News & events

Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2025

A Rolleston school hopes to provide foodbanks with fresh produce, thanks to some impressive ingenuity and Zone Committee Action Plan funding. 

Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025

The Love Our Lakes team has been out and about this summer catching up with visitors at our lakeside campsites and talking to them about their experiences.

Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2025

Our returning Youth Rōpū members are excited to work alongside some fresh faces as they guide our council.

Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2025

Read about how we protect the region's rivers and biodiversity from weed infestation.

Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2024

A new bug bag deployment follows one in August, where students were taught how to make the bags and judge water quality.

Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2024

The lakes across the Waitaki and Mackenzie regions are our taonga (treasure), we all have a responsibility to protect these waters.

Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2024 by Kaikōura Water Zone Committee chair Ted Howard

Kaikōura Water Zone Committee chair Ted Howard gives an update about the latest in local water management.

Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024

This year marks a decade of partnership to improve biodiversity and manage weeds on the Waiau Toa/Clarence River.

Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024

We’ve updated our Public Access to Recreation Map which shows you all of the access points for water-based recreation sites and helpful info to plan your trip.

Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2024

The Waimakariri Water Zone Committee was proud to support the recent Waimakariri Environmental Awards.

Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024

Our new Rakaia water balance model can calculate the average daily river flow at the Rakaia River mouth for the first time.

Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024

A report from the Office of the Auditor General acknowledges our climate response and makes recommendations for further improvements.