Taking action together to shape a thriving and resilient Waitaha Canterbury, now and for future generations | Toitū te marae o Tāne, toitū te marae o Tangaroa, toitū te iwi. Our Council has...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/about/your-council/about-us/our-work/outcomes-for-waitahacanterburyThe Greater Christchurch Partnership Committee has received and endorsed the final version of the Greater Christchurch Spatial Plan. It subsequently recommended its partner Councils adopt the Spatial Plan as their overarching strategy for managing growth. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/greater-christchurch-partnership-commits-to-sustainable-growth... Committee. Environment Canterbury Chair Jenny Hughey has welcomed progress on the Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill that would enable the appointment of two mana whenua...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/ngai-tahu-bill-passes-second-reading-in-parliament... in Canterbury was 546,205 ha in 2020, an 8% increase on the 2017 estimate. Direct measures of the value-added impact on the regional economy are not available. However, 2012 study estimated...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress-2021/indicators-of-regional-and-national-economies-2021Coastal hazards can cause damage and destruction in estuaries, river mouths and to our coastline as well as to assets and communities in Waitaha Canterbury. Here are the current issues faced
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/natural-hazards/coastal-hazards... Water Zone Committee do? The committee works with community members and an on-the-ground team made up of Environment Canterbury staff to implement water management work programmes in the Selwyn Waihora...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/selwyn-waihora-zone/selwyn-waihora-water-zone-committee... that are either proposed, in progress or have been recently completed e.g. a new $344 million Antarctica research base to be constructed in Timaru before being transported to Scott Base Canterbury...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/regional-overview-gives-high-level-information-on-current-state-and-trendsEach of Waitaha/Canterbury’s water zone committees has an action plan which outlines how they will work with the community to deliver their aspirations for freshwater as outlined in the Canterbury...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/upper-waitaki-water-zone/upper-waitaki-water-zone-committee-action-plan-2021-2024Protranz International Ltd applied to Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) and Waimakariri District Council for consent to establish and operate a quarry and landfill operation at 150...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/protranz-international-ltdFlooding is Aotearoa New Zealand’s most frequent natural hazard – and it’s getting worse as our climate changes. Across Waitaha Canterbury, we’ve seen the impact first-hand: homes damaged, roads cut...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/a-summer-of-action-on-waitaha-canterburys-rivers-our-flood-protection-projects