Reduced amounts of sediment and phosphorus are entering Hurunui and Kaikōura waterways while closer community connections are being created thanks to a four-year, $4.1 million Soil Conservation
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/soil-conservation-project-benefits-environment-and-communityNALG (NZ) Ltd has applied for consent to establish a facility to produce methane from organic material at 233 Old West Coast Road, Christchurch. Current status: The hearing has been defered...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/nalg-new-zealand-limitedBetween 28 February and 3 April 2025, over 700 individuals and groups provided feedback on our draft Annual Plan for 2025/26.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/annual-plans/annual-plan-submissionsPeter Burt has settled into his new role as Environment Canterbury's Southern Zone Delivery Lead based in our Timaru Office, and let's just say it's a little bit of a change from his previous career
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2020/top-cop-steps-up-to-new-challengeA Mount Hutt dairy farm has adopted a hybrid bale grazing system to protect their soil against adverse wet weather and better their overall environment. In the foothills of Mid Canterbury
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/winter-grazing-alternative-shakes-up-dairy-farmFour years into switching from conventional winter cropping to hay bale grazing, Deane Parker and Melissa Scarlett are seeing transformational results. The couple are operating a 200-hectare irrigated...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/selwyn-waihora/hay-bale-grazing-a-game-changer-for-hororata-dairy-farmMore Waitaha Canterbury farmers have been experimenting with hay bale grazing this past winter in a bid to minimise pugging and retain soil nutrients and structure. The practice has been endorsed
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/hay-bale-grazing-wintering-without-mudThe decision of the Hearing Commissioner on the applications to discharge operational stormwater from an industrial site at 24 McDowell Avenue, Ashburton, has been released. The decision is to grant
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2024/adams-sawmilling-co-ltdThe decision of the Hearing Commissioner on the application to take groundwater for dewatering purposes, discharge dewatering water and install bores at 43/47 Lichfield Street, Christchurch, has been
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/notified-decisions/2024/j-ballantyne-and-co-ltd