Between 28 February and 3 April 2025, over 700 individuals and groups provided feedback on our draft Annual Plan for 2025/26.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/annual-plans/annual-plan-submissionsMetro is gearing up to launch its Event Direct shuttle bus service, as the opening of One New Zealand Stadium at Te Kaha nears. Event Direct by Metro is a pre-booked shuttle bus service which picks up...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/event-direct-by-metro-shuttle-buses-to-one-new-zealand-stadium-te-kahaUnannounced site visits to Ōtautahi Christchurch plastic manufactures have revealed significant improvements in the fight to prevent nurdle
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/tiny-pellets-big-problem-how-christchurch-is-fighting-plastics-in-our-waterwaysCommissioner Talbot granted resource consent to take and use water for irrigation of crops and pasture, excluding dairy cows at Hook School Road, Waimate.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2010/b-l-and-n-m-burrowsCommissioners McGarry and Murray granted resource consent to discharge oxidation pond effluent to land via seepage from treatment ponds and a soakage/evaporation trench.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2010/mackenzie-district-councilWe are responsible for planning and responding to marine oil spills and other pollution events, to minimise the environmental impacts on our coastal environment.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/coastal-environment/coastal-pollution-responseThe pine trees in West Melton Forest, originally planted as a flood protection measure, now enhance tracks for horse riders of all abilities. At West Melton Forest, you will find horse float parking
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/living-here/regional-parks/waimakariri-river-regional-park/west-melton-forestWaitaha/Canterbury has a network of urban areas, which vary in their size, role, and character. Ōtautahi/Christchurch is Aotearoa/New Zealand’s second largest city with a population of nearly...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/urban-developmentWith artificial intelligence (AI) taking the internet by storm in recent months, our biosecurity team have taken the first steps to use it to identify pest plants from aerial imagery. A successful
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/using-artificial-intelligence-to-identify-pest-plantsThe invention that won Julia Christensen Environment Canterbury's Wrybill Award last year was officially launched at the first official Student Volunteer Army event of the year. The Big Give event
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2019/wrybill-award-winners-innovation-launched