News & events

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: Fri, 7 Feb 2020

The Ashburton zone delivery team has been boosted with the arrival of two new Resource Management Officers.

Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 by David Hill

Kaikōura farmers are given the opportunity to see how they will do in their audit checks.

Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020

Proactive improvement to farming practices has seen 89 percent of Waimakariri Irrigation Limited (WIL) shareholders achieve an A or B FEP audit score.

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019

Six Christchurch West Melton businesses have stepped up to tackle issues and are leading the way in stormwater management and technology.

Date: Fri, 6 Dec 2019

Farmers around the region must be wary of the potential hazards irrigation on roads can cause for motorists this summer.

Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019

Polarcold Stores and an employee have been fined $242,350 after pleading guilty to charges of illegally discharging ammonia into Kaputone Creek.

Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019

Environment Canterbury is working closely with Hurunui District Council to ensure the removal of a tyre stockpile at 122 Racecourse Road, Amberley.

Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2019

Want to reduce your run-off this summer? This checklist can help you to minimise on-farm costs and loss of contaminants to waterways.

Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019

Find out more about wetlands on your property and how you can help to protect them.

Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019

An increase in complaints of illegal structures for whitebaiting in rivers has led Environment Canterbury to visit waterways to assess the scale of the issue.

Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019

275 audits have been completed by Environment Canterbury-approved independent auditors with results showing a steady improvement in environmental performance.