News & events

Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2025

Braided river birds are nesting—keep them safe by avoiding riverbeds, leashing dogs, and supporting conservation efforts. Every action counts.

Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025

From keeping nesting birds safe to reducing pest numbers, six initiatives protecting the Hurunui environment are receiving a funding boost.

Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2025

Tarapirohe/black-fronted terns are benefitting from a united effort to protect them from predation in Waiau Toa.

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: Mon, 4 Aug 2025

Calling all volunteers and 4WD enthusiasts! Join us for our riverside clean-up, just in time for bird nesting season.

Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2025

Many decisions were made at the 600th Canterbury Regional Council meeting, including allowing pets on buses.

Date: Wed, 28 May 2025

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

Date: Tue, 27 May 2025

A fish ramp installed near Living Springs is helping native fish swim upstream to restored habitats.

Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025

We have withdrawn the Land use change on the margins of lowland Canterbury braided rivers, 2012-2019, Report No. R21/05 report after community concerns.

Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2025

Scientists from our Water and Land team have investigated reports of increased algal growth around the Rakaia River mouth.

Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024

Our new Rakaia water balance model can calculate the average daily river flow at the Rakaia River mouth for the first time.

Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2024

Schools, businesses, and local groups planted seedlings and studied invertebrates to help restore the wetland at Saltwater Creek.