Two summer interns have helped strengthen long‑standing partnerships and advance key biodiversity projects at Kaitorete and Muriwai o Whata this summer, contributing fresh energy and practical support...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/internships-strengthen-partnership-for-kaitorete-and-muriwai-o-whata-restorationHigh in the Upper Ōhau catchment, where braided rivers, beech forest, and alpine wetlands meet, our biodiversity and biosecurity staff spent five days in February protecting a precious high‑country...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/a-weedy-week-in-ohau-protecting-a-precious-high-country-landscapeHave your say on Canterbury Regional Council’s draft Annual Plan 2026/27, which outlines services, regional priorities and a proposed overall rates revenue increase of 2.9%. The draft plan outlines...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/draft-annual-plan-202627-have-your-say-on-regional-prioritiesThe future of on-farm waste management is looking brighter thanks to a new nationwide rural recycling scheme covering agrichemicals and farm plastics. The industry-led scheme will unite the
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/a-new-national-recycling-system-for-rural-farm-plasticCommunity leaders from throughout the Mackenzie Basin today attended a community forum in Twizel to learn how the five agencies with statutory responsibilities in the region had become more aligned
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2019/mackenzie-basin-community-forum-a-successWe are responsible for managing the region’s water and our Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS) provides a collaborative framework to help manage the multiple demands on this precious...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/canterbury-water-management-strategyWith irrigation season nearly here, now’s a good time to ensure your water measuring and recording equipment complies with regulations, works as it should, and is future-proofed. It’s essential
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/check-your-water-meters-are-compliant-with-regulationsYou can request and search for information relating to a specific property by clicking on any of the icons below. Available information includes EQC claim numbers, flooding assessments, and consent
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/property-informationThe decision of the hearing of CRC142335 and CRC142337 has been released. Commissioners S McGarry and G Solomon have granted consent to use land for vegetation disturbance and earthworks within
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2015/coutts-island-holdings-limitedOur new People's Panel, Te Kōrari offers more opportunities for community participation, by way of short online surveys. Anyone can sign up to Te Kōrari to receive our surveys, which will be used
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/te-korari-provides-a-space-for-community-voices