The Rakaia River is one of New Zealand's largest braided rivers, and an outstanding feature of the Waitaha/Canterbury landscape. It is a vital habitat for indigenous birds and aquatic species...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/water-conservation-orders/rakaia-riverLocalised discharges (where the source of the emissions can be identified) can impact air quality. Here are some of the issues we face in Waitaha/Canterbury in relation to the localised effects...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/air/localised-effects-of-discharges-to-air... that the calculations ensure that no kaimahi are underpaid. This is why it has taken so long. The information on this page is for former kaimahi who worked for Environment Canterbury from April 2010...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/holidaysactremediationFind out more about the recipients of the Waitaha Action to Impact funding rounds over the past four years and what the successful applicants have done with the funding. The Waitaha Action to Impact
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/community-funding/waitaha-action-to-impact-fund/waitaha-action-to-impact-fund-projects-and-fundingWe're joining forces with other agencies to ensure the highway between Twizel and Ōmarama stays beautiful. The stretch of State Highway 8 is known for its majestic landscapes — but a series
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/work-begins-to-clear-rubbish-from-historic-roadside-pitsWilding pines are one of the most serious invasive pest plants affecting Waitaha Canterbury. This page explains what wilding pines are, why they spread so quickly, the impacts they have on land and ecosystems, and why early action is critical. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biosecurity/national-programmes/wilding-pine-programme/why-wilding-pines-are-a-problem... in nitrate leached into groundwater and this is what we, along with the agricultural community, are doing. For example, Plan Change 2 to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan in 2018 requires...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/orari-temuka-opihi-pareroa/response-to-recent-greenpeace-nitrate-testing-in-ashburton... pleaded guilty in the district court for their parts in the unlawful discharge of sediment into the Hoon Hay Stream. Environment Canterbury zone delivery lead Gillian Jenkins said Environment...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2018/forestry-companies-fined-for-sediment-contaminationThe joint decision on the applications to Environment Canterbury and Selwyn District Council to expand an existing aggregate quarry at the site at the junction of Bealey Road and West Coast Road, Aylesbury, has been released. The decision is to grant the applications, with conditions. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2025/southern-screenworks-limited... consequences. Weed control supports flood resilience We manage 59 river rating and drainage districts in Canterbury, and each rating district has an agreed level of service for community flood...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/protecting-waitaha-canterbury-rivers-from-invasive-weeds