... Stream in Fairlie, with support from the Ōrāri Temuka Ōpihi Pareora Water Zone Committee. The Strathconan Stream Catchment Group has been allocated $10,000 for their restoration project as part of the Committee’s recommendations for Action Plan funding. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/orari-temuka-opihi-pareroa/new-lease-of-life-for-fairlie-streamThe Council's work is guided by a framework of legislation and national and local policies, plans and strategies. Learn more about the specific laws, policies, and strategies we follow and how they shape our work. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/about/your-council/about-us/our-governanceRead Waimakariri Water Zone Committee Chair Carolyne Latham's column on what's happening in the area.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/waimakariri/funding-boost-for-local-projects-and-the-launch-of-new-environmental-awardsFrom a swampy paddock to a destination wetland, funding has enabled a small Waitaki community to turn the dial on water quality in their catchment. Pegged affectionately online as the ‘biggest little...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/duntroon-turns-the-dial-on-water-quality-with-destination-wetlandA colony of tarāpuka/black-billed gulls is now better protected, thanks to funding support from the Kaikōura Water Zone Committee. The project has enabled the hiring of a contractor to operate...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/kaikoura/action-plan-funding-helps-protect-black-billed-gull-colony...-related issues. A recent field trip saw the Kaikōura Water Zone Committee, along with North Canterbury/Ōpukepuke Councillor, Grant Edge, networking with environmental leaders in the Hurunui...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/kaikoura/kaikoura-committee-looks-to-local-leaders-for-inspirationThe Ōrāri Temuka Ōpihi Pareora zone is distinctive due to its intricate system of braided river networks and gorges, which provide varied ecosystems for a number of indigenous flora and fauna. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/nature-in-your-area/orari-opihi-pareora-zone-biodiversity.... The newly secured Action Plan funding allocated by the Lower Waitaki South Coastal Canterbury Water Zone Committee will enable the group to remove pest willow trees and other weeds, such as gorse, ivy, old man’s beard, broom, cotoneaster and blackberry. Removing pest species from treasured wetland...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/small-community-restorating-kurow-wetland... local actions and tactics to deliver on the Canterbury Water Management Strategy, will also be briefed on the new report this week. Reduction in nutrients needed to make improvements Director...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/updated-science-supports-the-need-for-actions-to-address-degrading-ashburtono-tu-wharekai-lakes..., carrying both spring water and stormwater runoff. Improving the water quality of Addington Brook is vital for the health of the Ōtākaro/Avon River. Learn more about the programme of work Christchurch City Council undertakes for our city waterways. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/christchurch-west-melton-water-zone/local-projects-and-priorities/avon-riverotakaro