News & events

Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017

The discovery of an oil-like slick in a Kaikōura drain appears to be the remnants of ancient wetlands.

Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017

Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council and the Canterbury District Health Board are committed to working together to resolve quarry dust issues in the Yaldhurst area.

Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017

Environment Canterbury is praising the efforts undertaken by the owner of Kaikoura's historic Adelphi Hotel to ensure its deconstruction and demolition was done correctly. 

Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017

Art conservation is not a role you would usually associate with environmental planning but in South Canterbury this has become an important focus of the local water zone committee.

Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2017

Environment Canterbury’s Council adopted the 2017/18 Annual Plan on Thursday 29 June, with minimal changes from year three of the current (2015-25) Long-Term Plan.

Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017

Environment Canterbury has increased funding for the South Canterbury home heating subsidy to $300,000 for the current financial year (from July 1, 2017). This represents an increase of $100,000.

Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017

Further testing for Lindavia, the algae that causes Lake Snow, is likely to occur in Canterbury lakes in the northern part of the region this summer.

Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2017

The Community and Public Health division of Canterbury District Health Board has issued a health warning advising the public not to collect or consume shellfish harvested from all of Akaroa Harbour.

Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017

It was just before Christmas when Environment Canterbury's biosecurity team leader Leanne Lye was approached about taking on an interim position as Hurunui-Waiau zone manager. 

Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017

More than 4000 native plants have been planted along the Ohapi Creek waterway to help safeguard the water quality of the creek and improve the habitat for native species, as...

Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017

A Canterbury farm and its director have been fined $18,000 for illegally burning hundreds of tyres. 

Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017

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.