Access to a recreation area along the Opihi River, near Waipopo, is open again after the completion of Environment Canterbury river erosion control works.
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Keeping our waterways ‘clean’ does not mean people can squeeze detergent into them.
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Karl Russell has gathered food from the Opihi River for as long as he remembers and he knows the importance of protecting our rivers for future generations.
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Here's a snapshot of some of the great initiatives being implemented in communities to help protect and restore the natural environment.
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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.
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Long before the Waimakariri River became a source of food for Māori, a water supply for farmers and a recreational hotspot for the half-million people living on its borders, it was quite literally a world…
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Access to a popular recreation area along the Opihi River has been closed to allow urgent river works to be undertaken safely.
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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…
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On Thursday 14th September we welcomed Greenpeace into the Tuam Street building. Councillor Iaean Cranwell greeted the group and staff sang our waiata in welcome.
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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…
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Kylee Galbraith, Orari Temuka Opihi Pareora Water Zone Committee member discusses what it means to be part of local water management.
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Plan Change 3 to the Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan, covering the South Coastal Canterbury area is now operative.