News & events

Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2023

Environment Canterbury and our partners have made great progress under the National Wilding Conifer Control Programme, but there is still plenty more to do.

Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2023

Work is underway to ensure the highway between Twizel and Ōmarama stays beautiful and rubbish is removed from unsightly borrow pits.

Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023

Burning/burying farm plastics can cause ongoing issues, which is why its important to recycle farm plastic. Find out how to do this in Kaikōura

Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2023

A project taking a deep dive into understanding the seabed and marine ecosystems around Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula is underway.

Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023

The coastline from Waiau-toa Clarence River to Waimate has been captured in 3D by LiDAR (light detection and ranging) via Land Information New Zealand.

Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023

Find out about Millie's award-winning solution to stop microplastics from entering our waterways.

Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023

Find out more about our adopted Annual Report for the financial year 2021/22 and how we're progressing toward our Long-Term Plan goals.

Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2023

Long-term grades for Corsair Bay, Diamond Harbour Beach, Rāpaki Bay, Purau Bay changed to poor prior to this summer. Find out more about water monitoring

Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2022

Enviroschool students across Waitaha recently celebrated their sustainability journeys at Burnside Primary School as part of the annual Enviro-leaders Hui.

Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022

Electric buses now make up 20 percent of Environment Canterbury’s Metro Urban fleet.

Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2022

The water zone committee has been updated on the water quality of Waitaki lakes.

Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022

A weed control programme surrounding the Kaiapoi River helps protect īnanga/whitebait and rare, native manu/birds like the matuku-hūrepo/Australasian bittern.