We welcome central government support from Budget 2024 for flood management measures in the region. Co-funding, drawn from a new Regional Infrastructure Fund being established by the Government
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/funding-boost-for-canterbury-flood-protection-projectsFeature image: Chair Craig Pauling with Pukatea Dairy Farms partners John Spry, Pam Spry, Stuart Neill, and Roger Gaskell Over the past 20 years, Stuart Neill and the team at Pukatea Dairy Farm have
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/we-want-to-be-here-long-term-a-20-year-journey-towards-sustainable-dairy-farmingMetro’s Route 7 Halswell to Queenspark customers will be able to turn up to their stop and go, from Monday 28 April, with the frequency of the service being increased. The service will run every 10
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/ready-set-go-every-10-minutes-on-route-7We have welcomed a significant $21.5M co-funding investment from the Government to accelerate Waitaha Canterbury's flood resilience efforts. The announcement, made by Minister Shane Jones today
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/welcoming-major-government-investment-in-regions-flood-resilienceMore 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-structuresRecharging underground aquifers and augmenting stream flow in the Selwyn catchment. Supporting the lifeblood of Selwyn and Te Waihora The Waikirikiri/Selwyn Near River Recharge project is a multi
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/selwyn-waihora-zone/local-projects-and-priorities/the-waikirikiri-selwyn-near-river-recharge-projectWork to control wilding pines in the Mackenzie Basin is ramping up with an extra $2 million in government funding that recognises the serious threat these pest trees pose to the region
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/extra-funding-boosts-wilding-pine-control-in-the-mackenzie-basinHere you can find information on our current river maintenance works we are undertaking across the region through targeted rates from river rating districts. This includes operational tasks
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/flood-protection-and-community-resilience/current-worksOur region is home to flood and hazard-prone areas. We support the community to be prepared for and able to respond to hazards, and changes in the natural environment. Our focus in flood and river
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