A South Canterbury community group has looped in help from an unlikely source to improve water and soil quality in their catchment, with four shipments of dung beetles coming to their aid. While most
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/dung-beetles-improve-water-and-soil-quality-in-barkers-creek-areaTimaru District Council have been granted Coastal Permit CRC101831 to discharge wastewater into the coastal marine area; and Coastal Permit CRC101832 to erect and construct a discharge pipeline
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2010/timaru-district-councilA joint project, which includes $10,000 of Immediate Steps biodiversity funding allocated by the Upper Waitaki Water Zone, is now underway to manage the invasive rowan tree before it becomes more
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/reducing-rowan-to-help-our-native-tussockEnviroschool students across Waitaha recently celebrated their sustainability journeys at Burnside Primary School as part of the annual Enviro-leaders Hui. About 70 students in year 7 and 8 took part
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/waitaha-students-leading-the-way-in-sustainabilityIt’s hoped a large-scale pest control project across three properties on Banks Peninsula will help bird and plant life flourish. Still in its early stages, the work is - in part, an extension
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/banks-peninsula/protection-through-pest-controlCommissioner McGarry granted resource consent to excavate gravel, sand and other natural material from the bed of the Waimakariri River; to deposit gravel, sand and other natural material in the bed
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2010/fulton-hogan-canterbury-ltdNotice is hereby given of the decision of Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council on the applications by Christchurch City Council to construct and operate a new wastewater treatment
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https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/harbourmasters-office/recreational-boating/swing-mooringsWhite campervans, colourful combis and lakeside tents – this is the scene of summer around the lakes of the Mackenzie and Waitaki districts in Canterbury. But is all this happening responsibly
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