News & events

Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020

Our Regional Voices Youth Hui 2020 has been postponed due to the current situation with COVID-19.

Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020

Ongoing recovery updates and frequently asked questions about the Rangitata River flood event in December 2019.

Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019

Latest updates from our flood team down in Timaru.

Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019

Take care and keep up-to-date with weather conditions when choosing a site near Waitaki and Mackenzie rivers and lakes over this holiday season.

Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019

Farmers in Hurunui and Kaikōura with erosion-prone land are eligible for funding to help reduce the movement of sediment down hillsides and into waterways.

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: Wed, 14 Aug 2019

Flooding can have devastating effects on a region. Significant steps have been taken to reduce the risk of potential flood damage from the Waimakariri River.

Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018

Work to close the two remaining gaps in the secondary stopbanks system for the Ashley River/Rakahuri starts this month.

Date: Mon, 21 May 2018

Actually, tsunamis can happen in lakes too. While they are rare, NIWA and GNS Science researchers have been out on Lake Tekapo mapping the lake bed to find evidence of...

Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017

Environment Canterbury reminds recreational river users to be vigilant while they are out enjoying the rivers over the spring and summer months.

Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017

A three-year project to investigate the impact of the Kaikōura earthquake on farmland in the district has officially launched.

Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2017

Access to a recreation area along the Opihi River, near Waipopo, is open again after the completion of Environment Canterbury river erosion control works.