News & events

Date: Fri, 28 May 2021

Find out more about wetlands on your property and how you can help to protect them.

Date: Thu, 6 May 2021

Updates for the community on Renew Energy Limited's (REL's) consent application to store bales at an industrial site in Belfast.

Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2021 by William Thomas, Chair, Ashburton water zone committee

Ashburton water zone committee Chair William Thomas talks about the Mayfield Hinds Valetta consent renewal and our need to empathise with others.

Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2020

More than 40 consent reviews for water takes near the Hakatere River have been granted, as new monitoring stations provide a clearer picture on availability.

Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020

Three independent commissioners have granted six consent applications relating to the construction of, and discharge from, a coastal outfall near Glenavy.

Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020

View updates on the proposed Waste Management NZ Ltd site on Marshs Road.

Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020

Simon Cameron, our Upper Waitaki Water Zone Committee Chair, talks about the progress made to address Lake Benmore water quality.

Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020

Decision provides clarity over Environment Canterbury's role in approving consents to take water used for water bottling.

Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2020

From 1 November 2021, cruise ship masters and operators wishing to anchor in Akaroa Harbour will need to comply with guidance issued by Environment Canterbury.

Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2020

Resource consent applications submitted by Fulton Hogan Limited to operate a new quarry ("Roydon Quarry") west of Templeton township have been granted.

Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2020

Consent has been granted for Southern Proteins Limited to discharge contaminants to air from a proposed rendering plant at Washdyke, subject to conditions.

Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019

Environment Canterbury has been prioritising action on nitrate concentrations for many years.