The Waiau Toa Clarence River is one of the few wild braided rivers in Aotearoa with limited development or human intervention across its remote 3,200km2 catchment. A unique, years-long partnership
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/unique-relationship-brings-biodiversity-benefits-to-waiau-toa... together to agree on a shared commitment and responsibility to improve the health of the lake and its catchment. Since then, Selwyn District Council, Christchurch City Council and the Department...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/te-waihora-co-governance-welcomes-marama-davidsonWaitaha Canterbury is home to a rich diversity of freshwater and coastal ecosystems, supporting a wide range of indigenous plants, invertebrates, fish, river-nesting birds, and marine species.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/our-biodiversity-work/freshwater-biodiversity-habitat-projectsFeatured image: A colour banded Wrybill (Anarhynchus frontalis), the only bird species in the world that has a laterally curved bill (bend sideways to the right), endemic to New Zealand, at Te Waihora...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/biodiversity-benefits-from-region-wide-fundingWaterbodies – springs, streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, hāpua, and estuaries – are important ecological features in Waitaha Canterbury. Mapping where they can be found is crucial to protecting
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-around-rivers-and-streams/mapping-waitahacanterburys-waterbodiesLearn how stopbanks are protected under the Flood Protection and Drainage Bylaw, and what activities are regulated to ensure their long-term effectiveness, so they can continue keeping people
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/flood-protection-and-community-resilience/flood-protection-assets-and-activities/stopbanks... dwellers strove to manage the risks posed by a powerful river that regularly floods and changes path. At one time, the Waimakariri ran through what is modern day Christchurch; at other times it exited...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/waimakariri/shifting-role-of-the-waimakariri-riverEach of Waitaha/Canterbury’s water zone committees has an action plan which outlines how they will work with the community to deliver their aspirations for freshwater as outlined in the Canterbury
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/selwyn-waihora-zone/selwyn-waihora-water-zone-committee-action-plan-2021-2024When natural coastal processes, like storms or high tide events, pose a threat to human life, property or infrastructure they become a coastal hazard. Learn more about the different types of coastal
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/coastal-environment/keeping-an-eye-out-for-coastal-hazardsOur community projects and partnership programmes enhance community organisations’ capabilities, delivering environment-focused projects with mana whenua and the community through education
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/our-biodiversity-work/community-and-partnership-projects