News & events

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: Tue, 27 Jun 2017

Public submissions on a Proposal to progress development of a new Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan close shortly.

Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017

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...

Date: Thu, 18 May 2017

Environment Canterbury today announced its approval of a tool for farmers to measure the nitrogen loss rates from their properties. “NCheck” has been approved for use across Canterbury, in limited circumstances.

Date: Thu, 18 May 2017

Environment Canterbury today began a detailed region-wide farming campaign, reminding farmers of their responsibility to meet water quality limits and to help them find out whether they will need a...

Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017

Environment Canterbury today reported good progress on collaborative efforts to protect Canterbury’s iconic braided rivers.

Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2017

Environment Canterbury is well on the way to implementing some of the recommendations made by the OECD in its Environmental Performance Review 2017 released 21 March.

Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017

Environment Canterbury announced today that Plan Change 4 to the Land & Water Regional Plan, the “Omnibus” plan change, would be made operative on 11 March 2017.

Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017

Collaborative effort together with significant rule changes signal good news for Canterbury’s iconic braided rivers, Environment Canterbury said today.Yesterday the regional council’s representatives met Fish & Game, Land Information New...

Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016

Environment Canterbury has today accepted the recommendations of the Independent Hearing Commissioners on the proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan.

Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016

Environment Canterbury today completed the review of its Navigation Safety Bylaw, which aims to improve safety for all water-users in Canterbury.

Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2016

Environment Canterbury announced today that it had accepted the recommendations of Independent Hearing Commissioners on proposed Plan Change 3 to the...