News & events

Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017

Talking about tuna, learning about local water management and enjoying a delicious hāngī were part of a spring day out for Omarama School students.

Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2017

Environment Canterbury has welcomed the announcement that a waterway in the Hurunui-Waiau zone has won the 2017 Cawthron Foundation supreme award for the most improved river in New Zealand.

Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017

A cultural land management advisor has been appointed to help farmers near Te Waihora understand and comply with new rules designed to protect mahinga kai.

Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017

It’s wet and cold and takes 20 minutes of careful hand-held monitoring each time but measuring water flow in and around the Waitarakao Washdyke Lagoon helps us understand its natural…

Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017

It’s no surprise that Mat Baylis has ended up immersed in the management of water in the Waitaki region after growing up in Otematata and spending his childhood fishing, swimming…

Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017

Kylee Galbraith,  Orari Temuka Opihi Pareora Water Zone Committee member discusses what it means to be part of local water management.

Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017

Otematata Wetlands Walkway restoration project gets new funding's through Environments Canterbury Immediate steps programme.

Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017

Art conservation is not a role you would usually associate with environmental planning but in South Canterbury this has become an important focus of the local water zone committee.

Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017

As part of the Healthy Catchment Project, the Orari-Temuka-Opihi-Pareora (OTOP) Water Zone Committee held a workshop for the public to engage in an early input into water management and healthy…

Date: Thu, 11 May 2017

Timaru’s Saltwater Creek is well-known to locals as a great spot for a walk or a bike ride and is home to the local rowing club, as well as native…