News & events

Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 by Jenny Hughey, Chair, Environment Canterbury

Despite the challenges and hurdles, 2021 was a year of progress.

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021

Members of two community groups in Kaikōura got to see the braided river birds being protected through trapping work at the Waiau Toa / Clarence river mouth.

Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2021

If you're moving between waterways this summer, do your bit to keep them pest-free and always Check, Clean, Dry.

Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2021

Southern black-backed gull control is part of a regular, successful programme that has been ongoing for many years.

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2021

Come talk to us at one of our Community Conversation events in Hurunui, Kaikōura and Waimakariri during November.

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021

Before this year’s lockdown, students from mid-Canterbury’s Hinds School visited Kaikōura to learn about the local environment and help remove lupin weeds.

Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2021

As the weather warms up, boaties are being reminded to look out for marine pests in our harbours.

Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2021 by Jenny Hughey, Chair, Environment Canterbury

A pest free Banks Peninsula may be one step closer, thanks to a new approach to pest management.

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.