The Hurunui Waiau Uwha water zone features Lake Sumner, the alpine Hurunui and Waiau rivers, the hill-fed Waipara and Conway rivers, as well as the north Pegasus Bay coastal wetlands and coastal hills...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/hurunui-waiau-uwha-water-zoneTe Waihora/Lake Ellesmere was reopened to the sea on Sunday (15 June), following a week-long earthworks operation that saw a dedicated team working to ready the site. After a successful opening
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/te-waihoralake-ellesmere-opened-to-seaThe decision on the hearing of CRC142845 and CRC142846 has now been released. Commissioner D Chrystal has granted consent to use land for mineral extraction activities and the deposition of clean fill...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2014/christchurch-ready-mixThe invasive, freshwater algae didymo, has been found recently in the popular tourist spot Te Tautea o Hinekakai/Devils Punchbowl Creek in Arthur’s Pass. Didymo can form massive blooms on the bottom...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/didymo-found-near-arthurs-passThe Opihi River Regional Plan (PDF File, 5.23MB) aimed to promote sustainable and integrated management of the natural and physical resources of the Opihi River and its tributaries as well
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/opihi-river-regional-planThe government’s decision to pause the rollout of Freshwater Farm Plans (FWFPs) until improvements are finalised may have left some farmers questioning their next steps. Waitaha Canterbury was set
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/stories/2024/from-our-chair-3Every five minutes, our sites record water levels, or stage, which are then transmitted to our database hourly, around the clock. Learn more about how we collect our data and ensure to maintain
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/data/riverflow/how-we-collect-our-river-flow-dataThe Ashburton Water Zone Committee and Mid-Canterbury Catchment Collective (MCCC) support new research to establish a benchmark for regional water quality. University of Canterbury student Romy...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/discovery-of-a-goldmine-of-historical-data-offers-new-insight-into-mid-canterburys-groundwater-qualityDespite a wet winter, farmers in the Hurunui District are showing good progress in managing winter grazing. This feedback comes from our land management advisors following recent aerial monitoring
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/winter-grazing-flights-highlight-environmental-progress-in-hurunuiThe Resource Management Act (RMA) is New Zealand’s main legislation that sets out how we should manage our environment and natural resources (such as air, soil, fresh water and coastal marine areas...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2018/rma-101-explaining-the-consent-process