Funded projects

The Styx Living Laboratory Trust has purchased advanced water quality monitoring equipment to enable the detection of invisible contaminants like E. coli, helping track long-term trends and safeguard the health of the river for future generations.

Pūharakekenui-Styx Catchment Styx Living Laboratory Trust South Island New Zealand Rotary

The Green Lab partnered with the Brighton Observatory of Environment and Economics Trust and Christchurch City Council Parks to run the Discovering the Cockayne Reserve event, inviting the community to learn about the area’s indigenous biodiversity.

Ōtākaro-Avon Catchment The Green Lab

The In-River Litter Clean Up Project is a hands-on initiative to remove litter from the Avon River. Rubbish is collected by boat, and community and school volunteers weigh and catalogue the collected rubbish, providing valuable data around litter sources.

Ōtākaro-Avon Catchment Avon-Ōtākaro Network

Nature Agents – Ngā Kaitaunaki Taiao is an education programme provided through EOS Ecology that turns local waterways into living classrooms. They undertake hands-on investigations and then contribute their findings to an ArcGIS hub.

Christchurch-wide EOS Ecology Limited

This campaign is all about challenging the community to pick up five pieces of litter each time they go out into spaces that matter to them. Supporting resources are available for all partners to use. He rau ringa e oti ai – many hands make light work.

Ihutai-Estuary and Coastal Catchment Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network

Sea Cleaners are dedicated to protecting New Zealand’s coastlines. They recently received funding from the CWP to remove litter from the Ihutai estuary. 

Ihutai-Estuary and Coastal Catchment Sea Cleaners Trust

Te Tuna Tāone is a hands-on education programme teaching tamariki how to be kaitiaki (guardians) of their local environment, with a special focus on protecting the longfin tuna (eel) – a taonga species facing serious threats.

Christchurch-wide Christchurch Envirohub Te Tuna Tāone

In collaboration with Sustainable Ōtautahi, ‘invertebrate hotels’ have been set up to encourage marine animals to inhabit them and allow observations of their changing biodiversity through time.

Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū-Banks Peninsula Catchment Sustainable Ōtautahi Christchurch (SŌC)

Windy days send bins toppling over and send rubbish into our waterways. Our partner OHRN trialled latches to keep lids in place and rubbish out of our rivers. These are now available for purchase at a reduced cost through the Christchurch City Council.

Ōpāwaho-Heathcote Catchment Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network