News & events

Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2017

A word by Arapata Reuben, Zone Committee Chair, on what's been done to improve urban waterway health.

Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017

Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere is the largest lake in Canterbury, and has no natural outlet to the sea.  It is of outstanding cultural significance to Ngāi Tahu.

Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017

It was the idea of working with people in an environment he didn't quite understand that attracted Chris Eccleston to apply for the Waitaki zone manager job with Environment Canterbury.

Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017

More than 4000 native plants have been planted along the Ohapi Creek waterway to help safeguard the water quality of the creek and improve the habitat for native species, as...

Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017

A popular recreational area on South Canterbury’s Waihao River, the Black Hole, is to undergo a collaborative restoration project to improve its water quality.

Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2017

A word from Arapata Reuben, Christchurch West Melton Chair, on the success of lasts months big clean up of the Avon and Heathcote rivers, an update from the Otakaro Network...

Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2017

Multiple agencies are joining together to achieve the best environmental, tourism and economic outcomes for the Mackenzie / Waitaki Basin.

Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2017

Sixty-eight hectares of land will now be protected for future generations thanks to funding from the Selwyn Waihora Zone Committee.

Date: Tue, 30 May 2017

Mudfish, eels, weeds and willows have been the recent focus of the team working at Wainono Lagoon on Te Rūnanga o Waihao’s Te Mana O Te Wai Project.

Date: Thu, 11 May 2017

A huge makeover has been going on behind the scenes to improve the Canterbury maps website functionality for users.

Date: Tue, 9 May 2017

The Selwyn Waihora Zone Committee has postponed its decision on whether to fund the protection of 120ha of land on Flock Hill Station until next month.

Date: Tue, 2 May 2017

As of this week, the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group and Canterbury councils – from Kaikōura down to Waimate – started using the Red Cross Hazard app, which provides...