News & events

Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2023

For Clean Air Day we are highlighting the large number of expired wood burners in Waitaha/Canterbury, and the help available for homeowners to upgrade.

Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2023

Play your part to revive the Rakitata (Rangitata) River by providing feedback on the draft river revival strategy. Consultation is open until Monday 2 October.

Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2023

The Minister is 'calling in' resource consent applications for the proposed waste to energy plant in Waimate.

Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2023

Find out more about Plan Change 7 to the Land & Water Regional Plan (LWRP) and Plan Change 2 to the Waimakariri River Regional Plan and how it may affect you.

Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2023 by Glen Smith, Ōrāri Temuka Ōpihi Pareora (OTOP) Water Zone Committee chair

Chair, Glen Smith, outlines key areas of work the OTOP Water Zone Committee is supporting.

Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023

We’re in the process of upgrading our river water monitoring network regionwide so it can withstand a one in 200-year flooding event.

Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023

Two pieces of legislation – the Spatial Planning Act and the Natural and Built Environment Act – were passed into law eventually replacing the current RMA.

Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2023 by Leigh Griffiths - Acting general manager of operations

Climate change continues to increase the risk of flooding. Leigh Griffiths shares her thoughts about the future of flood protection in Waitaha.

Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023

Two new bus routes, Airport to Lyttelton and Northwood to Huntsbury, begin operating in early September.

Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023

Council has approved new rules that will streamline the consents process and strengthen restrictions on some activities to improve water quality.

Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023

Be across the whitebait fishing regulations and be aware of common mistakes.

Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023

Get to know our four new Ashburton staff members.