News & events

Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2018

Recent consents stories have raised a lot of questions about the way in which Environment Canterbury processes and grants consents.

Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018

Recent media coverage of the Five Star Beef feedlot in Ashburton raised issues around compliance monitoring of the operation’s resource consents.

Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018

A campaign to improve the standard of fish screens is being rolled out across Canterbury, to ensure more healthy fish remain in our rivers.

Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2018

Today Environment Canterbury issued Cloud Ocean Water an abatement notice to stop taking water from its shallow well.

Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018

The compliance monitoring annual report for the year ended June 2018 has been released by Environment Canterbury.

Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018

Two companies have been fined a total of $41,000 for causing sediment contamination of a Christchurch stream.

Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2018

On 28 March 2018 charges were withdrawn in the Christchurch District Court against Solvent Rescue Limited as both Environment Canterbury and the company agreed to alternative outcomes which benefited the…

Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2018

An air quality monitoring programme in Yaldhurst shows no serious public health risk to residents from airborne dust.

Date: Mon, 21 May 2018

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

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: Thu, 21 Dec 2017

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

Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017

A Canterbury coal mine has been fined $10,500 for causing sediment to run into a waterway.