The Kaikōura zone has diverse ecosystems that are rich in biodiversity. The towering Seaward Kaikōura Range, visible from the township and across the Kaikōura Plains, host unique plant species, while...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/nature-in-your-area/kaikoura-zone-biodiversityThe historical Peel Forest landfill remediation has been boosted thanks to $6 million of government funding. The money, which comes from the Ministry for the Environment’s Contaminated Sites
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/peel-forest-landfill-remediation-receives-boost-from-new-government-fundThe Lake Alexandrina Conservation Trust has planted 1000 native sedges at West Creek, and another 2000 are on the way, thanks to almost $5000 of Immediate Steps biodiversity funding (IMS
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/lake-alexandrina-planting-day-boosted-by-4600-grantFollowing a storm surge earlier this week, thousands of male shortfin tuna (eel) trying to migrate stranded at a property on Gullivers Road, near Taumutu Beach and Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/selwyn-waihora/tuna-stranding-near-taumutu-beach-and-te-waihoraSouth Pacific Meats Ltd has applied to discharge industrial wastewater onto land and discharge contaminants to air at 245 Thomsons Road, Burnham. Current status: The applications have been notified
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/south-pacific-meats-limitedThe decision of Environment Canterbury and Ashburton District Council is to grant consent, subject to conditions, for the construction, operation and maintenance of the 1.6 million cubic metre water
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2017/barrhill-chertsey-irrigation-limitedThe decision on applications for the use and discharge of water to operate two hydro-electric power schemes (HEPS) associated with the Waiau and Balmoral irrigation schemes located adjacent
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2025/amuri-irrigationOur ecosystems are thriving in the face of climate change. Goal for 2050: By working in tandem with nature, climate risks are reduced and Waitaha/Canterbury’s environments and taonga species
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/climate-change/our-climate-action/climate-resilient-ecosystemsTwenty years old this month, the Orbiter has been around nearly as long as cell phones. And for many Christchurch locals, the service is nearly as indispensable. You’d be hard pushed to find someone...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2019/the-orbiter-celebrating-two-decades-at-number-oneWaiau Toa Clarence River in northern Kaikōura - Image courtesy of Heath Melville. The Kaikōura Zone has many short, steep, hill-fed rivers, with the upper reaches of all waterways in the zone having...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/kaikoura-water-zone/local-projects-and-priorities-in-your-zone/waterways-in-kaikoura