Find out more about the recipients of the Waitaha Action to Impact funding rounds over the past four years and what the successful applicants have done with the funding. The Waitaha Action to Impact
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/community-funding/waitaha-action-to-impact-fund/waitaha-action-to-impact-fund-projects-and-funding... lived in our lakes, swamps, rivers and streams for more than 23 million years. Te Rūnanga o Arowhenua, Te Rūnanga o Moeraki, and Te Rūnanga o Waihao are the kaitiaki rūnanga for the Waitaki catchment...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/hangi-by-the-streamImage: Strathconan Stream Catchment Group members Michael Bennett, Hugh Thomson, and Peter Johnson. Local farmers have worked together on a project to get native plants thriving along Strathconan...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/orari-temuka-opihi-pareroa/new-lease-of-life-for-fairlie-streamWe're proud to offer new residents one of the most welcoming and attractive lifestyle choices in New Zealand.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/about/careers/living-in-canterburywaitahaA fish ramp installed near Living Springs is helping schools of inanga/whitebait and banded kōkopu swim upstream to restored habitats. Before the reverse waterslide, fish were stopping their upwards...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/slip-and-slide-reverse-waterslide-at-allandale-stream-helps-fish-swim-upstreamAfter working together to create a strategy, Our Waitarakao project partners and the community are now busy implementing it – one plant, one trap, and one beach clean-up at a time. Our Waitarakao
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/action-gets-underway-at-waitarakaoTo protect freshwater life in Waitarakao catchment, we first need to know what’s there—and recent mahi by scientists and local farmers has revealed some surprises.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/hidden-biodiversity-revealed-in-waitarakao-catchmentThe enhancement of ecosystem health, indigenous biodiversity and recreation is at the heart of action on the ground in the Christchurch West Melton water zone. You can find a summary of some of our
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/christchurch-west-melton-water-zone/local-projects-and-priorities... an online education programme Future Living Skills. EcoCentre headquarters Architect’s image of EcoCentre at Timaru The group is setting up their headquarters in Redruth, and true to their sustainable...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2020/community-group-focusing-on-sustainable-living..., including fish and insect species, living across the catchment, including many streams from the rolling countryside that feed into the lagoon area. The highly interested group of people...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/interest-high-at-our-waitarakao-community-drop-in-events