A study by Our Land and Water shows how much we'll need to reduce contaminants in our waterways to meet national bottom lines.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/environment-canterbury-welcomes-our-land-and-water/Ashburton Water Zone Committee Chair William Thomas explains his understanding of mahinga kai in the region.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/the-importance-of-mahinga-kai/
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Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere
The 10 Water Zone Committees were set up to deliver zone implementation programmes for their catchments, consisting of plan recommendations and non-regulatory activities to improve water quality.
An example: The Selwyn Waihora Water Zone Committee was one of the first to make a set of plan recommendations to the local territorial authority and Environment Canterbury.
These recommendations made their way into the Canterbury Land & Water Regional Pla…
The Whakaora Te Waikēkēwai project was officially launched at an open day showcasing five restoration projects underway in the Te Waikēkēwai catchment.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/selwyn-waihora/a-golden-age-for-environmental-work-in-waikekewai-stream/The Environment Canterbury Council today resolved to make the Nutrient Management and Waitaki Plan Change, Plan Change 5, operative on 1 February 2019.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2018/nutrient-management-and-waitaki-plan-change-to-be-made-operative/
Responding to criticism from Greenpeace, Environment Canterbury says it has always acknowledged the extent of the water quality challenge in our waterways.
Science Director Dr Tim Davie
Science Director Dr Tim Davie says it is Environment Canterbury science that has recognised the scale of the problem, which has led to significant investment from the regional council and the community to improve the situation.
“There is no simple, quick fix solution. We have called on a vast range of scientif…
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A Banks Peninsula trapping project is helping protect precious biodiversity on Kaitōrete.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/selwyn-waihora/trapping-key-threats-on-kaitorete/Council adopts the recommendations of the independent hearing commissioners on Plan Change 7 and Plan Change 2.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/more-protection-for-canterburys-freshwater-and-taonga-with-tightened-rules/
… Forsyth) aims to stabilise stream banks to reduce sediment entering the lake. Macro-invertebrate health has improved at some sites but declined in others. Monitoring results also show that some streams with good riparian protection are not yet improving.
Selwyn Waihora zone: Whakaora Te Waihora is an operational programme of the Te Waihora Co-Governance Group to achieve the vision: "To restore and rejuvenate the mauri and ecosystems of Te Waihora and its catchment" in two generations…