The streets of Greater Christchurch are a little quieter, and a lot greener, with 16 new electric buses rolling out onto our roads from this week. The new vehicles join a further 28 electric vehicles
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/driving-real-change-20-of-metros-bus-fleet-now-zero-emissionCoastal water quality in Waitaha Canterbury is generally high. In some areas, activities like land development and contaminant discharges have reduced water quality in the coastal marine area. Coastal...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/coastal-environment/tracking-coastal-water-qualityScientists from our Water and Land team have investigated reports of increased algal growth around the Rakaia River mouth. A holiday season of easterly winds and few nor’westers may have left many
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/algal-growth-at-rakaia-river-mouthThe Whaka-Ora Pest Project (WOPP), run by Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ), protects native wildlife by targeting pests like rats, possums, stoats, and hedgehogs around Whakaraupō Lyttelton...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/banks-peninsula/woppers-wipe-out-4500-pests-in-two-years-around-whakaraupolyttelton-harbourTwenty years old this month, the Orbiter has been around nearly as long as cell phones. And for many Christchurch locals, the service is nearly as indispensable. You’d be hard pushed to find someone...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2019/the-orbiter-celebrating-two-decades-at-number-oneA colony of tarāpuka/black-billed gulls is now better protected, thanks to funding support from the Kaikōura Water Zone Committee. The project has enabled the hiring of a contractor to operate...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/kaikoura/action-plan-funding-helps-protect-black-billed-gull-colonyWe are conscious of our own contribution to greenhouse gas emissions in the region. As an organisation, we are continually working hard to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and manage 2,700 hectares...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/climate-change/our-environmental-contributionNotification of both tanker arrivals and hazardous liquid cargoes (such as oil and gas) transfers is required by law, this includes bunkering. A summary of reporting requirements from Maritime Rules
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/harbourmasters-office/commercial-shipping/oil-transfer-notificationWe're teaming up with the Fairlie Lions Club to beautify a popular walk and bike trail along the Ōpihi River track. Regeneration project supervisor Dani Devine is excited to be working with Fairlie
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/orari-temuka-opihi-pareroa/enhancing-the-opihi-walkway