News & events

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

An in-depth site investigation will take place after asbestos was found along a coastal path in Timaru.

Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2019

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

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: Fri, 11 May 2018

With rain and cooler temperatures forecast for much of Canterbury this weekend, it is timely for residents to think ahead and plan for all that the winter season can bring.

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: Fri, 24 Nov 2017

A nationwide test of the Emergency Mobile Alert system is happening on Sunday 26 November (between 6pm and 7pm).The Government is about to launch a new service to help keep...

Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017

It’s now been just over a month since the winter storm that caused flooding and Environment Canterbury’s river engineering and field services teams have made good progress with repair and...

Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017

The rain over the two-day period caused widespread surface runoff and disruption to transport routes. The larger foothill rivers throughout Canterbury all rose through Friday 21 and Saturday 22 July,...

Date: Tue, 2 May 2017

As of this week, the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group and Canterbury councils – from Kaikōura down to Waimate – started using the Red Cross Hazard app, which provides...