News & events

Date: Fri, 25 May 2018

Sediment traps, which help reduce erosion and run-off into waterways, can now be installed on farms as part of a catchment-wide consent process in the Kakahu River catchment, near Geraldine.

Date: Mon, 21 May 2018

There’s a significant effort in Canterbury to manage and reduce nitrate levels in groundwater.

Date: Mon, 21 May 2018

More than 80 people took part in a ‘beautiful day’ planting native species at Te Punatarakao wetland on Saturday 19 May.

Date: Mon, 21 May 2018

Actually, tsunamis can happen in lakes too.

Date: Mon, 21 May 2018

The 2017 update to nitrate levels in shallow groundwater across Canterbury shows little change across most districts, with three new high-risk areas and one area that has gone from high…

Date: Fri, 18 May 2018

A proposal to expand an existing quarry has been granted by an independent hearing panel.

Date: Tue, 1 May 2018

Terry Hewitt has had an amazing career but he says he now loves helping farmers comply with environmental regulations. He talked to Tony Benny.

Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018

A fire on an 80-metre fishing ship in Timaru Port is contained. Update 1.

Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2018

Environment Canterbury was called around 8 am Wednesday 4 April about a number of dead eels in Kaputone Creek.

Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018

They may be challenging to catch but the slippery eels surveyed at Wainono Lagoon this month provide us with valuable information. Read more about the Wainono lagoon eel population.

Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018

People don’t think too much about their brake pads until they need to stop their car but, there is more going on under the bonnet than you may think.

Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018

Council accepted the recommendations of a Hearing Panel on the Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan.