News & events

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, 9 Jun 2022

The Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill passed its second reading in Parliament.

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: Tue, 31 May 2022

Our latest quarterly report has been published and highlights the progress we have made on our work programmes.

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.