Climate change is already having visible effects in the Canterbury region, and these will continue to become more apparent over time. Temperatures are warming and weather patterns are shifting...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/climate-change/climate-change-in-canterburyEnvironment Canterbury uses the Resource Management Act and the Canterbury Air Regional Plan to manage air quality and activities that generate dust. Quarrying activities typically require a resource...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2018/notification-of-quarry-consents... advisory team on 0800 329 276. Read the Canterbury Air Regional Plan (Schedule 3 covers smoke management plans; Schedule 7 covers outdoor burning). Check out Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s crop residue...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/check-its-all-right-before-you-light-plan-ahead-for-stubble-burningPassionate about protecting Waitaha Canterbury from invasive pests? Apply to join a Biosecurity Advisory Group and help shape biosecurity priorities. Applications are open from 2 to 30 March 2026...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/apply-to-join-a-biosecurity-advisory-groupWe manage an extensive database incorporating information on over 50,000 wells in Waitaha Canterbury. Our well search displays a summary of information that we have on a specified well or bore...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/data/well-searchWe're researching several categories of waste that affect Canterbury and have national relevance, including end-of-life tyres, coal tar, and treated timber.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/waste-and-hazardous-substances/current-waste-issues... weapons for improving soil and water quality have been shipped from a breeding centre in Auckland to the South Canterbury area, which is largely rolling terrain with heavy clay soils. Since February last...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/tiny-titans-dung-beetles-take-on-big-job-in-south-canterburyView water levels at over 160 river and lake sites in Waitaha Canterbury, from the Waiau Toa Clarence River in the north to the Waitaki River in the south. We measure river flow at over 135...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/data/riverflow... is required, and alternative disposal options available in the region. There is also information on current waste issues that affect Waitaha/Canterbury and have national relevance, including coal tar and treated timber, and our approach to disaster waste management. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/waste-and-hazardous-substances/managing-waste