.... In Waitaha Canterbury, we want to ensure farmers are undertaking good winter grazing practices to help protect the environment. It also makes sense to protect your precious assets on-farm – such as soil, nutrients, water quality and the health of your stock. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-practices/intensive-winter-grazingMore than a dozen vital flood protection structures in our waterways, such as weirs and culverts, now have improved fish passage. Thanks to central government co-funding, we have been able
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/ingenuity-enables-fish-travel-through-flood-protection-structures... are pleased to be leading the release of this important national report. Here in Canterbury, we know only too well the effects of flooding. Floods displace people from their homes, stop them from reaching...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/urgent-call-for-150-million-to-protect-new-zealanders-from-floodsSome types of farming activity – or farming activities in areas with sensitive receiving environments – bring higher environmental risk. Our regional and subregional plans have defined which
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-plans-and-consenting/farming-land-use-consent... the conditions of their resource consent. We are focused on ongoing compliance and consents work to implement the Land and Water Regional Plan, as well as land management work to improve on the ground...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/lower-waitaki/nitrate-issue-in-lower-waihao-community-water-supplyGrowing and storing silage and baleage is vital for ensuring your stock have sufficient feed for the winter months and times of extreme weather. Managing your own silage can be a cost-effective...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-practices/managing-silageFreshwater ecosystems in Waitaha/Canterbury contain a diverse range of indigenous plants, invertebrates, migratory and non-migratory fish, and river-nesting birds and waterfowl. A diversity...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/biodiversity/freshwaterTwo years into the ten year Upper Waimakariri River Weed Control Strategy, promising strides are being made towards realising a weed-free braided river network with flourishing native plants
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/waimakariri/partnership-safeguards-significant-braided-river-ecosystem-in-the-upper-waimakariri