Te Rautaki Rerenga Rauropi o Waitaha The 2025 Waitaha Canterbury Biodiversity Strategy builds on the work achieved under the previous 'Biodiversity Strategy for the Canterbury Region' which
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/canterbury-biodiversity-strategyView rainfall data at over 90 sites across Waitaha Canterbury, from Kā Tiritiri o te Moana Southern Alps to the sea. Data we collect is reported alongside data measured by partner agencies
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/data/rainfall-dataAfter working together to create a strategy, Our Waitarakao project partners and the community are now busy implementing it – one plant, one trap, and one beach clean-up at a time. Our Waitarakao
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/action-gets-underway-at-waitarakaoThe war on wilding pines is being fought by multiple agencies, community groups, landholders, and other good people across Aotearoa and they came out in force to clear pest pines from
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/al-brown-takes-on-pest-pines-in-the-mackenzie-basinHapuku Scarp Wetland - one of Canterbury’s best examples of a coastal bush scarp wetland. Most of Canterbury’s natural kūkūwai/wetlands have been lost, with Kaikōura’s kūkūwai areas significantly...
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/wetlands-in-kaikouraIongairo is a collaborative project to deepen our understanding of coastal marine ecosystems around Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū/Banks Peninsula. Interactive maps provide new insights into what lies beneath...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/coastal-environment/coastal-projects/banks-peninsula-seafloor-mappingToday's rates capping announcement needs to be understood alongside the challenges and changes proposed for local government, including the new resource management legislation due in coming weeks.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/statement-on-rate-capping-from-our-chair-dr-deon-swiggsView our latest reports and strategies. For further information, search using our document library.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/media/media-centre/media-reports-and-statisticsFeatured image: Simon Gooding Part of the windswept Kaitōrete has been cleared of hedgehogs to protect vulnerable wildlife, in a proof of concept that’s thought to be a national first. Canterbury
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/pest-free-banks-peninsula-breaking-new-ground-on-hedgehogs