We are Waitaha Canterbury’s environmental regulator, responsible for managing natural resources including air, soil, water and land. We work with mana whenua, stakeholders and communities to promote...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/about/your-council/about-us/our-work/our-core-services/environmental-regulation-and-protectionView our latest reports and strategies. For further information, search using our document library.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/media/media-centre/media-reports-and-statisticsWith 2025 now in full swing, the summer break may already be feeling like a distant memory. I do hope you found time to rest, unwind, and pack in some quality time with friends and whānau.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/stories/2025/from-chair-gearing-up-for-the-annual-plan... programmes: Council approved delegated authority so we can receive and administer a current offer and any future funding offers associated with the delivery of the National Wilding Conifer Control...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/council-agrees-public-transport-private-revenue-ratio-targetsIt is our ongoing role to work with the public, territorial authorities and other organisations to develop floodplain management plans and strategies for various catchments throughout the region...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/floodplain-management-strategiesOur plans, strategies and bylaws provide a framework of work programmes and regulations to help us manage Canterbury's natural and physical resources, setting out what we need to do and how to ensure...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws..., is controlling infestations of wilding conifers in the Canterbury hill and high country. Looking forward to 2025 Additional government funding in 2020 is contributing to further wilding conifer control...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress-2021/ecosystem-health-and-biodiversity-2021Wetlands, once abundant in New Zealand, now face peril, with 90 per cent lost in 150 years. Despite decline, Canterbury's wetlands are crucial havens for biodiversity, needing protection for future
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/our-biodiversity-work/wetlands-projects