A popular recreational area on South Canterbury’s Waihao River, the Black Hole, is to undergo a collaborative restoration project to improve its water quality.
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Public submissions on a Proposal to progress development of a new Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan close shortly.
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A word from Arapata Reuben, Christchurch West Melton Chair, on the success of lasts months big clean up of the Avon and Heathcote rivers, an update from the Otakaro Network...
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Environment Canterbury announced today that it had accepted the recommendations of independent hearing commissioners on the Nutrient Management and Waitaki Plan Change, Plan Change 5 to the Land & Water...
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Multiple agencies are joining together to achieve the best environmental, tourism and economic outcomes for the Mackenzie / Waitaki Basin.
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Red-Necked Wallabies, also known as the Bennett's Wallaby, were imported from Tasmania in 1870 as a game animal for the early settlers.
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The Canterbury Regional Transport Committee has resolved to notify for public submissions a proposal of the New Zealand Transport Agency to build a third southbound lane on the Waimakariri Bridge.
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Rivers have gone dry, lakes have had algal blooms, new irrigation schemes are advancing…what does it all mean?
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As part of the Healthy Catchment Project the Orari-Temuka-Opihi-Pareora (OTOP) Water Zone Committee held a workshop for the public to engage in an early input into water management and healthy catchments.
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Wilding pines, also known as wilding conifers, self-seed from established pine forests. They represent one of the biggest pest management challenges we face in Canterbury, infesting around 25% of the region.
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Rabbit populations commonly increase eight - to tenfold in one season.
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Old Man's Beard was brought to New Zealand as a garden plant used to cover trellis or latticework.