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https://www.ecan.govt.nz/about/your-council/request-information/local-government-official-information-requestAcross Waitaha Canterbury, flood protection and drainage works are carried out in 59 dedicated rating districts. These works are called scheme works. Learn how flood protection and drainage works
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/flood-protection-and-community-resilience/your-river-rating-district.... According to an analysis from He Pou a Rangi Climate Change Commission, meeting this commitment is both ambitious and achievable. Their analysis has informed targets set in Aotearoa’s emissions...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/climate-change/getting-to-net-zero... knowledge of the meeting of the whenua/land and the moana/ocean. In 2021, the Iongairo partners worked with Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) as part of its national hydrographic survey...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/banks-peninsula/iongairo-partnership-makes-waves-in-mapping-the-seafloorCanterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) has reaffirmed its commitment to a partnership agreement with the region’s Papatipu Rūnanga. At the Council meeting on 17 September 2025...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/council-affirms-commitment-to-working-with-regions-runangaOur Reporting Back hub has been updated and highlights the progress we have made on our work programmes. Our Reporting Back hub is a new way we are presenting the progress we are making
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/how-are-we-trackingOffal pits, also known as dead holes, are commonly used on farms to dispose of animal remains. While practical, they pose environmental and biosecurity risks.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-practices/managing-your-offal-pitNgā waka tūmatanui As New Zealand’s largest region, Waitaha Canterbury needs strong public transport to support growth and connection. We aim to make it easier for more people to use public transport...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/annual-report/public-transport... into account. Whether it’s chatting on the bus during field trips, leaning over the farm gate or over a cup of coffee after a committee meeting, meaningful interaction is best achieved by meeting local...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/canterburys-approach-to-water-management/empowering-communities... of feeling was evident during discussion at today’s Council meeting as several Councillors spoke of the gains that had been made since the Act passed into law in 2022, as well as the journey since first...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/council-backs-its-local-ngai-tahu-representation-act