News & events

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2022

Do your bit to be a Stormwater Superhero - and help keep baddies out of our waterways.

Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2022

University of Otago has been appointed science partner for a three-year project looking at the seabed and marine ecosystems around Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū.

Date: Thu, 26 May 2022

Read about two Kaikōura Water Zone Committee members' recent honours.

Date: Thu, 12 May 2022

Come join Sustainable Coastlines and us for a native tree planting event alongside the Waimakariri River.

Date: Fri, 6 May 2022

Cruise ships are likely to return to Akaroa in November, but are now subject to new, stricter rules designed to protect the environment.

Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2022

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

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022

During seaweek, more than 30 people from Waimate came together to collect roughly 60kgs of waste from the beach at Waihao Box Reserve.

Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022

It may look unsightly but the brown substance showing up at Caroline Bay is actually a harmless algae.

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2022

Read about Edward Heenan's summer experiences working for us monitoring water quality in Canterbury's rivers.

Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2022 by Jenny Hughey, Chair, Environment Canterbury

We are fortunate to have Hector's dolphins in the coastal waters of Banks Peninsula — but more must be done to protect this endangered species.

Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022

Read about two of our summer students who have been working in Kaikōura, their experiences, and the hard mahi they have done.

Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2021

Members of two community groups in Kaikōura got to see the braided river birds being protected through trapping work at the Waiau Toa/Clarence river mouth.