News & events

Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2025

Longstanding advocate of freshwater and mahinga kai, Karl Russell was presented with a Canterbury Regional Council Outstanding Contribution Award

Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025

A team searched for īnaka whitebait eggs in streams around Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour. The results were promising and will help protect the at-risk species.

Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2025

Community and partnership drive Whakaraupō / Lyttelton Harbour’s restoration - learn more about their work, the plan, and key projects underway.

Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2025

United efforts are restoring Te Waihora’s health and mana through Whakaora Te Waihora, a collaborative programme of cultural and ecological projects.

Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025

In collaboration with project partners, we have won a Local Government NZ Excellence Award for the Our Waitarakao catchment strategy.

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025

Contractors spent the morning using diggers and bulldozers to open Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere to the sea.

Date: Thu, 8 May 2025

Our Waitarakao project partners and the community are now busy implementing it – one plant, one trap, and one beach clean-up at a time.

Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2025

The Iongairo project launches new interactive seafloor maps, revealing the hidden depths of Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula

Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2025

The yacht that sunk on its mooring in Cass Bay, Whakaraupō earlier this week was successfully refloated on Thursday 20 March.

Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025

The Our Waitarakao strategy aims to restore the mauri (life force) of this special area, and it outlines the actions we can all take to help make that happen.

Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2024

Our coast and harbours team have a response capability to coastal marine incidents across the motu.

Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024

Our Coast and Harbours section plays a key role in managing cruise ship activity across Waitaha Canterbury.