News & events

Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018

Consultation on two important regional plans closes next week. The opportunity to have your say on Environment Canterbury's Long-Term Plan 2018-28, and the Regional Land Transport Plan 2015-2025, ends next week.

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018

Environment Canterbury announced today that Council had accepted the recommendations of a Hearing Panel on the Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan.

Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018

Environment Canterbury is consulting on the Long-Term plan and now is the time to have your say on the next 10 years of activity and who pays for it.The community...

Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018

Environment Canterbury is committed to restoring the ecological and cultural health of Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour.

Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2018

Have your say about the future of Canterbury.  This is a workshop for young people aged 12-24 to learn about the Long-Term Plan 2018/28 and how you can have your say.

Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018

Environment Canterbury wants to let ratepayers add the cost of home heating appliances, insulation and ventilation to their rates bills.

Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018

Environment Canterbury today confirmed Fonterra’s farm environment plan template meets the requirements of the Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan (LWRP).

Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017

There are limits and strict rules around when and how much water irrigators can use.

Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 by Bill Bayfield

Bill Bayfield, Environment Canterbury’s CEO, summarises Canterbury’s water system and outlines some of the actions being taken by the regional council to protect and improve this precious resource.

Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017 by Nadeine Dommisse

Environment Canterbury Chief Operating Officer Nadeine Dommisse outlines exactly what farmers now need to do to meet water quality limits.

Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017

A scientific investigation into potential groundwater movements under the Waimakariri River predicts a long-term increase in the level of nitrates in deep groundwater in Belfast and north Christchurch. [embed width="480" height="270"...

Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017

A new Plan, which aims to improve Canterbury’s air quality, is now operative.