... the Ōtūkaikino River restoration The Ōtūkaikino River is located north of Christchurch and arises from a number of spring-fed streams. It is fed by shallow groundwater flowing through gravels from...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2018/otukaikino-river-takes-out-national-river-award... the past few months, we've installed new monitoring sites on the North Branch, Taylor’s Stream, O’Shea Creek, and Mt Harding Creek. A monitoring site on Lagmhor Creek has also been moved to get...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/new-monitoring-sites-give-clearer-view-of-hakatereashburton-river... or wandering along Templers Island Trails, connecting Ōtukaikino Stream through to McLeans Island. Bailes Island Picnic area is due to open on the 30th of October 2021. You can access it from the west...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/waimakariri/bailes-island-picnic-area-enhancementEach 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/selwyn-waihora-zone/selwyn-waihora-water-zone-committee-action-plan-2021-2024Flooding is the leading cause of damage from natural events in Aotearoa New Zealand and Waitaha Canterbury has experienced many floods. Many of our homes and businesses, as well as infrastructure
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/natural-hazards/floods/flooding-in-canterburyOur biodiversity advisor Jason Butt has been rafting the Waiau Toa Clarence River to help identify and map weeds.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/pulling-together-to-tackle-weeds-on-the-waiau-toa-clarence-riverWe work alongside our partners to solve the problem of wallabies. Together we have a vision for a wallaby-free Aotearoa.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biosecurity/national-programmes/wallaby-control/wallaby-control-work... levels. Finally, we stopped off at a lowland stream to see a joint initiative between Environment Canterbury and the Eiffelton Irrigation scheme to run a solar powered well pump. This keeps water...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/from-the-hills-to-the-sea-and-between... and implications of nitrate contamination, with more to come in 2026. Keen to catch the next meeting? The first Council meeting of 2026 will be on Wednesday 25 February and streamed on our YouTube channel....
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/final-council-meeting-of-the-year-prompts-robust-discussionsThe Upper Rangitata Gorge Landcare Group is a passionate group of landowners committed to controlling weed and animal pests in the upper Rangitata riverbed and tributaries. The group formed from...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/landowners-restoring-upper-rangitata-catchment-to-pristine-environment