News & events

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021

A remarkable one-eyed scent detection dog is training to sniff out African love grass and assist our pest surveillance programme.

Date: Thu, 8 Jul 2021

Environment Canterbury and Wilding Free Mackenzie are working together with local volunteers to stop the spread of wilding conifers in the Mackenzie Basin.

Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2021 by Kevin Heays

Kaikōura Zone Delivery Manager Kevin Heays updates us on a pest control project happening at the Waiau Toa/Clarence river mouth.

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2021

Three sites across the Kaikōura Plains have been targeted for weed control work, to protect some of the last remaining native bush pockets in the area.

Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2021

A husband and wife Kaikōura dairy farming duo are planting to protect recreation and biodiversity values for future generations.

Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021

Do your bit this summer to 'Check, Clean, Dry' and help stop the spread of unwanted freshwater pests.

Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2020 by Jenny Hughey, Chair, Environment Canterbury

Biosecurity and pest management are our key responsibilities, and working with a range of agencies and the community is key to making progress in this space.

Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020

Outstanding services to the environment over several years were acknowledged with awards to three people at yesterday’s Environment Canterbury council meeting.

Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2020

A recent funding boost will help local, regional and national stakeholders protect Waiau Toa/Clarence River's bird habitat and rare plant species.

Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020

Canterbury is to receive $17 million to tackle 400,000ha of wilding pines, generating 171 new jobs and continuing the fight against this invasive pest.

Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2020

Conservation week saw NCTIR teaming up with our staff in Kaikōura to carry out some weed busting work at one of the district's wetlands.

Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020

Funded by the National Wilding Conifer Control Programme (NWCCP), work will begin shortly to remove invasive wilding pine infestations on the Benmore Peninsula.