News & events

Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026

Canterbury’s latest groundwater survey shows fewer E. coli detections, but nitrate levels remain a long-term challenge across the region.

Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026

We’re asking election candidates to support seven priorities for Canterbury’s future, strengthening our communities, environment and economy.

Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2026

Find out how we monitor resource consents, prioritise environmental risks and respond when consent conditions aren’t met.

Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026

Find out where Canterbury’s air pollution comes from, how weather affects it, and what we can all do to help improve air quality.

Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026

Learn how Canterbury’s 600km of stopbanks protect communities from floods, and why damage from stock, vehicles or planting can weaken them.

Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026

Environment Canterbury’s Annual Report highlights a year of progress for Waitaha, balancing affordability, investment and essential regional services.

Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2026

Council adopted the Annual Report 2025/26, approved new bus route performance thresholds and agreed to progress local water management leadership groups.

Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2026

We monitor 52 freshwater and 47 coastal swimming sites each summer, find out the long-term results based on five years of sampling.

Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026

Rural Waste NZ has been launched to make farm waste management easier to understand and easier to put into practice.

Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026

We're urging people to prepare for possible water shortages, wildfire, low river flows, toxic algal blooms and rapidly changing conditions on our alpine rivers.

Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026

To reduce the amount of farm plastics ending up at the landfill, recycling old or unwanted water tanks has become more accessible and easier to manage.

Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026

Share your views on the proposal to enable solar energy generation at West Melton Reserve and tell us what Council should consider before deciding.