An army of beetles has been released into South Canterbury pastures with a unique call of duty. Over the next decade, hundreds of dung beetles will spend their days living in manure in a bid to clean...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/tiny-titans-dung-beetles-take-on-big-job-in-south-canterburyKuaka (godwits) are due to depart Canterbury for world’s longest migration, 11,000km non-stop. Will we be ready with a healthy habitat for them to return to? Over 1,500 kuaka (bar-tailed godwits...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/godwits-to-depart-canterbury-for-worlds-longest-migration.../Canterbury, with the equivalent of 150,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools of groundwater flowing beneath Ōtautahi/Christchurch. This water is crucial to our native and introduced species...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/what-dry-conditions-mean-for-waitaha-canterbury...; It is designed to help any party with responsibilities related to river management and resource use under the Resource Management Act (RMA), the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP) and the Flood Protection and Drainage (FPD) Bylaw. What are braided rivers?...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-around-rivers-and-streams/activities-in-and-around-braided-riverbedsTimaru’s on-demand public transport system, MyWay by Metro, has recorded the highest level of patronage in the city for almost a quarter of a century. Almost 267,000 passenger trips were recorded...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/myway-by-metros-record-breaking-year-24-year-patronage-high-recorded-in-timaruEnvironment Canterbury’s biodiversity targeted rate programme has been established to partner with treaty partners and the community to protect and restore biodiversity across Christchurch and Banks...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/our-biodiversity-work/christchurch-biodiversity-targeted-rate-programme.... Under the Resource Management Act (RMA) and the Canterbury Air Regional Plan, it’s our responsibility as a regulator to manage discharges to air in our region, including smells. While smell...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/air-quality/odour-monitoringTiny native fish that live in remote streams in the Mackenzie Basin were given better odds for survival after a three-day joint operation to relocate their major predators – hungry trout.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/trip-downstream-for-trout-improves-odds-for-tiny-native-speciesOne of the Mackenzie Basin's most photographed locations will benefit from nearby native planting and weed control, thanks to the support of the local water zone committee. The Upper Waitaki Zone...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/green-light-given-to-enhance-planting-at-instagram-hotspotPreliminary election results for Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) have been released. Deputy Electoral Officer and General Manager Governance Lisa Goodman said there were still...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/progress-election-results-released