We're responsible for providing regional leadership in pest management in the Canterbury region. Our approach is driven primarily by our Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan and the Biosecurity
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/canterbury-regional-pest-management-plan/pest-management-plan-reviewThe Hurunui and Waiau Uwha Braided River Bird Project began in 2017 and aims to to protect and enhance habitat for black-fronted terns and black-billed gulls on the Hurunui and Waiau Uwha Rivers
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/hurunui-waiau-uwha-water-zone/hurunui-and-waiau-uwha-braided-river-bird-project... and native fish including īnanga species, by undertaking native planting and pest and weed control Lower Waitaki zone: Work on improving water quality and habitat at Wainono Lagoon has received...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress-2021/ecosystem-health-and-biodiversity-2021Central government is advancing major reforms that will reshape local government and how we manage land, water, air, and the wider environment in Aotearoa New Zealand. We support changes
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/our-response-to-central-government-reforms...". 📢 From 2026, new local leadership groups will replace the Water Zone Committees, building on their legacy of community collaboration.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/waimakariri-water-zone...-Canterbury and Otago farm trials show they can reduce soil nitrogen by up to 60 per cent and cut sediment runoff by around 40 per cent. We’re supporting a two-year trial in the Upper Waitaki to see...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/learn-how-to-use-winter-nitrogen-and-grow-more-feed-at-catch-crop-field-day-in-omarama... Pareora (OTOP) Water Zone Committee, will eventually transform a stretch of the upper Ōpihi River adjacent to the Burkes Pass township, restoring an ecosystem and enhancing the natural character of the area...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/orari-temuka-opihi-pareroa/restoration-project-at-te-kopi-o-te-opihiburkes-pass-takes-shapeFour years into switching from conventional winter cropping to hay bale grazing, Deane Parker and Melissa Scarlett are seeing transformational results. The couple are operating a 200-hectare irrigated...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/selwyn-waihora/hay-bale-grazing-a-game-changer-for-hororata-dairy-farmOne of the better parts of being on the Ashburton water zone committee is you get to meet interesting people out in the field and you are not always stuck in the committee room. Late last month I did...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/from-the-hills-to-the-sea-and-betweenThe use of synthetic nitrogen fertilisers on land is linked to lowered water quality in rivers, streams, and groundwater. This fertiliser use, and the more intensive land use it allows, needs...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-practices/synthetic-nitrogen-cap