News & events

Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2025 by Kaikōura Water Zone Committee chair Ted Howard

Kaikōura Water Zone Committee chair Ted Howard discusses a new series of Kaikōura maps that will offer valuable insights for the community.

Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025

Metro’s Route 7 Halswell-Queenspark service is set to become even more convenient, thanks to an increase in frequency.

Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025

A new report is giving us a better understanding of how much water is being used in Canterbury.

Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025

Read about some of the decisions made at the February 26 Council meeting.

Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025

Plan Change 7 and the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan are fully operative from 10 March 2025.

Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025

During the summer and early autumn, it becomes a lot easier to identify pest plants that can lay incognito for much of the year.

Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025

The Local Government Commission has supported our decision to largely retain the current representation arrangement.

Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025

Scientists from our Water and Land team have investigated reports of increased algal growth around the Rakaia River mouth.

Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2025 by Craig Pauling, Chair, Environment Canterbury

The bus zone structure will be a key component of the 2025/26 Annual Plan.

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025

The invasive freshwater algae didymo, has been found in Te Tautea o Hinekakai/Devils Punchbowl Creek in Arthur’s Pass.

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025

Emergency Management Canterbury (Canterbury CDEM) is undertaking a preparedness survey for residents in the Waitaha region.

Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025

A Rolleston school hopes to provide foodbanks with fresh produce, thanks to some impressive ingenuity and Zone Committee Action Plan funding.