Environment Canterbury and Selwyn District Council has received an application to establish a new quarry (Roydon Quarry) between Curraghs, Dawsons, Maddisons and Jones Road, Templeton. Current status
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/fulton-hogan-ltd-proposed-roydon-quarryFollowing a hiatus, Environment Canterbury will resume Kaikōura and Hurunui-Waiau district Farm Environment Plan (FEP) audits during 2026.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-plans-and-consenting/farm-environment-plans/fep-audits-are-back-in-kaikoura-and-hurunui-waiau-districtsThis guidance aims to help provide some certainty on what is and what is not a 'riverbed' in Waitaha Canterbury for the purposes of the Resource Management Act (RMA) and our plans.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-around-rivers-and-streams/activities-in-and-around-braided-riverbedsFarmers and rural professionals in the Mackenzie Basin came together to talk through strategies for dealing with the challenges of extreme weather in Ōmarama in April.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/farmer-workshop-in-omarama-focuses-on-coping-with-dry-autumn-conditionsClimate change is a driver and factor in many of the environmental issues we face. It exacerbates hazards, such as extreme weather events, and puts stress on communities and ecosystems. The risks
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/climate-change/climate-change-risksWe are working with Te Rūnanga o Kaikōura to regenerate sections of the Hurunui River berm, improving flood protection and climate change resilience, and supporting the regeneration of habitat
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/hurunui-regeneration-project-reconnects-mana-whenuaWaitaha/Canterbury region is like no other, and we are proud to call it home. We work with Papatipu Rūnanga, stakeholders and the wider community to shape a thriving and resilient region, now
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/about/your-council/about-us/our-work/our-core-servicesFarmers are increasingly doing the right thing when it comes to disposing of bale wrap and other farm plastics. Plasback commercial manager Neal Shaw estimates there’s been more than a 50 per cent
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/recycling-farm-plastics-a-winWe continue to lead by example and increase biodiversity protection on our land. Here are some examples of work on council-owned land:
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/our-biodiversity-work/biodiversity-on-our-land