A court decision to set aside a discharge consent for an irrigation scheme could have wide-ranging impacts on economic activity around the country. In March 2024, the High Court found that a material
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/decision-on-discharge-consent-will-have-broad-repercussionsWallabies are a serious national pest problem that requires a collaborative effort to solve — no one person, agency, or group is going to win this battle alone. In July 2020, when the National
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/collaboration-is-key-for-wallaby-controlAs winter sets in, the air around us can change in ways we can't always see. Even when the air looks clear, very small particles that are not visible to the eye, can still be present and affect air
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/whats-hiding-in-your-winter-airThe wide open spaces, tracks and trails in Canterbury’s three regional parks attract hundreds of visitors each week. In addition to our thousands of regular visitors, more than 9000 people attended
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/parks-events-draw-more-than-9000-visitors-in-2024A popular little lake in the Mackenzie Basin, Lake Poaka, is getting some help to reduce invasive trees that are clogging its shoreline and surrounding wetlands. A new joint project to reduce alder
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/lake-poaka-shoreline-to-be-enhancedThe Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill, passed its second reading in Parliament on Wednesday 8 June, with 77 votes to 42, after being considered by the Māori Affairs Select
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/ngai-tahu-bill-passes-second-reading-in-parliamentThe impacts of climate change in Canterbury will be highlighted in a regionwide campaign starting this week. Based on NIWA’s latest climate change projections for the Canterbury region, this new
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/climate-projections-underpin-information-campaignWith the fire risk in Canterbury remaining high, the fires by Lake Pukaki in August 2020 and Lake Ōhau in October 2020 remind us of the devastation that wildfires can cause. The silver lining
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/work-continues-on-pukaki-wildfire-recovery-and-wilding-removalAn independent hearing panel has granted Oceania Dairy consents to build a pipeline. In 2019 Oceania Dairy applied for six consents relating to the construction of a 7.5 km coastal outfall
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2020/oceania-dairy-consents-grantedA new comprehensive air monitoring programme is being set up in Yaldhurst amid concerns about the health effects of the dust coming from quarries. Environment Canterbury senior manager service
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2017/quarries-under-close-scrutiny