News & events

Date: Wed, 23 May 2018

At the Environment Canterbury Council meeting today (Wednesday 23 May), the Councillors deliberated on the submissions received on the draft Long-Term Plan 2018-28, and in particular the community input regarding…

Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017

A consent to bottle water in Belfast has been granted.

Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017

A company has been consented to backfill an existing quarry with up to five per cent asbestos containing material.

Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017

Long before the Waimakariri River became a source of food for Māori, a water supply for farmers and a recreational hotspot for the half-million people living on its borders, it was quite literally a world…

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017

A new collaborative project will protect the endangered South Canterbury pekapeka long-tailed bat population from predators in the Raincliff area.

Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017

On Thursday 14th September we welcomed Greenpeace into the Tuam Street building.  Councillor Iaean Cranwell greeted the group and staff sang our waiata in welcome.

Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017

Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017

A report by multiple councils initiated to develop an online tool to help communities deal with waste in the aftermath of a disaster.

Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017

Plan Change 3 to the Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan, covering the South Coastal Canterbury area is now operative.

Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017

Art conservation is not a role you would usually associate with environmental planning but in South Canterbury this has become an important focus of the local water zone committee.

Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2017

More than 4000 native plants have been planted along the Ohapi Creek waterway to help safeguard the water quality of the creek and improve the habitat for native species, as…

Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017

A new comprehensive air monitoring programme is being set up in Yaldhurst amid concerns about the health effects of the dust coming from quarries.