Urban infrastructure provides the many amenities of urban lifestyles such as drinking water and wastewater services, electricity and transport. While it provides many benefits for our urban
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/urban-development/urban-infrastructureWaiau Toa Clarence River in northern Kaikōura - Image courtesy of Heath Melville. The Kaikōura Zone has many short, steep, hill-fed rivers, with the upper reaches of all waterways in the zone having...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/kaikoura-water-zone/local-projects-and-priorities-in-your-zone/waterways-in-kaikouraMore than a dozen vital flood protection structures in our waterways, such as weirs and culverts, now have improved fish passage. Thanks to central government co-funding, we have been able
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/ingenuity-enables-fish-travel-through-flood-protection-structures... by the regional council, territorial authorities, other agencies and community through zone committees and partnership programmes. Highlights to date A review of the Canterbury Regional Policy...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/environmental-limitsThe dramatic Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū Banks Peninsula volcanic landscape is a stark contrast to the surrounding Waitaha Canterbury plains. The topography, geology, and climate in such a uniquely formed...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/nature-in-your-area/banks-peninsula-zone... Clearwater village, including monitoring the effectiveness of new systems; and Further work on quantifying the impacts of birdlife on different lakes. The Ashburton Water Zone Committee, which recommends...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/updated-science-supports-the-need-for-actions-to-address-degrading-ashburtono-tu-wharekai-lakes... over the last 10 years has included: establishing 10 Zone Committees and a Regional Committee setting priorities, policies and rules through RMA plans, zone implementation programmes and other...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress... on the amount of nitrogen farms can leach have been in place since 2012,” she said. “With the input of our water zone committees and local communities, these limits have been tightened further in particular...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/environment-canterbury-has-always-acknowledged-the-water-quality-problem... Canterbury, along with contributions from the Department of Conservation and Central South Island Fish & Game. Improving the lake environment over timeUpper Waitaki Water Zone Committee member, Mat...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/lake-poaka-shoreline-to-be-enhanced