The Ashburton Water Zone Committee is supporting a trial using biochar to help improve water quality at Lake Hood. The project, which will be coordinated by the Lake Hood Water Quality Taskforce
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/keen-interest-on-biochar-trial-at-carters-creek...: Further reading: No known solution for escalating Patiti Point erosion Healthier Homes Canterbury Steps ongoing in response to climate change Further reading: Positive emissions report sets tone...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/about/your-council/request-information/responsesStreams and rivers provide important habitat for plants, invertebrates, fish and wildlife. They also provide many other ecological, cultural, recreational and economic values. Once
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-around-rivers-and-streamsAround this time of year, we get many calls complaining about smoky or smelly outdoor fires. To avoid complaints from your neighbours and a visit from one of our incident response officers, get
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/burning-outdoorsWith summer just around the corner, rivers and lakes across Aotearoa New Zealand are calling — but it's also the time to watch out for toxic algae that can harm both people and their pets. Toxic algae...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/keep-you-and-your-dog-safe-from-toxic-algae-this-summerResearch on historic land use in the Waimate district has found that old sheep dips are the most common source of potential soil contamination in the area. This follows the trend of other
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/lower-waitaki/historical-sheep-dips-found-in-waimateWater users have access to a fuller, more accurate picture of the Hakatere/Ashburton River and tributary flows thanks to an increase in the number of monitoring stations in the catchment. Over
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/new-monitoring-sites-give-clearer-view-of-hakatereashburton-riverNau mai haere mai, the Te Waihora Co-Governance Group were pleased to welcome Marama Davidson MP, co-leader of Green Party Aotearoa, and Lan Pham MP to the Tai Tapu Community Centre to learn about
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/te-waihora-co-governance-welcomes-marama-davidsonTwo companies have been fined a total of $41,000 for causing sediment contamination of a Christchurch stream. In sentencing notes released this month, Forest Management Ltd and Sharples Logging Ltd
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2018/forestry-companies-fined-for-sediment-contaminationIt’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-events