From bees to trees, recycling to restoration, this year’s Enviroschools celebration brought together creative and passionate young environmental leaders from across Waitaha Canterbury.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/enviroschools-celebration-2025-canterbury-students-lead-the-way-in-sustainability-and-actionRead Waimakariri Water Zone Committee Chair Carolyne Latham's column on what's happening in the area.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/waimakariri/funding-boost-for-local-projects-and-the-launch-of-new-environmental-awardsSubscribe to the Ōtūwharekai mailing list to receive news about the work underway and updates on this project's progress.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/ashburton-water-zone/action-on-the-ground/o-tu-wharekai-ashburton-lakes/sign-up-tor-receive-updates-from-the-otuwharekai-working-groupOur biodiversity advisor Jason Butt has been rafting the Waiau Toa Clarence River to help identify and map weeds.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/pulling-together-to-tackle-weeds-on-the-waiau-toa-clarence-riverUpdated: 20 Jan 2024 The CropX bucket test app will be discontinued after 31 December 2024. Explore alternative tools for assessing your irrigation system. We have been informed that the CropX bucket
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/attention-irrigating-farmers-cropx-bucket-test-app-being-withdrawnThe decision was to grant consent, subject to conditions, for the take and use of groundwater at Boundary Road, Hinds.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2018/longland-dairies-limitedFrom a swampy paddock to a destination wetland, funding has enabled a small Waitaki community to turn the dial on water quality in their catchment. Pegged affectionately online as the ‘biggest little...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/duntroon-turns-the-dial-on-water-quality-with-destination-wetlandYou'll notice your rates bill is split into two parts, with a list of services or codes in each part. These parts are separate invoices which go to different councils, and what you pay for is specific...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/long-term-plans/your-rates/understanding-your-rates-billDon’t put your drinking water and family’s health at risk by failing to maintain your septic tank or onsite wastewater system. It’s estimated there are about 32,900 onsite wastewater systems, or OWMS...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/when-was-your-septic-tank-last-checkedCommissioners Cindy Robinson and Dr Brent Cowie have granted consent to intermittently discharge treated waste water to the lower Waimakiriri River.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2014/silver-fern-farms-limited