Liquefaction 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/liquefactionWe investigate one of the world’s few, unique braided rivers, and uncover the stories of some of the people connected to this essential waterway, and those working to restore its ecosystems. Read more...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/the-hakatereashburton-river-reviving-a-lifeforceWe are taking an integrated approach to resource management and developing a single planning framework for Waitaha/Canterbury. Here is what we know about the resource management issues
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-knowThe decision was to grant consent, subject to conditions, for discharge and coastal permits for the proposed construction of a reclamation and a piled wharf to be undertaken in two stages in Te
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2017/lyttelton-port-company-te-awaparahi-bay-reclamation-projectMetro 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-kahaThe 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-launchedWe measure airborne particles, also known as particulate matter (PM) at 10 monitoring sites across Canterbury. PM2.5 refers to particles smaller than 2.5 micrometres in size. PM10 includes all
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/air-quality/check-urban-air-quality/air-quality-trendsAs a consent holder, it is your responsibility to comply with the conditions of your resource consent for the sustainable management of our natural and physical resources. A resource consent has
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/after-your-consent-has-been-issued/your-responsibilitiesView water levels at over 160 river and lake sites in Waitaha Canterbury, from the Waiau Toa Clarence River in the north to the Waitaki River in the south. We measure river flow at over 135
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/data/riverflowThe Ashburton and Ōrāri Temuka Ōpihi Pareora (OTOP) water zone committees recently enjoyed a field trip to a restoration site along McKinnon's Creek/Ōtakitane. The location - a spring-fed stream
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/zone-committees-get-stream-side-to-learn-about-rangitata-revival