Do you enjoy working outdoors and making a visible difference in your community? We are now looking for a Horticultural Trainee to join the Residential Red Zone team. This role will help the team maintain and enhance parks and open spaces that support biodiversity, recreation, and connection across our city.

The Parks Unit at Christchurch City Council plays a vital role in shaping and maintaining a world‑class environment for current and future generations. Building on the foundations laid by the city’s founders, the team works every day in the community to care for Christchurch’s diverse and much‑loved green spaces

About the team | Ko te rōpū nei

The Residential Red Zone team manages a unique mix of natural and developed open spaces across the Ōtākaro‑Avon River Corridor, Southshore, Brooklands and Te Pātaka o Rākaihautu / Banks Peninsula. The team works with a wide range of people, cultures and communities, so an open‑minded, respectful and community‑f...