Riverlution: The community organisation spearheading social sustainability
Christchurch Community Day - WSP Mar 2021
To mark the 10-year anniversary of the devastating February 2011 Canterbury Earthquake, WSP staff from the organisation’s Christchurch office took to the community….
Christchurch Community Day - WSP Mar 2021
To mark the 10-year anniversary of the devastating February 2011 Canterbury Earthquake, WSP staff from the organisation’s Christchurch office took to the community….
Christchurch Community Day - WSP Mar 2021
To mark the 10-year anniversary of the devastating February 2011 Canterbury Earthquake, WSP staff from the organisation’s Christchurch office took to the community….
Open-air, red zone 'supermarket' - Stuff Dec 2019
“It’s our very own supermarket aisle,” says Richmond Community Garden trustee Cathy Allden, as she reaches into a garden wild with fennel, artichokes and kale to grab some leaves of lovage and squish them together….
'Choose what impact you make' - Stuff May 2019
World renowned conservationist Dr Jane Goodall joined the volunteers at the nearby Richmond Community Garden, off Eveleyn Couzins Ave, for afternoon tea….
'Richmond community rallies after garden tools stolen' - Stuff Feb 2018
The Richmond Community Garden in Christchurch was burgled, but garden coordinator said “the negative has become the positive” after a surge of support for the project….
'Christchurch’s red zone – where to from here?' - Stuff Aug 2020
Hayley Guglietta is honest about her group’s activities on vacant land bordering Christchurch’s Avon River. She admits the groundwork was commenced without official permission….
'Christchurch’s Richmond suburb to soon have new community hub' - Dev Discourse apr 2021
The property will provide much-needed additional workshop space for horticultural and other nearby activities which support red zone regeneration….
Keep New Zealand Beautiful Community Grourp Award Winners 2023
This recognition fuels our passion to continue making a positive impact, one workshop, one garden bed, and one community event at a time. Thank you for being part of our journey!….
Viva a Riverlution! - RCN March 2019
Two sites along River Road are about to get exciting community-focussed upgrades. A new community courtyard is being designed to support Riverlution, an incoming container cafe in the Richmond Community Gardens….
Growing Garden City - Cuisine Magazine
Jax Hamilton discovers community gardens and growing hubs sprouting on Christchurch’s reclaimed land….
The Greening of the Red Zone - NZ Nat Geo
What’s a city to do when an apocalyptic landscape appears right on its doorstep?….
'Red-zone kayak cafe pegged for Avon land lease' - RNZ May 2017
A cafe and kayak hire could be set up in Christchurch’s red-zoned land as part of a community garden project in Richmond….
'Gardening for Good' - Discovery Wall
'Christchurch’s red zone - let’s keep moving' - Newsroom Aug 2020
The Richmond Community Garden supplies produce to local residents, grown on land where homes and individual vegetable gardens once stood. That land is now known as the Otakaro Avon River Corridor…
'Riverbend Refuge' - The Green Lab Mar 2018
This project responded to the opportunity to restore native riparian habitat and mahinga kai values throughout the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor (ŌARC). Throughout this project we have had lots of help from the crew at Richmond Community Garden as well as our regular cohort of volunteers….
Backyard trappers wanted around Christchurch’s red zone
We’ve become a trapping hub for the area and are managing around 70 traps at the moment, but we’ve got a target of getting 100 in backyards by the end of the year,” Richmond Community Garden Operations Manager and trapping enthusiast Morgane Honore says.
Trapping is an essential part of the restoration process as the Ōtākaro Avon River provides an easy way for rodents to get from the city to the sea.
'Mushroom area to spring up in former red zone' - Healthy chch jan 2021
A mushroom-themed education, play and foraging area will sprout in the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Area in the coming months….
Stars align for Matariki - Stuff June 2020
‘Finish the school holidays with a bang”, and enjoy time with the community….
Green Thumbs In Canterbury - Plains FM
Birthday celebrations at community garden - Pegasus Post May 2018
A group of passionate gardeners has reached a milestone – one year of growing the community garden in the red zone…
'Resourceful weaving skills passed on to Richmond Community Gardeners' - Rekindle Jul 2017
Lovely to help with a workshop yesterday all about weaving willow/hazel to create planter bed edges, with the awesome crew at Richmond Community Garden. Such an exciting project…
'Building gifted for new community hub in Richmond red zone' - Beehive Press Release Apr 2021
Christchurch’s Richmond suburb will soon have a new community hub, following the gifting of a red-zoned property by Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) to the Richmond Community Gardens Trust…