It’s essential that any onsite wastewater management system is regularly inspected and maintained to ensure it remains in proper working order. The property owner and/or consent holder is responsible...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/wastewater/maintaining-an-owmsFind out about the main types of fuel-burning home heating systems, from ultra-low emission burners to open fires. Learn about each type, emissions standards, and guidelines for installation and use
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/air-quality/home-heating/burner-typesThis May, our team leader for water and land in North Canterbury, Andrew Arps, talks about need-to-know information this winter, introduces two recruits, and celebrates the local Water Zone
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/kaikoura/preparing-for-winter-in-kaikouraAs dry conditions continue to bite and irrigation season begins, it’s more important than ever to understand the minimum flow conditions on your resource consent and keep up to date with any water
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/know-your-irrigation-limitLandowners in the Blythe Valley, passionate about preventing erosion and enhancing biodiversity, have come together to form the Blythe Valley Community Catchment Group to combat threats to soil
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/better-togetherfighting-erosion-in-blythe-valleyArt conservation is not a role you would usually associate with environmental planning but in South Canterbury this has become an important focus of the local water zone committee. The protection
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/orari-temuka-opihi-pareroa/tuhituhi-o-nehera-protecting-maori-rock-artMetro’s Route 7 Halswell to Queenspark customers will be able to turn up to their stop and go, from Monday 28 April, with the frequency of the service being increased. The service will run every 10
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/ready-set-go-every-10-minutes-on-route-7The joint decision of Environment Canterbury and Waimakariri District Council was to grant, subn conditions, for Area A only south of Neeves Road, Kaiapoi; a land use to place landfill material
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2018/clemence-drilling-contractors-limitedThe decision on the applications to establish and operatea water treatment plant and take surface water for a community drinking supply at Okains Bay, has been released. The decision is to grant
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2025/christchurch-city-councilLiquefaction causes wet, sandy, and silty soils to behave more like a liquid than a solid during strong earthquake shaking. Find out where liquefaction may happen in Waitaha/Canterbury and what
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/natural-hazards/earthquakes/liquefaction