... Community Group successfully applied for Lower Waitaki – South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee funding to spray 400 hectares of crack willow, a pest plant that is choking the river, creating...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/funding-supports-drive-to-tackle-pest-trees-along-waihao-river... and relates to the way our urban centres are connected through different modes of transport. Here are some of the issues we face in Waitaha/Canterbury in relation to urban form.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/urban-development/urban-formOur 2021 native bird of the year, the pekapeka-tou-roa (native long-tailed bat) has a boosted roost habitat thanks to iwi and government working in partnership.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/collaborating-a-win-for-native-batsScamander 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... sectors. Has this goal been met? Met Partially met Not met Regional measures have not been established across sectors. A recent survey of large Canterbury irrigation schemes shows
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/energy-security-and-efficiency... with the community to develop actions and tactics to deliver on the Canterbury Water Management Strategy. Interested in recieving latest water zone committee news? Subscribe today. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/reducing-rowan-to-help-our-native-tussockThe Christchurch West Melton Water Zone Committee is a joint committee of Environment Canterbury, Christchurch City Council and Selwyn District Council. Three rūnanga consider the zone part
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/christchurch-west-melton-water-zone/christchurch-west-melton-water-zone-committeeA 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-colonyThe combination of dry conditions, thin, poor-quality soil and a highly modified river is making for an extra challenging native revegetation programme on the central Waitaha Canterbury river berm...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/planting-proves-challenging-on-the-waikirikiri-selwyn-river