News & events

Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2019 by Andrew Parrish

Environment Canterbury is reviewing about 90 consents in the Hakatere/Ashburton River catchment to help achieve the community’s vision for the river.

Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2019

Farmers were challenged to come up with good winter grazing tactics for ‘tricky’ paddocks at a series of practical workshops.

Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2019

With a high level of interest in quarrying in Canterbury currently, this article shares all of the most up to date information.

Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2018

This week, Environment Canterbury begins a mail-out to about 700 Timaru property owners who may have land affected by chemicals or hazardous substances remaining in the ground from a previous…

Date: Fri, 18 May 2018

A proposal to expand an existing quarry has been granted by an independent hearing panel.

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: Thu, 6 Apr 2017

A prosecution for illegally clearing riverside land in the lower Waitaki has successfully gone through the Alternative Environmental Justice (AEJ) process.

Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2017

Environment Canterbury today reported good progress on collaborative efforts to protect Canterbury’s iconic braided rivers.

Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017

A new comprehensive air monitoring programme is being set up in Yaldhurst amid concerns about the health effects of the dust coming from quarries.

Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017

Collaborative effort together with significant rule changes signal good news for Canterbury’s iconic braided rivers, Environment Canterbury said today.

Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2016

Barrhill farmer Malcolm Cairns says the Farm Environment Plan process provides farmers with practical tools to improve both environmental and economic outcomes.

Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014

Dryland farmers’ concern is one of equity surrounding nutrient limits in the Hurunui Waiau River Regional Plan.