News & events

Date: Wed, 16 May 2018

Predator Deadpool 2018: What's on the list…

Feral cats, hedgehogs, ferrets. They may look cute and fluffy, but they are among a number of predators killing the

Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2018

With duck shooting season starting on Saturday May 5, Environment Canterbury and the Ministry for Primary Industries are reminding everyone in the Canterbury region of the importance of cleaning their...

Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2018

From Monday 16th April we will be spraying Spartina across sites along the Avon Heathcote Estuary. We will have signs in the areas that have been sprayed.

Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018

Environment Canterbury announced today that it had started the release programme for the new rabbit haemorrhagic virus disease strain, RHDV1 K5.

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018

Environment Canterbury announced today that Council had accepted the recommendations of a Hearing Panel on the Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan.

Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018

Environment Canterbury is calling for landowners to help stop the spread of yellow bristle grass, an aggressive annual seeding plant which spreads rapidly through pasture, reducing pasture quality.

Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018

Environment Canterbury has received the approvals required for the importation and release of the new rabbit haemorrhagic virus disease strain, RHDV1 K5.

Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018

Do you know of individuals or groups who are busting weeds in their community? Want to give them thanks and recognition for their efforts?

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018

Specially trained detection dogs, Tahi and Nala, were put to work earlier this month in North Canterbury, sniffing out pest plant Chilean needle grass (CNG).

Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018

Environment Canterbury is calling for reports of sightings of pest plant purple loosestrife on Banks Peninsula, following the discovery of a large new infestation in Prices Valley.

Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2017

It looks festive when its red berries are in season but cotoneaster is an invasive pest that spreads easily and crowds out native species.

Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017

Environment Canterbury's Biosecurity team is part of a team trialling an innovative approach to detect the pest plant Chilean needle grass (CNG).