Hamish McFarlane, was elected as the new Chair taking over from John Talbot to develop water management with the community.
News & events
Earlier this week Environment Canterbury welcomed Their Excellencies, The Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy and Sir David Gascoigne, to Selwyn District.
Twenty-five new bat roost boxes have been put up in trees near Te Ngāwai River by Ōrari Temuka Ōpihi Pareora water zone committee members and their families.
Could aluminium bands wrapped around old trees be one way of preventing one of NZ’s native bat species from extinction?
A new predator-proofing trial in South Canterbury seeks to find out.…
A popular little lake in the Mackenzie Basin, Lake Poaka, is getting some help to reduce invasive trees that are clogging its shoreline and surrounding wetlands.
It looks festive when its red berries are in season but cotoneaster is an invasive pest that spreads easily and crowds out native species.
Science Director Stefanie Rixecker discusses the Canterbury Water Management Strategy and its impact on water protection in Canterbury.
Talking about tuna, learning about local water management and enjoying a delicious hāngī were part of a spring day out for Omarama School students.
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.
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…
Kylee Galbraith, Orari Temuka Opihi Pareora Water Zone Committee member discusses what it means to be part of local water management.