Scamander wetland is on the edge of Lake Coleridge and is known for its scenery, recreation and cultural importance. We're cracking down on invasive crack willow before they impact the health
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/saving-scamander-a-wetland-protection-project.... The project at Benmore Station received close to $24,000 in Immediate Steps biodiversity funding from the Upper Waitaki water zone committee to help with the work. The high country station’s 22-hectare...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/funding-for-benmore-station-project-helps-protect-biodiversity-valuesNitrate contamination in waterways is cause for concern for everyone in Canterbury. Updated 18 April 2024 Over the past 10 years, the Canterbury Water Management Strategy, Canterbury Land...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/nitrate-in-waterways-whats-the-storySelwyn-based commuters will benefit from more direct buses to and from Christchurch, with the launch of a new collaboration between Metro and Bentley Coachlines. In June, Bentley Coachlines approached...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/more-express-options-to-the-city-for-rolleston-commutersIt’s important that instream structures such as culverts and weirs are designed and maintained so that fish can move upstream and downstream between different river and stream habitats and complete
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-around-rivers-and-streams/managing-in-stream-structures...? The intention is to reform local government’s three waters services into a small number of multi-regional entities with a bottom line of public ownership. These entities would deliver: drinking water...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/three-waters-reformA day at Saltwater Creek in Waimakiriri District was an opportunity for local businesses, schools, catchment groups, water zone committee members, and our staff to connect, plant, and explore this special wetland area. Enviroschool connects students to the creek...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/waimakariri/saltwater-creek-becomes-outdoor-classroom-for-planting-day... and how we will fund our activity, including how much we will need in rates from the region's ratepayers. What's in the Plan?Our Chair Peter Scott said the regional council is no different to farms...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/last-chance-to-have-your-say-on-our-annual-plan-23... the Regional Council had notified consents for these reasons. The decision in 2012 by an Environment Canterbury independent hearing panel to grant most of the Simons Pass consents was appealed...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2018/simons-pass-consents-lead-to-stricter-environmental-controls-in-the-mackenzieTerrestrial biodiversity refers to the variety of lifeforms that exist in a particular place. It includes genetic, species and ecosystem diversity and all the interactions between them.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/our-biodiversity-work/terrestrial-projects