News & events

Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2022

On Sunday 2 October, we will host a family fun day to launch a new pump track and drag strip at McLeans Island.

Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022

Join us on Saturday 24 September at the Ashley River/Rakahuri for a community planting day.

Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022

A youth-led group planted 418 native trees, including kōwhai, kahikatea and tī kōuka, in Waimakariri River Regional Park during a recent planting event.

Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2022 by Michael Blackwell, Waimakariri water zone committee chair

Read about the six local projects the Waimakariri Water Zone Committee is helping progress through its Action Plan Fund.

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022

More than $200,000 across Waimakariri and Hurunui Waiau Uwha has supported water quality, mahinga kai and biodiversity.

Date: Thu, 26 May 2022

Applications close 30 May: Learn about what a Canterbury water zone committee is and how they support projects in their zones.

Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022

Te Kōhaka o Tūhaitara Trust general manager Greg Byrnes recently showed The Waimakariri Water Zone Committee around The Pines Wetland.

Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2022

Good management practice, water metering and technology maintenance are all essential to keeping your irrigation system in tip top shape.

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022

In the early hours of Sunday 30 January, oil spilt into the Cam / Ruataniwha River after a significant fire was extinguished in Kaiapoi.

Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022

Let us know what you’d like to see in the proposed Coutts Island Road park.

Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022

Environment Canterbury staff led the relocation of up to 20 tuna/eel and whitebait that were trapped in a retention basin.

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021

Read below about how Fonterra is helping farms in the Waimakariri District.