Public notices
Here you can find a list of official notifications for plan changes, consent hearings, open notified consents, meetings, work notices, water restrictions and submissions.
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Public notice: Amendments to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan (CLWRP)
Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) gives notice that, in accordance with s55(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991, the following regional plans have been amended to incorporate changes to the Resource Management (National Environmental Standards for Commercial Forestry) Regulations 2023 (NES-CF 2023):
- Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan (CLWRP)
The changes relate to removing requirements that are more stringent than the changes to the NES-CF 2023 allows for. A copy of the full public notice can be viewed at ecan.govt.nz/public-notices
If you have any questions, please contact our Advisory Team on 0800 324 636 or email ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz
Public notice: Proposed Plan Changes 8, 2 and 1
Public notice of Plan Change 8 to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan, Plan Change 2 to the Hurunui and Waiau River Regional Plan, and Plan Change 1 to the Waipara Catchment Environmental Flow and Water Allocation Regional Plan, and use of the freshwater planning process
In accordance with Section 80A and clause 5 of Schedule 1, Resource Management Act 1991Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) has prepared the following freshwaterplanning instruments:
- Proposed Plan Change 8 to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan
- Proposed Plan Change 2 to the Hurunui and Waiau River Regional Plan
- Proposed Plan Change 1 to the Waipara Catchment Environmental Flowand Water Allocation Regional Plan
Environment Canterbury has decided to use the freshwater planning process set out in Part 4 ofSchedule 1 to the Resource Management Act 1991, because each of these Plan Changes relateto freshwater.
Have your say on Proposed Plan Changes. Submissions are open until 4 August 2026
Notice of wallaby control: Mackenzie Basin Rivers and Simons Hill Conservation Area
WHAT: Contractors will be carrying out wallaby control with dog and rifle teams during the day. And night shooting operations assisted with UAV/Drone equipped with thermal equipment.
WHERE: Mackenzie Basin Rivers (Tekapō, Pūkaki and Twizel Rivers), and including Simons Hill Conservation Area, as shown on attached map.
WHEN: Monday 20 July – Friday 21 August 2026.
Warning signage will be placed at all normal entry points. Please avoid the area during this period or obey instructions on the warning signage.
Wallaby control work area
Notice of wallaby control: Ruataniwha Conservation Area & Ferintosh Station
WHAT: Contractors will be carrying out wallaby control with dog and rifle teams during the day and may carry out thermal night shooting, if needed.
WHERE: Ferintosh Station and the adjacent area in the Ruataniwha CA – From the Big Rock Easement to the Boundary Stream area.
WHEN: Monday 13th July to approx. Friday 7th August. Weekdays only.
Warning signage will be placed at all normal entry points. Please avoid the area during this period.
Wallaby control work area
Notice of wallaby control: Mackenzie Basin - Forks River, Cass River and Godley Rivers on private land and the Godley Peaks Conservation Area
WHAT: Contractors will be searching for wallaby or the presence of wallaby with dog and rifle teams during the day.
WHERE: Forks, Cass and true right Godley Rivers including the Godley Peaks Conservation Area in the Mackenzie Basin on the western side of Lake Tekapo.
WHEN: Monday 6 July – approx. Friday 4 September 2026. Weekdays only.
Warning signage will be installed at all normal points of entry. Please avoid this area during this period.
Wallaby control work area
Amendments to Canterbury Regional Council's freshwater plans
Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) gives notice that, in accordance with s55(2) of the Resource Management Act 1991, the following regional plans have been amended to incorporate changes to policy 3.22 from the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management 2020 (NPS-FM 2020):
- Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan (CLWRP)
- Hurunui Waiau River Regional Plan (HWRRP)
- Waimakariri River Regional Plan (WRRP)
- Waipara Catchment Environmental Flow and Water Allocation Regional Plan (WCEP)
- Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan (WCWARP)
On 18 December 2025, a change to the NPS-FM 2020 was gazetted, and came into force on 15 January 2026. This change concerns NPS-FM 2020 Policy 3.22(1)(d)(iii) and 3.22(1)(e)(iii), which relate to natural inland wetlands, and an exception to their protection when necessary for the purpose of the extraction of minerals and ancillary activities.
The change to Policy 3.22(1)(d)(iii) is as follows, with inserted text underlined:
d. the regional council is satisfied that:
[…]
There is a functional need or operational need for the activity to be done in that location;
The change to Policy 3.22(1)(e)(iii) is as follows, with inserted text underlined:
d. the regional council is satisfied that:
[…]
There is a functional need or operational need for the activity to be done in that location;
The changes must be incorporated into relevant plans, without using the process set out in Schedule 1 of the Resource Management Act (1991). Accordingly, Environment Canterbury has amended the relevant regional plans.
This notice was first published on 01 April 2026, and a summary notice was published in The Press, Kaikōura Star, North Canterbury News, Ashburton Courier, Timaru Courier, Marlborough Express, and Otago Daily Times.
If you have any questions, please contact our Advisory Team on 0800 324 636 or email ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz
Dr Stefanie Rixecker
Chief Executive