News & events

Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2020

Fledgling survival rates of endangered black-fronted terns have dramatically risen in Kaikōura. Watch our new video showing how it happened.

Date: Tue, 12 May 2020

The Mackenzie Basin Agency Alignment Programme has welcomed the government's announcement of further funding for wilding pine control.

Date: Mon, 11 May 2020

Three new wilding pine projects in Canterbury and a $2M funding boost, will help tackle the problem and create 50 jobs for those hit by the fallout of COVID-19.

Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2020

Te Ara Kākāriki Greenway Canterbury Trust's vision to create a corridor of native biodiversity in Selwyn is one shared by the wider community.

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.