Past Media Releases

30 January 2012

Waitohi storage options
The values people place on water have guided a new report on three water storage options for the Waitohi River in the Hurunui district of North Canterbury.

23 January 2012

Dawn Creek Fencing
Fencing of the northern side of Dawn Creek to protect biodiversity values has been completed thanks to the efforts of multiple organisations and the landowner.

18 January 2012

Little Lake Mason fencing project protects biodiversity values
A fence around the southern and eastern shores of Little Lake Mason has been installed thanks to support from Environment Canterbury’s Immediate Steps Programme and Fish and Game.

2011

9th December 2011

Zone Committee consensus allows submission on Plan
Environment Canterbury has made a submission on the Proposed Hurunui and Waiau River Regional Plan on behalf of the Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee, reflecting the consensus from the committee on the difficult issue of nutrient load limits for the Hurunui catchment.

30 September 2011

Proposed Hurunui-Waiau Regional Plan to be notified
The proposed Hurunui-Waiau Regional Plan will be publicly notified on Saturday October 1, 2011, the same day the moratoria on consents for the Hurunui and Waiau rivers ends.

26 August 2011

Major milestone for Canterbury Water Management Strategy
The Hurunui-Waiau Zone Implementation Programme has been received and formally endorsed by both Hurunui District Council and Environment Canterbury.

2010

14 May 2010

Canterbury Water Management Strategy zone committees roll out progresses
Environment Canterbury council today appointed David Bedford, of North Canterbury, as the regional council representative on the Hurunui-Waiau water management zone committee.

1 April 2010

Committee approval key milestone in Canterbury Water Management Strategy
The Hurunui-Waiau Zone Water Management Committee has been formally approved for establishment, and its Terms of Reference endorsed, by the Environment Canterbury Council.