Community groups across Waitaha Canterbury can now apply for three contestable funds. Whether you’re restoring native bush and wetlands, improving local waterways or delivering catchment-scale action...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/contestable-funds-now-open-to-boost-community-led-environmental-actionsCanterbury’s braided rivers are vital ecological corridors that connect the mountains to the sea, providing essential habitats for native biodiversity. They have significant cultural importance
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/braided-rivers/importance-of-braided-riversThe Ōhau Conservation Trust is installing automated traps around Mackenzie’s Lake Ōhau Basin to target possums, stoats and rats, thanks in part to our Waitaha Action to Impact (WAI) Fund
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/automatic-traps-to-be-installed-above-lake-ohauSouth Taranaki farmer Trish Rankin will be hosting waste minimisation workshops for farmers in Ellesmere, Waimakariri, Christchurch and Geraldine between 16-19 June. The day Trish bought a dairy farm
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/rural-leader-on-a-mission-to-help-farmers-minimise-waste... living in Clean Air Zones, generally the urban areas of Rangiora, Kaiapoi, Christchurch, Ashburton, Timaru, Geraldine and Waimate, transition to cleaner forms of heating and further improve air quality...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/canterburys-high-pollution-days-climb-as-temperatures-drop... biodiversity across the zone. The rivers, streams, hāpua and wetlands of Waimakariri have always been an important place and food basket for Ngāi Tahu and Ngāi Tūāhuriri. Animal and arable...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/nature-in-your-area/waimakariri-zone-biodiversityThere are four harbours in the Canterbury region, including the two commercial ports - Lyttelton (operated by Lyttelton Port Company Limited) and Timaru (operated by PrimePort Timaru
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/harbourmasters-office/commercial-shipping... to improve stream health, and weed eradication at Boat Creek are among the projects to benefit from Selwyn Waihora Water Zone Committee Action Plan Budget support.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/selwyn-waihora/selwyn-waihoraWe're working with several partners on a wide range of initiatives within the Lower Waitaki South Coastal Canterbury water zone. We've provided a snapshot of some key projects below.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/lower-waitaki-water-zone/action-in-the-zone