News & events

Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020

Residents are invited to get involved in a new programme, to make Banks Peninsula pest free.

Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020

The future of native animals and species in Hurunui Waiau is brighter, thanks to nearly $130,000 of funding projects.

Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2019

Chilean needle grass spread on the rise. Find out what to look out for and help stop the spread of this unwanted pest plant.

Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019

Environment Canterbury and others are undertaking controlled application of a herbicide to control the pest plant spartina between 25-29 November 2019.

Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019

Pest control efforts in the Canterbury high country are rescuing large areas from colonisation by introduced conifers.

Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019

Planting to enhance native vegetation beside the Waimakariri River is creating a “corridor” for native birds and improving biodiversity.

Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019

New rules requiring land occupiers to ensure their goats are identifiable and fenced appropriately to prevent them escaping have been introduced.

Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019

Schools from around the Selwyn Waihora zone are taking ownership of stretches of river, planting native shrubs and trees on the banks.

Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2019

Protecting rare and threatened bird species living in the Hurunui and Waiau rivers by controlling southern black-backed gulls.

Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2019

We need your help spotting and reporting Chilean mayten (Maytenus boaria). Find out how to identify this plant.

Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019

The Zone Committee has approved $73,000 – over three years – of Immediate Steps funding towards pest weed control in the Dobson and lower Hopkins Valleys.

Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 by Debbie Eddington, Youth Engagement & Education Advisor

Debbie Eddington, Youth Engagement & Education Advisor had the chance to visit the Chatham Islands in a youth engagement and education capacity.