From a swampy paddock to a destination wetland, funding has enabled a small Waitaki community to turn the dial on water quality in their catchment. Pegged affectionately online as the ‘biggest little...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/duntroon-turns-the-dial-on-water-quality-with-destination-wetland... concentration of mahinga kai, wāi tapu and wāi taonga. 📢 From 2026, new local leadership groups will replace the Water Zone Committees, building on their legacy of community collaboration....
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/selwyn-waihora-zoneRestoring the Avoca Valley catchment from top to bottom has been the vision of the Summit Road Society which embarked on the ambitious multi-year project back in 2021. The Valley, once cloaked
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/christchurch-west-melton/restoration-to-avoca-valley-ecosystemThe Ashburton Water Zone Committee and Mid-Canterbury Catchment Collective (MCCC) support new research to establish a benchmark for regional water quality. University of Canterbury student
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/discovery-of-a-goldmine-of-historical-data-offers-new-insight-into-mid-canterburys-groundwater-qualityA native wetland planting project supported by the Upper Waitaki Water Zone Committee is flourishing five years down the track thanks to careful maintenance and predator control carried out
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/otematata-wetland-plants-thrive-five-years-on... boating gear for aquatic pests. The Love Our Lakes campaign was established by the Upper Waitaki Water Zone Committee, which recently came to an end as part of a transition to a new Leadership Group...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/love-our-lakes-protecting-mackenzie-and-waitaki-waterways-as-visitor-numbers-set-to-climbA group of passionate Waimate students are planting the seeds to what they hope will become a long-term initiative to grow native tree species in the area.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/lower-waitaki/waimate-high-schools-enviro-group-initiative-takes-root... consider the zone part of their takiwā – Ngāi Tūāhuriri Rūnanga, Te Hapū ō Ngāti Wheke/Rāpaki and Te Taumutu Rūnanga. 📢 From 2026, new local leadership groups will replace the Water Zone Committees, building on their legacy of community collaboration....
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/christchurch-west-melton-water-zone... Committee to fight invasive plants and pests ‘ki uta ki tai’ – from the mountains to the sea. The Waiau Toa holds significant cultural and historical importance to Ngāti Kurī, the tangata whenua, with mana...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/kaikoura/clarence-weed-control-10-years-on... work, schools, medical care and families, and do untold damage to community wellbeing,” said Canterbury Regional Council Chair Jenny Hughey, following the release of the report at the Natural Environment Committee meeting. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/urgent-call-for-150-million-to-protect-new-zealanders-from-floods