Sediment traps, which help reduce erosion and run-off into waterways, can now be installed on farms as part of a catchment-wide consent process in the Kakahu River catchment, near Geraldine.
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More than 80 people took part in a ‘beautiful day’ planting native species at Te Punatarakao wetland on Saturday 19 May.
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A fire on an 80-metre fishing ship in Timaru Port is contained. Update 1.
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They may be challenging to catch but the slippery eels surveyed at Wainono Lagoon this month provide us with valuable information. Read more about the Wainono lagoon eel population.
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A consent to bottle water in Belfast has been granted.
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Bill Bayfield, Environment Canterbury’s CEO, outlines some of the actions being taken by the regional council to protect and improve our precious water resources.
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Science Director Stefanie Rixecker discusses the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and its impact on water protection in Canterbury.
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Talking about tuna, learning about local water management and enjoying a delicious hāngī were part of a spring day out for Omarama School students.
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South Canterbury farm business people produce food that is consumed across the world and none of this would be possible without water from the Opihi River.
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Some of the world’s rarest birds, like the wrybill, live and breed along the Ashley-Rakahuri River.
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A Canterbury coal mine has been fined $10,500 for causing sediment to run into a waterway.
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Keeping our waterways ‘clean’ does not mean people can squeeze detergent into them.