News & events

Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022

New rules in the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan will see more water kept in the Hakatere/Ashburton River.

Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2022

New monitoring equipment will provide useful insights into the health of Lake Benmore.

Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022

New water monitoring equipment will provide some interesting insights into Te Puna-a-Taka/Lake Clearwater lake health.

Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022

Read about the Ashburton Water Zone Committee's recent field trip to Hekeao Hinds.

Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022

Environment Canterbury has received the decision of the Court of Appeal on its grant of consents for water bottling activities carried out by two companies.

Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022

A major planting project at Boat Creek Reserve will create a sanctuary for native species to thrive.

Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2022

The Mid-Canterbury Catchment Collective (MCCC) has appointed a coordinator with funding from the Ashburton Water Zone Committee.

Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2022

A Banks Peninsula trapping project is helping protect precious biodiversity on Kaitōrete.

Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2022

Environment Canterbury supports a proposal to exclude permanent exotic forests from the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022

Te Kōrari, our new People's Panel offers more opportunities for community participation, by way of short online surveys.

Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2022

Responding to criticism from Greenpeace, Environment Canterbury says it has always acknowledged the extent of the water quality challenge in our waterways.

Date: Wed, 18 May 2022

Timaru Boys' High School students spent a day analysing water samples in the Ōpihi catchment.