... until inflows reduce from Thursday 11 December 2025. Read the full warning on Meridians website These conditions can also affect rivers across Canterbury. Read our summer safety alert on rising...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/stay-safe-while-exploring-southern-lakes-this-summerI wanted to update you on some of the legislation and projects we’ve been working on that will likely mean change for you, and the way you manage your property and business.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/stories/2023/from-our-chair-changes-are-comingWe’re calling on Waitaha Canterbury residents to take part in the Great Willowherb Hunt — a summer campaign to track down one of the region’s most aggressive wetland invaders. Anyone who reports...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/join-our-great-willowherb-huntLearn about water restrictions, irrigation schemes, and recommended irrigation techniques and how to comply with regulations for dams, irrigation ponds and fish screening facilities in Waitaha Canterbury. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/irrigationMe mahi tahi tātou Waitaha - our Canterbury region - is like no other and we are proud to call it home. We work with Papatipu Rūnanga, stakeholders and the wider community to manage the use...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/about/your-council/about-us/our-work/together-we... live in other urban areas across the region, including larger towns like Timaru in South Canterbury and Ashburton in Mid-Canterbury, and smaller rural townships like Temuka, Waimate and Darfield...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/living-here/urban-development... posed by climate change affect the way we manage resources. Waitaha/Canterbury climate change risk assessment
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/climate-change/climate-change-risksOur investigation into the suspected discharge incident in the Heathcote River/Ōpāwaho is continuing after several hundred dead fish were found on Thursday 2 March. Please see the following latest
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/suspected-discharge-incident-in-the-heathcote-riveropawahoConstruction of a wallaby exclusion fence is the latest development in South Canterbury's war on wallabies. The 48km wallaby exclusion fence aims to contain the spread of these pests and protect
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/fence-the-latest-tool-in-the-war-on-wallabies-2Ahead of the 2026 winter grazing season, we’re hosting a series of practical workshops across South Canterbury to help protect soil and water during the wetter months. Choose a workshop near you...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-practices/intensive-winter-grazing/winter-grazing-workshops