Across the region, we manage flood protection and drainage assets valued at $850 million (2024) to help keep communities safe. To safeguard these assets, we have bylaws and rules in place to enable us...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/flood-protection-and-community-resilience/permissions-to-work-near-flood-protection-assetsOur land management advisors (or Ilamas, as they are sometimes known!) provide free support and advice for Canterbury landowners looking to implement sustainable land management practices and improve
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/meet-our-land-management-advisors... activities best-seen from the air, such as sheep dips, farm rubbish pits and horticultural land uses. The research identified about 1400 sites where hazardous substances might have been used...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/historical-land-uses-shared-with-ashburton-property-owners... Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP) and technical modelling shows environmental benefits will only occur if the Plan’s minimum flows are applied to all consents that take water from the river...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/hakatereashburton-river-consents-reviewFlooding is Aotearoa New Zealand’s most frequent natural hazard – and it’s getting worse as our climate changes. Across Waitaha Canterbury, we’ve seen the impact first-hand: homes damaged, roads cut...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/a-summer-of-action-on-waitaha-canterburys-rivers-our-flood-protection-projects... a consent to discharge contaminants to land and an Effluent Management Plan (EMP), including correct effluent storage requirements. What is fertigation? Fertigation is a process in which your...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/irrigation/fertigation-and-effluent-injectionRoad safety is an ongoing priority for our transport network. Everyone using Canterbury's roads should be able to get to where they are going safely, regardless of whether they are walking, cycling
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/living-here/transport/regional-transport-planning/road-safety... the development of Land Use Capability (LUC) maps to inform farm environment planning and land‑use decisions. Support that goes beyond planting Working with catchment groups like the Hurunui...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/30000-trees-planted-on-229-farms-scar-takes-root-across-north-canterbury... up, we are currently processing more consents than we are receiving, meaning the consent backlog is going down,” says Consents Planning Manager Aurora Grant. “We process significantly more consent...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/good-progress-with-processing-consents... and recommend customers plan ahead if travelling via public transport on this day. Thank you for your patience, and any further updates will be posted to the Metro Facebook page or metro.co.nz. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/major-disruptions-to-metro-bus-services-on-friday-11-august