News & events

Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 by John Faulkner, Chair, Hurunui Waiau Zone Committee

Zone committee providing an effective forum for the whole community and making sure your aspirations for water quality and quantity outcomes are met.

Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019

Farmers were challenged to come up with good winter grazing tactics for ‘tricky’ paddocks at a series of practical workshops.

Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2019

With a high level of interest in quarrying in Canterbury currently, this article shares all of the most up to date information.

Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019

Come along to one of our drop-in sessions across the region to find out if your Farm Environment Plan is up to date and receive personalised help.

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019

There is plenty of support available around the region to help farmers understand and meet the conditions of their consents and other local rules.

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: Wed, 6 Jun 2018 by Ted Howard

Septic tanks. It’s not something we necessarily think seriously about, but it's something all of us in Kaikōura need to give some attention to following the 2016 earthquake.

Date: Fri, 18 May 2018

A proposal to expand an existing quarry has been granted by an independent hearing panel.

Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018

Lifestyle block owners in Waimakariri have discovered the benefits of good management during a three-week pilot project run by the Waimakariri Water Zone Committee.There are more than 4500 lifestyle blocks...

Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018

Creating a collaborative design for the realignment of Taranaki Stream has enabled contractors, developers, Ngai Tahu and Environment Canterbury to prioritise the environment at the 150-hectare Ravenswood subdivision, located north...

Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017

A company has been consented to backfill an existing quarry with up to five per cent asbestos containing material.

Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017

A section of a popular mountain bike track near Geraldine has been temporarily closed while necessary logging is carried out along part of the Orari River by Environment Canterbury river...