year the Christchurch City Council will be featuring the beautifully restored Pavitt Cottage as part of their Heritage Festival on...
Oct 2, 2020


Regenerative Farming Seminar
We are delight that the Regenerative Farming seminar that was postponed in August will now be taking place on 15th of October at 1.30pm @...
Sep 17, 2020
330 Submission Endorsements so far!
Many thanks to everyone who has endorsed the Friends of Banks Peninsula wastewater submission - we have 330 names so far! Click HERE to...
Sep 4, 2020
Akaroa Wastewater submissions close today Sunday 23 August
You must now email your personal submission direct to Tara.King@ccc.govt.nz because the Council has made an error with its on-line...
Aug 22, 2020


Pavitt Cottage Open Day a Great Success!
Pavitt Cottage Open Day well attended with close to one hundred people enjoying a tour of the Cottage and afternoon tea. There is huge...
Aug 10, 2020


Pavitt Cottage Open Day - Saturday, August 8th, 1-4 pm
Saturday, August 8th - 1-4 pm.
Aug 6, 2020


What is Regenerative Agriculture? – Come and Find Out!
We are delighted to have Jono Frew, Cornelia Holten and Sam Lang sharing their expertise about the advantages of a more holistic approach...
Jul 27, 2020


Large turnout for Community Meetings – Akaroa Wastewater proposal
Many local Robinsons Bay and Takamatua residents have attended information meetings to be updated on the Councils latest wastewater...
Jul 23, 2020
Akaroa Wastewater Community Presentation
Wastewater Progress Report to Robinsons Bay and Takamatua residents - see the presentation here...
Jul 13, 2020
Residents concerns voiced to Council
A letter was sent to the Christchurch City Council signed by 225 residents and landowners from Robinsons Bay and Takamatua who were...
Jun 23, 2020


Pavitt Cottage Archaeological Assessment
Justin Maxwell and Jennifer Huebert, from Sunrise Archaeology, have been working in Robinsons Bay after The Pavitt Family Trust...
Jun 11, 2020


Rachel Hickcox reports on the Hoiho/Yellow-eyed Penguin
Rachel Hickcox, a PhD student in Zoology at Otago University, recently visited Akaroa to speak as part of Sea Week. Rachel is studying...
Apr 24, 2020


'Regenerate' launch a new Facebook Page
Our 'Regenerate' Committee have just launched a new Face book page with information about regenerative practices and useful tips. Many...
Apr 22, 2020
Read our CCC Annual Plan submission
Friends of Banks Peninsula have made a submission to the Christchurch City Council Annual Plan 2020-21 where we have addressed the...
Apr 20, 2020


Pavitt Cottage Open Day
Friends of Banks Peninsula was delighted to be involved with the Pavitt Cottage Open Day in Robinsons Bay on the 8th and 9th of February....
Feb 9, 2020
Akaroa Wastewater Scheme update
Things have moved quite quickly on the wastewater front in the last few weeks with several Working Party meetings being held and the...
Dec 16, 2019
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