News & events

Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022

Stopbank works along the Mason and Waiau Uwha rivers have improved the level of flood protection to Waiau township.

Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2022

Banks Peninsula landowners are welcoming swift funding relief to help restore biodiversity around their damaged properties.

Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2022

A newly released report calls for national leadership and urgent action to meet climate change-induced flood hazard risks.

Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2021 by William Thomas, Chair, Ashburton Water Zone Committee

Ashburton water zone committee Chair William Thomas talks about the committee's three-year action plan and welcomes new members.

Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2021

Find the latest updates on rainfall, river flow and key roading updates across the region.

Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2021

Meters and monitoring show just how much impact the recent rainfall had on our rivers and groundwater.

Date: Fri, 28 May 2021

Works are starting on the Waiau Uwha River to protect Waiau township from flooding.

Date: Thu, 6 May 2021

More than $1.3 million will be spent in the Rangitata to protect the community from increased flood risk caused by the major floods of summer 2019/20.

Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2021

With the fire risk in Canterbury remaining high, the Lake Pukaki and Lake Ōhau fires in 2020 remind us of the devastation that wildfires can cause.

Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021

We are starting on a three-year, $24 million programme of investment in flood protection for climate resilience.

Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2021

A three-year programme of flood protection work kicks off with Kaiapoi rock works. Find out more about the history of flood protection in the Kaiapoi region.

Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020

More than $24 million will be spent on a programme of flood protection projects in Canterbury thanks to central government’s climate resilience fund.