Farmers in Selwyn Waihora have faced challenging times over the past decade with tightening environmental regulations. Good progress is being made toward achieving better environmental outcomes
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-practices/reducing-nitrogen-loss/selwyn-waihoraA community trapping project will help protect Ashburton’s precious riverbirds from predators. The programme is being run by us and the Department of Conservation as part of a wider riverbird
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/volunteers-sought-for-community-trapping-projectEach 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/kaikoura-water-zone/kaikoura-water-zone-progress-reportsFlooding can happen quickly and with little warning. Our flood warning text alert system gives residents an early heads-up when river levels start to rise, usually before Civil Defence emergency
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/natural-hazards/floods/flood-warning-text-alert-systemThe Kaikōura water zone is one of the most tectonically active parts of New Zealand and features diverse landscapes and biodiversity over short distances. 📢 From 2026, new local leadership groups
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/kaikoura-water-zoneCanterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) came together to discuss principles for future local government structures in Canterbury. Council Chair's perspective Council Chair Craig Pauling
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/stories/2025/what-does-the-future-look-like-for-local-governmentEach 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/kaikoura-water-zone/kaikoura-water-zone-committee-action-planForestry has a role to play in reducing net greenhouse gas emissions in Waitaha/Canterbury. Planting trees helps remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by sequestering carbon. Trees sequester
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/climate-change/forestrys-role-in-offsetting-emissionsIt’s harder for wallabies to access the Mackenzie Basin across the Tekapo/Takapō River as the next stage of a wallaby-proof fence is completed. More than half (about 30 km) of the 51km wallaby
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/wallaby-fence-on-track-to-protect-mackenzie-basin