Reduced input costs and nitrogen fertiliser use, along with improved environmental outcomes are key benefits realised by Roscoe Taggart over the last two years on his family’s 730 hectare arable
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/waimakariri/farm-viability-improved-through-precision-agriculture-2We work to protect and enhance the mauri and special values of all Waitaha Canterbury's waterways by monitoring water quality and quantity and restricting activity where necessary to ensure
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/water-conservation-ordersHoar frosts were no deterrent for local fencing contractors, Cleavers Excavations and Simon Butler Fencing, as they come close to finishing stage one of the wallaby exclusion fence in the Mackenzie
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/work-progresses-on-wallaby-exclusion-fenceIncreasing reliability for irrigated areas requires progress to be made in water management at farm and scheme level. The goals for irrigated area and reliability will be refined through
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/irrigated-land-areaThis summer, we'll be doing a second controlled operation to spray willows in the Ahuriri catchment as part of efforts to improve the flow and health of waterways feeding into Lake Benmore
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/second-stage-of-willow-control-in-ahuririSince European settlement in Waitaha Canterbury, 90 per cent of our freshwater and natural wetlands and half of our coastal wetlands have been lost through human impact. From the mid-19th century
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/wetlands/canterbury-wetland-threatsThe joint decision of Environment Canterbury and Waimakariri District Council was to grant, subn conditions, for Area A only south of Neeves Road, Kaiapoi; a land use to place landfill material
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2018/clemence-drilling-contractors-limitedThe decision on the applications to establish and operatea water treatment plant and take surface water for a community drinking supply at Okains Bay, has been released. The decision is to grant
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2025/christchurch-city-councilThe trial of Route 87 Southbridge to Lincoln will end on 27 June, due to low patronage. Those who use the service will need to begin planning alternative methods of transport. "We know
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/metro-route-87-southbridge-to-lincoln-trial-to-endThe streets of Greater Christchurch are a little quieter, and a lot greener, with 16 new electric buses rolling out onto our roads from this week. The new vehicles join a further 28 electric vehicles
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/driving-real-change-20-of-metros-bus-fleet-now-zero-emission