We’re delivering large-scale river and flood management projects to help vulnerable areas across Waitaha Canterbury become more resilient to the impacts of climate change. These projects are designed...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/flood-protection-and-community-resilience/building-flood-resilient-communities/river-projectsThe Canterbury Regional Transport Committee would like to thank all those who made submissions on the draft Canterbury Regional Land Transport Plan 2024–34 (RLTP) . The consultation is now closed, go...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/call-for-submissions-on-proposed-investment-in-canterburys-transport-systemThe final Strategy and Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday 10 September covered quarry dust research, the draft Council Land Strategy, and recent central government reforms. Read about the final
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/final-strategy-and-policy-committee-meeting-of-the-trienniumThe Council has decided not to include a Māori constituency in the next local elections in 2025. "We have previously considered the option of a Māori constituency and felt the best, most appropriate...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/council-opts-not-to-include-maori-constituencyThe Whaka-Ora Pest Project (WOPP), run by Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ), protects native wildlife by targeting pests like rats, possums, stoats, and hedgehogs around Whakaraupō Lyttelton...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/banks-peninsula/woppers-wipe-out-4500-pests-in-two-years-around-whakaraupolyttelton-harbour... Christchurch every day, with zero emissions, is progress that I'm really proud of,” she said. Funding and support Four of the buses arrived in January, with the remaining 17 having arrived...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/celebrating-the-acceleration-into-an-electric-bus-futureMore than 100,000 contactless payments have now been made on public transport in Greater Christchurch using Motu Move, in the one month since the new system was introduced to Metro services. Launched...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/motu-move-passes-100000-tags-in-first-month.... This means collecting surplus food from supermarkets, growers, wholesalers and cafes and redistributing it to food banks, community meal providers and schools. Christchurch Envirohub Trust Christchurch...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/wai-fund-supports-community-groups-to-better-our-environmentFrom bees to trees, recycling to restoration, this year’s Enviroschools celebration brought together creative and passionate young environmental leaders from across Waitaha Canterbury.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/enviroschools-celebration-2025-canterbury-students-lead-the-way-in-sustainability-and-action.../Canterbury, with the equivalent of 150,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools of groundwater flowing beneath Ōtautahi/Christchurch. This water is crucial to our native and introduced species...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/what-dry-conditions-mean-for-waitaha-canterbury