News & events

Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025

An ongoing restoration project is underway at Te Rauakaaka, to enhance wetland and coastal ecosystems and support the critically endangered birds.

Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2025

This Biosecurity Week, we’re celebrating the people and groups across Waitaha Canterbury working hard to protect and restore our unique biodiversity.

Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2025

Discover how a national collaboration is tackling the spread of pest wallabies in Aotearoa through the Tipu Mātoro National Wallaby Eradication Programme.

Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 by Team leader for water and land in North Canterbury, Andrew Arps

Our team lead for water and land in North Canterbury, Andrew Arps, speaks to need-to-know information this winter and introduces two new recruits.

Date: Wed, 28 May 2025

Our biosecurity team may finally have a breakthrough in the fight against an aquatic invader in South Canterbury.

Date: Wed, 14 May 2025

An army of beetles released into a South Canterbury farm will live in manure for the next decade to help clean up waterways.

Date: Wed, 7 May 2025

Hornwort (Ceratophyllum demersum) is an invasive pest in Canterbury, and we need your help to report sightings.

Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2025

We want your help to combat Darwin's barberry using two proposed biological controls.

Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025

We’re lucky to be home to some of the most beautiful lakes, Love Our Lakes celebrates the protection of freshwater across the Mackenzie and Waitaki regions.

Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2025

WELRA volunteers have been putting in the hard work to win the war on pines in Waimakariri.

Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025

During the summer and early autumn, it becomes a lot easier to identify pest plants that can lay incognito for much of the year.

Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2025

The invasive freshwater algae didymo, has been found in Te Tautea o Hinekakai/Devils Punchbowl Creek in Arthur’s Pass.