We’re clearing the air on smoky chimneys and what the rules really mean for Waitaha Canterbury households. There’s nothing quite like the comfort of a warm fire on a cold evening in Waitaha
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/a-little-smoke-is-okay-but-no-longer-than-15-minutesHay distributed near Duntroon in the 1970s, may be a source of the invasive grass, nassella tussock spread, according to information obtained from the local community. Nassella tussock is a perennial
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/historic-hay-distribution-in-duntroon-linked-to-invasive-grass-spreadStormwater is water that runs off our roofs, driveways, footpaths, roads, and gardens. On its journey to the drain, it picks up a heap of contaminants (pollution). Many people don’t realise
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/stormwaterAcross South Canterbury rivers, close to 50,000 willows have been planted in one of our biggest seasons of pole planting ever undertaken, thanks to operational funding/rates, partner contributions
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/bumper-willow-planting-season-protects-from-floodingFrom 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-managementThe decision on the hearing of the above resource consents has been released. Commissioner Dr. Greg Ryder has granted consent for CRC160457 and declined consent for CRC160456 and CRC160458, to extend
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2016/pegasus-bay-marine-farm-limited-ngai-tahu-seafood-resources-limited-and-koukourarata-development-company-limitedWhile the impacts of low waterways are being felt across the region, some rural properties can still irrigate while restrictions are in place. We receive a large number of enquiries from the public
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/understanding-irrigation-restrictions-when-its-dryCould aluminium bands wrapped around old trees be one way of preventing one of NZ’s native bat species from extinction? A new predator-proofing trial in South Canterbury seeks to find out. Staff from...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/orari-temuka-opihi-pareroa/slippery-slope-for-bat-predatorsThe Local Government Commission has upheld the Canterbury Regional Council’s (Environment Canterbury’s) decision to largely retain its current representation arrangement. This will apply to the local...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/community-representation-remains-largely-unchangedFire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ), ChemWaste, Te Whatu Ora and Environment Canterbury responded swiftly to multiple chemical spills at an industrial site in Woolston, Christchurch on Wednesday 9
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/collaborative-response-to-contain-chemical-spills