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Community groups across Waitaha Canterbury can now apply for three contestable funds. Whether you’re restoring native bush and wetlands, improving local waterways or delivering catchment-scale action...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/contestable-funds-now-open-to-boost-community-led-environmental-actions
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High in the Upper Ōhau catchment, where braided rivers, beech forest, and alpine wetlands meet, our biodiversity and biosecurity staff spent five days in February protecting a precious high‑country...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/a-weedy-week-in-ohau-protecting-a-precious-high-country-landscape
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https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/protection-of-rare-bird-stopover-complete
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https://www.ecan.govt.nz/reporting/reporting-back/setting-the-regulatory-frameworks-for-the-management-of-the-environment
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Our ecosystems are thriving in the face of climate change. Goal for 2050: By working in tandem with nature, climate risks are reduced and Waitaha/Canterbury’s environments and taonga species
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/climate-change/our-climate-action/climate-resilient-ecosystems
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Invasive weeds threaten native biodiversity, urban gardens, and agriculture productivity. Get involved—learn how to identify, dispose of them, and prevent their spread. Weeds are unwanted plants...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biosecurity/working-with-the-community/busting-weeds-in-your-backyard
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An ongoing restoration project is underway at Te Rauakaaka, near the mouth of the Waimakariri River, to enhance wetland and coastal ecosystems, boost biodiversity, and create vital habitat
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/wetland-restoration-work-protects-critically-endangered-bird
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https://www.ecan.govt.nz/reporting/outcome-results/d1-area-of-indigenous-vegetation-cover-in-both-urban-and-non-urban-environments-is-increasing
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Each 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/waimakariri-water-zone/waimakariri-water-zone-committee-action-plan-2021-2024
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The beauty of the Ōtūwharekai/Ashburton Lakes was impossible to miss at a recent pop-up event, where people had the chance to learn more about initiatives to improve the lakes' water quality
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/strong-turnout-to-otuwharekai-pop-up-event
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