News & events

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020

New pathways, fencing and tracks around the mouth of the Hakatere/Ashburton River are improving the environment for the many native birds that inhabit the area.

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020

A recent funding boost will help local, regional and national stakeholders protect Waiau Toa/Clarence River's bird habitat and rare plant species.

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020

Kaikōura High School students helped plant 650 natives for the recent Love the Lyell planting day.

Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 by Kevin Brown - Chair of the Christchurch West Melton Water Zone Committee

Christchurch West Melton Water Zone Committee Chair Kevin Brown updates us on a four-year planting project and a spotlight on the Ōtūkaikino River.

Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020

Farmer-led events are slowly shifting perceptions about wetlands in the Upper and Lower Waitaki zones.

Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2020

Banks Peninsula farmers discuss how native and exotic forestry can be incorporated within the farm landscape to complement their current operations.

Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020 by Kevin Heays

Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays chats about kūkūwai/wetland work in Kaikōura.

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2020

To improve water quality, reduce erosion and build biodiversity, around 2,500 natives have been planted along Cashmere Stream over the last four years.

Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2020

The Waikirikiri / Selwyn Near River Recharge project is officially ready to help boost groundwater and stream levels in the region

Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2020

The Waimakariri Water Zone Committee has helped protect four important wetland projects in the zone, thanks to Immediate Steps biodiversity funding.

Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2020

Immediate Steps funding has allowed Christoph Schacherer to plant over 2,000 native trees, shrubs and flaxes on his Huntsbury Gully block.

Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2020

We have been working closely with the North Canterbury Infrastructure Recovery Alliance (NCTIR) to protect fish and their habitat.