News & events

Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2023

A collaborative project has enabled a free cat desexing service to help protect our native bird life.

Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2023

Alongside the Waimakariri Water Zone Committee, we are supporting three new projects in the district and a set of environmental awards.

Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2023

A four-year project in Rakaia Gorge will help protect native biodiversity from weed infestation, with impressive progress made already in the first year.

Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2023

Trails and trees in Lake Tekapo/Takapō Regional Park will be protected during an upcoming removal of pest pine trees.

Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2023

A restoration project, including willow removal, predator control, and fencing, will eventually transform a stretch of the upper Ōpihi River.

Date: Thu, 25 May 2023

Our Reporting Back hub is a new way we are presenting the progress we are making. Highlights this quarter are youth representation, pest monitoring, and buses.

Date: Fri, 5 May 2023

Chef Al Brown joined our staff and the Wilding Free Mackenzie Trust for a volunteer day to remove wilding pines in the Mackenzie area.

Date: Fri, 5 May 2023

The Rakaia River berm is being transformed with native flood protection trees replacing pest plants in this ecologically significant area.

Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2023

Since 2020, we have teamed up with local and central government agencies to improve wallaby detection and control methods.

Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2023

We have four flood protection projects along the Waihī River in Geraldine, including targeted weeding, native planting, and a memorial site.

Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023

Part of the windswept Kaitōrete has been cleared of hedgehogs to protect vulnerable wildlife, in a proof of concept that’s thought to be a national first.

Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2023

The combination of conditions is making for an extra challenging native revegetation programme on the central Canterbury/Waitaha river berm.