News & events

Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2026

Volunteers are expanding predator control around Waitarakao Lagoon near Timaru to help protect native wildlife, including threatened tarāpuka.

Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2026

North Cantabrians are asked to be on the lookout for possible rook sightings and report them to us.

Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026

Environment Canterbury’s Audit and Risk Committee reviewed the Council’s finances, flood-warning network, dam consenting and preparations for H5 bird flu.

Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026

Council decisions from 26 August 2026 covered wilding pine control, local government reform, regional spatial planning and public transport.

Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026

A Ngāti Wheke field crew cleared invasive gorse from Te Ahu Pātiki on Banks Peninsula, helping protect rare plants and wetland habitat.

Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2026

Whānau, community groups and partners are restoring native habitat at Kaitorete Spit, supporting a long-term vision to heal and rejuvenate the whenua.

Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2026

New and returning members of our Biosecurity Advisory Groups will help shape pest management and identify emerging issues across Canterbury.

Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026

Spring might still be around the corner, but now is the time for Canterbury landowners to start planning their annual nassella tussock control work.

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026

Five years of monitoring at Staveley Camp show thriving native bush regeneration, increased kererū numbers and significant biodiversity gains.

Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026

Environment Canterbury is working closely with MPI after confirmation of the H5N1 strain of bird flu in two migratory seabirds in Western Australia.

Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2026

Spotted a skink? Learn how to identify invasive plague skinks in Canterbury and report sightings to protect native wildlife.

Date: Fri, 29 May 2026

The Government is boosting investment in wilding pine control, with an additional $79 million over three years for the national programme.