A conservation group in the Lindis Pass has been awarded thousands of dollars to help eradicate Russell lupins – an exotic weed revered by visitors that is destroying our native habitat. The dazzling...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/community-effort-to-protect-native-habitat-from-iconic-pest-plant... Assessment (PDF File, 736.6KB) Appendix E - Resource Consent Conditions (PDF File, 479.34KB) Appendix F - Coastal Route Access Plans (PDF File, 3.01MB) Appendix G - Construction Environmental Managament Plan (PDF File, 3.72MB) Specified persons Comments and responses ECan final (PDF File, 154.31KB) ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/new-zealand-transport-agency-and-kiwirail-holdings-2Urban development and the physical expansion of urban areas can have significant effects on the sustainable management of natural and physical resources. Unplanned or poorly planned growth leads...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/urban-development/urban-context-and-policy-direction... with the onsite wastewater rules in the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan. An application for resource consent will be required if the discharge is unable to meet the conditions of a permitted activity...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/wastewater/information-for-developers-designers-and-installers... monitoring results showed that five lakes in the zone have not met the Trophic Level Index (TLI) set in the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan, although results in several lakes are likely...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/water-quality-of-lakes-and-rivers-of-upper-waitaki-highlighted... the last year, as well as its financial performance against objectives outlined in its Annual or Long-Term Plans. Biosecurity Activities Report Council discussed and received the 2024/25 Biosecurity...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/second-to-last-council-meeting-of-the-year-filled-with-decisions... Act is part of the Government’s broader reforms to replace the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). It introduces a number of changes that will affect: regional planning resource consenting compliance...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/council-reviewing-new-resource-management-amendment-act-and-its-implications... by thoroughly cleaning and decontaminating gear and vessels before entering any new waterway. How to prevent freshwater weed invasions If you’ve been in a lake, river, stream, or wetland and plan...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/help-stop-the-spread-of-freshwater-pests... and walkways. Our Waitarakao is a partnership between Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua, the Department of Conservation, Environment Canterbury, and Timaru District Council to plan for the area’s future...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/orari-temuka-opihi-pareroa/timaru-community-shares-views-on-the-future-of-waitarakao-washdyke-lagoon... Action Plan, and a report on a private well study completed in June which shed further light on the issue of nitrate. There was also discussion on water quality results in the Upper Waitaki. Climate...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/last-regional-delivery-committee-meeting-of-the-three-year-term