News & events

Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022

Alliance Smithfield meat plant has been sentenced to pay $57,000 for unlawfully discharging a contaminant near Waitarakao Washdyke Lagoon.

Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2022

Find out more about why we decided not to appeal the Court of Appeal’s water bottling decision.

Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2022 by Garry Husband, Kaikōura resource management officer

Kaikōura resource management/incident response officer Garry Husband has completed his first six months in the job. Read his job highlights and challenges.

Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022

Smoky air, itchy eyes and smelly washing – these are things to consider before lighting up that rubbish or garden waste and becoming the neighbourhood nuisance.

Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022

The Hakatere / Ashburton River consent review process is making progress, with 61 consent reviews now decided.

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022

A company has pleaded guilty to one charge of discharging a chemical into a waterway and been fined $49,000.

Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022

Find out about what a typical day entails for Olivia Hughes - one of our incident response and resource management officers.

Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 by Kaikōura zone delivery lead Kevin Heays

Read the latest from Kaikōura zone delivery lead Kevin Heays as he welcomes us all into the new year.

Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2021

Environment Canterbury is implementing an interim solution to respond to the Government’s review of Overseer. Find out how this may affect you.

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021

Meet two of our superstar staff, Nathan Dougherty from customer services and Georgia Simmonds, one of our resource management officers.

Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021

Find out about the review of the Overseer tool and how this could impact the way we manage our waterways.

Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2021 by Christchurch West Melton Zone Delivery Lead Ruth Sarson

Christchurch West Melton Zone Delivery Lead Ruth Sarson reminds everyone about the rules for outdoor burning in the city.