News & events

Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2020

Learning about traditional mahinga kai, in and around our waterways was the theme of a special community meeting and hāngī in Omarama.

Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2020

New pathways, fencing and tracks around the mouth of the Hakatere/Ashburton River are improving the environment for the many native birds that inhabit the area.

Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020

Farmer-led events are slowly shifting perceptions about wetlands in the Upper and Lower Waitaki zones.

Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020

A joint project, which includes $10,000 of funding allocated by the Upper Waitaki Water Zone is now underway to manage the invasive rowan tree.

Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020

The 2020/21 Annual Plan has been formally adopted by our Council the rates have been set for the coming year.

Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2020

Our very own Peter Ramsden has received a Queen's Birthday Honour and has become a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.

Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020

An operation to install boulders in the lower Hekeao/Hinds River aims to create diverse water environments.

Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2019

Discover the mysteries of Lake Pukaki.

Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019

Polarcold Stores and an employee have been fined $242,350 after pleading guilty to charges of illegally discharging ammonia into Kaputone Creek.

Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2019

Tiny native fish that live in remote streams in the Mackenzie Basin were given better odds for survival after a joint operation to relocate hungry trout.

Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2019

The Zone Committee has approved $73,000 – over three years – of Immediate Steps funding towards pest weed control in the Dobson and lower Hopkins Valleys.

Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019

South Canterbury’s Waihao Marae was a fitting location for a special meeting to better understand the history and importance of local Māori place names.