News & events

Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018

Specially trained detection dogs, Tahi and Nala, were put to work earlier this month in North Canterbury, sniffing out pest plant Chilean needle grass (CNG).

Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2018

Six new members to the Orari Temuka Opihi Pareora (OTOP) Water Zone Committee and the Lower Waitaki South Coastal Canterbury Water Zone Committee are helping to protect and improve the…

Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2017

A consent to bottle water in Belfast has been granted.

Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017 by Bill Bayfield

Bill Bayfield, Environment Canterbury’s CEO, outlines some of the actions being taken by the regional council to protect and improve our precious water resources.

Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2017

There are limits and strict rules around when and how much water irrigators can use.

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, 20 Dec 2017

It looks festive when its red berries are in season but cotoneaster is an invasive pest that spreads easily and crowds out native species.

Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2017

Environment Canterbury's Biosecurity team is part of a team trialling an innovative approach to detect the pest plant Chilean needle grass (CNG).

Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017

Strict rules are now in place to ensure that farmers measure and manage the effects of their farming on local water quality.

Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2017

Canterbury farmers are encouraged to look out for and report sightings of the yellow flowering thistle, Saffron Thistle (Carthamus lanatus) to Environment Canterbury.

Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017

A scientific investigation into potential groundwater movements under the Waimakariri River predicts a long-term increase in the level of nitrate.

Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 by Stefanie Rixecker

Science Director Stefanie Rixecker discusses the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and its impact on water protection in Canterbury.