From weekend planting days to stream clean-ups, predator control and education projects, community groups across Waitaha Canterbury are already doing incredible work for the environment - often...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/turn-local-ideas-into-environmental-action-funding-closing-soonWe have awarded $400,000 of funding to seven community organisations, for eight different biodiversity-enhancing projects, through the Christchurch and Banks Peninsula Biodiversity Fund 2024/25
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/community-groups-receive-funding-to-protect-indigenous-biodiversity... $10,483 to fund the trial, which involves laying mesh bags of biochar across the stream before it runs into the lake. Project advisor Les McCracken said the creek was currently dry, but when...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/keen-interest-on-biochar-trial-at-carters-creek...;It matures quickly, is long-living, and crowds out and excludes native shrub species in a wide range of habitats.“If people have cotoneaster on their property we are really encouraging them to destroy...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/cotoneaster-the-plant-you-dont-want-for-christmasThe transport system is complex, with responsibility for different aspects shared by different organisations. Regional, local and national government all have a role to play in ensuring Canterbury's
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/living-here/transport/regional-transport-planning/roles-and-responsibilitiesEach of Waitaha/Canterbury’s water zone committees has an action plan which outlines how they will work with the community to deliver their aspirations for freshwater as outlined in the Canterbury
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/banks-peninsula-water-zone/banks-peninsula-water-zone-committee-action-plan-2021-2024Want to know where's good to swim this summer? At the start of each season, we share long-term water quality grades for our region's popular rivers, lakes, and beaches. These grades are based on water...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/hello-summer-check-the-water-quality-grades-for-popular-sitesOffal pits, also known as dead holes, are commonly used on farms to dispose of animal remains. While practical, they pose environmental and biosecurity risks.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-practices/managing-your-offal-pit