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A research project has found the most common potential source of soil contamination in North Canterbury is old sheep dips.
A retractable floodgate was installed in Belfast this month, marking the end of the construction for the Waimakariri Flood Protection Project.
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.
Environment Canterbury is working closely with Hurunui District Council to ensure the removal of a tyre stockpile at 122 Racecourse Road, Amberley.
A remediation plan is being developed after asbestos-containing building materials, likely used as in-fill many years ago, surfaced on a coastal walking track.
Coastal walkway path in Timaru has been closed after a report of asbestos in the area.
Steve Lowndes discusses what the Waimakariri in flood would really look like, and whether our current protection measures are resilient enough.
This week, Environment Canterbury begins a mail-out to about 700 Timaru property owners who may have land affected by chemicals or hazardous substances remaining in the ground from a previous...
A fire on an 80-metre fishing ship in Timaru Port is contained.
Environment Canterbury staff are currently on site at the property in Amberley where up to 1000 tyres caught on fire last night.
Canterbury residents can now receive Civil Defence alerts straight to their cellphones.