Painting the Rainbow
Citycare Property's Wellington team were approached by Wellington Airport to see if they could paint a giant rainbow on the northern embankment of the runway. The 250m x 15m rainbow took three days to complete and will last for a few weeks.
Reeling and Marking
Dunedin's Sunnyvale Park football pitch is ready for action in this season's football season, with the Citycare Property team preparing the ground to host home games in the national men's and women's leagues.
New spider mower enables easier, safer access to maintain hard-to-reach areas
Citycare Property's new spider mower is a striking sight, as it negotiates the hard-to-reach areas in the company's open space maintenance contract in Dunedin.
Robot or mowbot?
The future is here, and it’s in the guise of a small but perfectly-formed robot, or mowbot as it's affectionately called at Citycare.
New electric mower stands up for the environment
Citycare Property's new electric stand-on mower is a quieter, safer option for maintaining popular parks and shared spaces, and is part of Citycare Group's drive to deploy more sustainable technologies in its operations.
Innovation used to restore historic Sunnyside Fountain
Innovative 3D printing technology, alongside archived images from the 1970s, were used to help Citycare restore the historic Sunnyside fountain to its former glory.
1000 Auckland Grammar School students join Community Guardians for huge volunteer clean-up project in South Auckland
Reaching further into its Community Guardians platform, Citycare and the Sir Peter Blake Trust has completed a huge clean-up event in Auckland’s south, which was delivered by 1000+ Year 9 and 10 students from Auckland Grammar School as part of the celebration of the school’s 150th anniversary year.
Recycling city infrastructure for special needs children
Obsolete equipment and materials from around Christchurch is getting a new lease on life at a special needs children’s playground in New Brighton’s Rawhiti Doman.
Thermal weeding gets up a head of steam
Our thermal weeding unit sprays weeds with super-heated steam, while our weed-seeking technology uses infrared sensors to detect and spray a weed with pinpoint accuracy. Both techniques offer more sustainable weed control solutions.
Community partnership in action in South Auckland
The freshly mown parks and school grounds around Randwick Park in South Auckland hold a special meaning for many in the local community.
Primary school students prepare for nationwide community invasion
More than 1,000 schools and 32,000 students throughout New Zealand have signed up to become community guardians, as part of an initiative that will turn classrooms into volunteer armies.
Community Guardians recognised with New Zealand Recreation Association award win
Community Guardians, the collaboration between Citycare Group and the Student Volunteer Army, was honoured at last week’s New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA) Awards, being named ‘Outstanding Community Recreation Programme’.