News & events

Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2019

Taking action to investigate what may have caused a decline in water quality at the Ahuriri Arm of Lake Benmore.

Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 by Nadeine Dommisse, Chief Operating Officer, Environment Canterbury

Chief Operating Officer Nadeine Dommisse reflects on the significant progress being made towards meeting farmers’ increased environmental responsibilities.

Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2019 by Andrew Parrish

Environment Canterbury is reviewing about 90 consents in the Hakatere/Ashburton River catchment to help achieve the community’s vision for the river.

Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019

Farmers in the Omarama area will get to ask questions about changes to farming land use consent rules at an upcoming briefing on 22 March 2019.

Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019

Christchurch has plenty of freshwater, both for now, and for future generations. We know this because scientists have been researching the freshwater aquifers.

Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018

Environment Canterbury has set targets for swimmable lakes and rivers. The Canterbury targets are for 92 percent of rivers and 81 percent of lakes being swimmable by 2030.

Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018

A company has pleaded not guilty in court in relation to a discharge of ammonia to air.

Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018

The Environment Canterbury Council today resolved to make the Nutrient Management and Waitaki Plan Change, Plan Change 5, operative on 1 February 2019.

Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018

A company has pleaded guilty in court in relation to a discharge of ammonia to land.

Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018

The Ōtūkaikino River has won the Supreme Award for Most Improved River at the 2018 New Zealand River Awards in Wellington.

Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018

Recent consent stories have raised a lot of questions about how we process and grant consent.

Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2018

Information on matters relating to water bottling, including decisions made by Environment Canterbury.