News & events

Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019

Environment Canterbury has been prioritising action on nitrate concentrations for many years.

Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2019

Recent news articles have discussed whether nitrate in our drinking water can cause health problems. Naturally, this is cause for concern for all of us.

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019

Environment Canterbury released its annual groundwater quality survey for 2018.

Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019

An update on the legal claim from Forest and Bird relating to water zone committees.

Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2019

Having a plan for winter grazing doesn’t need to be over-complicated – the key is having a plan in the first place.

Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 by Arapata Reuben, Zone Committee Chair

The July meeting of the Christchurch West Melton Zone Committee was short and sharp as we moved swiftly through the agenda to enable the committee to focus on planning our...

Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019

Environment Canterbury has approved several new projects for Otipua-Saltwater Creek, including an engineering study of its weir.

Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019

Taking action to investigate what may have caused a decline in water quality at the Ahuriri Arm of Lake Benmore.

Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019 by Arapata Reuben, Zone Committee Chair

Zone Committee welcomes the Addington Brook Catchment Plan to improve the water quality of this urban stream.

Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 by Nadeine Dommisse, Chief Operating Officer, Environment Canterbury

Chief Operating Officer Nadeine Dommisse reflects on the significant progress being made towards meeting farmers’ increased environmental responsibilities.

Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019

Canterbury mayors have reaffirmed commitment to collaborative management of the region’s freshwater through the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS).

Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2019

The Hekeao / Hinds Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) Project has recently concluded its third year of operations.