... in resource management get the right outcomes for Waitaha/Canterbury. "Using local expertise and regional relationships often leads to better outcomes for ratepayers. It’s important to preserve this." ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/council-provides-feedback-on-rma-billLearn about the different types of notification, how to make a submission on a notified consent, and what is involved in the hearing process. The RMA sets out a specific order we must take
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notification-and-submission-process... hectares of Environment Canterbury-owned forestry, which is a significant carbon sink (a natural system that reduces the emissions released into the atmosphere by sucking up and storing carbon dioxide...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/climate-change/our-environmental-contribution... posed by climate change affect the way we manage resources. Waitaha/Canterbury climate change risk assessment
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/climate-change/climate-change-risksOver the next 25+ years, we will be removing pest trees from Takapō Regional Park in five stages and planting native and exotic species in their place. Tree removal work has already begun
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/students-connect-with-history-future-of-takapo-regional-park.... Commitment to transport connection Canterbury Regional Council Public Transport Core Service Lead Councillor Joe Davies said the service underscores the regional council’s ongoing commitment...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/event-direct-by-metro-bookings-live-for-super-round-2026Youth Rōpū members, alongside Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) staff and the public, planted 450 seedlings in only two hours near the Waimakariri River. The planting day, hosted...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/many-hands-make-light-work-at-youth-ropu-planting-dayAt the Environment Canterbury Council meeting today (Wednesday 23 May), the Councillors deliberated on the submissions received on the draft Long-Term Plan 2018-28, and in particular the community...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2018/long-term-plan-2018-28-deliberations-return-a-practical-solution-for-bus-usersThe Lower Waitaki South Coastal Canterbury zone is comprised of a number of significant areas of biodiversity interest including the Wainono Lagoon, the Lower Waitaki River and the Hakataramea Valley. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/nature-in-your-area/lower-waitaki-south-coastal-canterbury-zone-biodiversityOur Harbourmaster's Office is one of a range of bodies that plays a key role in managing on-water cruise ship activity in our region, particularly at Akaroa and Kaikōura.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/harbourmasters-office/commercial-shipping/cruise-ships