Our effort to reinstate mana whenua voting rights has passed a significant milestone with the local Bill having its first reading in Parliament. The Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/ngai-tahu-representation-bill-passes-first-readingOur approach to biodiversity is to focus on protecting and maintaining what remains, specifically in our vulnerable priority wetland, braided river, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/our-biodiversity-work/yearly-summary-of-our-biodiversity-workThe streets of Greater Christchurch are a little quieter, and a lot greener, with 16 new electric buses rolling out onto our roads from this week. The new vehicles join a further 28 electric vehicles
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/driving-real-change-20-of-metros-bus-fleet-now-zero-emissionWe are Waitaha Canterbury’s environmental regulator, responsible for managing natural resources including air, soil, water and land. We work with mana whenua, stakeholders and communities to promote...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/about/your-council/about-us/our-work/our-core-services/environmental-regulation-and-protectionJust one conversation about what an Environment Canterbury restoration project was hoping to achieve was all it took for one landowner couple to voluntarily retire four hectares of productive farmland...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/hekeao-hinds-river-restorationThe Upper and Lower Waitaki water zone committees recently attended an event at Otematata Station, aiming to shift perceptions about wetlands – showing them as assets rather than a responsibility
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/lower-waitaki/zone-committees-promote-wetlands-as-assets-not-liabilitiesFollowing Council support for public transport drivers across Canterbury to receive the 2021 Living Wage, we are pleased to announce that we have concluded Living Wage discussions with all contracted
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/all-canterbury-public-transport-drivers-to-receive-the-2021-living-wageDirect commuter buses from Rangiora and Kaiapoi to central Christchurch, supported by new Park & Ride facilities, are now one step closer thanks to support for the proposal from the Waimakariri
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2020/a-better-way-to-commute-for-waimakariri-residents-is-one-step-closer