An artist's impression of the regeneration of the Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor in the red zone. Photo: Regenerate ChristchurchA major part of a plan to restore Christchurch's red zone has taken two years and $5 million to draw up but is now being blasted as "unachievable, unviable" and "undesirable". The scathing criticisms of Regenerate and its Ōtākaro Avon River Corridor Regeneration Plan were laid out in a report by city council staff. Council ecologists had to carry out their own rapid assessments of what trees should be planted and where they should go. "The regeneration plan was developed and provides for broad land uses and the implementation process will further refine these," he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 31, 2019 23:37 UTC