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https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/apply-to-join-a-biosecurity-advisory-groupIn search of innovative environmental projects to improve freshwater outcomes, the Kaikōura Water Zone Committee ventured to the Hurunui to hear from locals trialling new solutions to pressing water
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/kaikoura/kaikoura-committee-looks-to-local-leaders-for-inspirationWhitebait may be a seasonal delicacy for many — with the season now underway — but behind the scenes, efforts are being made to help ensure these taonga (treasured) species are healthy
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/banks-peninsula/protecting-the-white-gold-surveys-find-whitebait-spawning-in-whakaraupo-streamsIt’s been a busy week for the Our Waitarakao project team with two community events held on the draft strategy to improve the health of the Waitarakao Lagoon and its wider catchment. The South...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/interest-high-at-our-waitarakao-community-drop-in-eventsHigh in the Upper Ōhau catchment, where braided rivers, beech forest, and alpine wetlands meet, our biodiversity and biosecurity staff spent five days in February protecting a precious high‑country...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/a-weedy-week-in-ohau-protecting-a-precious-high-country-landscapeThe trial of Route 87 Southbridge to Lincoln will end on 27 June, due to low patronage. Those who use the service will need to begin planning alternative methods of transport. "We know
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/metro-route-87-southbridge-to-lincoln-trial-to-endWe often get asked how we do compliance and why it’s important. This page explains how we monitor compliance with resource consents and handle cases of non-compliance. A resource consent
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/whats-the-story-with-complianceEnvironment Canterbury is pleased with a High Court decision (PDF file 1.33 MB) that it correctly applied the law and did not exceed its jurisdiction in approving consents to take water used for water...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2020/council-pleased-with-certainty-on-water-bottling-from-high-court-decisionThe last 10 resource consent applications for essential repairs and improvements on State Highway 1 and the Main North Line near Kaikōura have been granted. The consents, which address safety
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/new-zealand-transport-agency-and-kiwirail-holdings-2