A new law will have several implications for how we operate, and for the region’s communities, natural environment, resource users, consent holders and Papatipu Rūnanga. At a briefing
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/council-reviewing-new-resource-management-amendment-act-and-its-implicationsFrom November to March we monitor faecal contamination at marine and freshwater (lakes and rivers) sites. We also check for toxic algae (cyanobacteria) at lakes and rivers.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/swimming-water-quality/our-monitoring-programmeFrom monitoring water and soil quality to managing hazards; from land regeneration to land transport – your rates fund wide-ranging work across Canterbury. Land management – a balancing act Every...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/have-your-say/know-your-canterbury/land-managementMr D D and Mrs D M Galletly have applied to take and use water at the corner of River Road, Lyndon Road and Hossack Downs Road, Emu Plain, Waiau. Current status: The decision of the Hearing
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/mr-d-d-and-mrs-dm-galletlyThe Christchurch and Banks Peninsula Biodiversity Fund helps landowners, rūnanga, and community groups deliver practical projects that protect and restore the unique biodiversity of Ōtautahi
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/community-funding/christchurch-and-banks-peninsula-biodiversity-fundAll actions in this strategy should contribute to improved quality of life and economic prosperity in Canterbury. This set of goals measures the combined effects of many of the other target areas
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress-2021/indicators-of-regional-and-national-economies-2021An unprecedented blitz on ‘nurdles’ in Christchurch has seen at least 13 plastics businesses improve their stormwater protection measures. Nurdles are small beads of waste plastic. They travel down...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/christchurch-west-melton/blitzing-nurdles-and-other-microplastic-foesRecreation and conservation groups have been working together to protect the area around the Hakatere/Ashburton Rivermouth. Read on to find out how they are helping to protect some of the region's
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2020/protection-and-planting-improves-wildlife-hotspot