News & events

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019

Watch out for floating and submerged debris in the Waitaki rivers and lakes.

Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019

A research project has found the most common potential source of soil contamination in North Canterbury is old sheep dips.

Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019

A retractable floodgate was installed in Belfast this month, marking the end of the construction for the Waimakariri Flood Protection Project.

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: Fri, 22 Mar 2019

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

Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019

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.

Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2019

Coastal walkway path in Timaru has been closed after a report of asbestos in the area.

Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2018 by Steve Lowndes Chairman, Environment Canterbury

Steve Lowndes discusses what the Waimakariri in flood would really look like, and whether our current protection measures are resilient enough.

Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2018

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...

Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018

A fire on an 80-metre fishing ship in Timaru Port is contained.

Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 by James Tricker

Environment Canterbury staff are currently on site at the property in Amberley where up to 1000 tyres caught on fire last night.

Date: Tue, 2 May 2017

Canterbury residents can now receive Civil Defence alerts straight to their cellphones.