News & events

Date: Thu, 19 May 2022

Central government, mana whenua, and local government met to mark the beginning of a newly strengthened partnership to drive planning for Greater Christchurch.

Date: Thu, 19 May 2022

More than 86 private well water samples were tested at two Well Water Checks, organised by the Ōrāri Temuka Opihi Pareora (OTOP) Water Zone Committee.

Date: Wed, 18 May 2022

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

Date: Tue, 17 May 2022

A pest control project will reduce predation and help increase the cover of native trees and plants.

Date: Mon, 9 May 2022 by Lucy Millar, Chair OTOP Water Zone Committee

Ōrāri Temuka Ōpihi Pareora (OTOP) Water Zone Committee Chair, Lucy Millar, encourages those on private water supplies to make the most of free testing events.

Date: Fri, 6 May 2022

Ōhau Conversation Trust chair discusses a willow removal operation the Upper Waitaki Water Zone Committee is supporting at Lake Middleton.

Date: Mon, 2 May 2022

New real-time information system replacing the previous radio-based solution with a GPS based solution.

Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022

Some important work is happening underground at Te Puna-a-Taka/Lake Clearwater, to provide valuable insights into the health of the water.

Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022

Stopbank works along the Mason and Waiau Uwha rivers have improved the level of flood protection to Waiau township.

Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2022

Leaders from across the South Island are striving to make freight movement greener, and more efficient.

Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022

The Hakatere / Ashburton River consent review process is making progress, with 61 consent reviews now decided.

Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2022

A newly released report calls for national leadership and urgent action to meet climate change-induced flood hazard risks.