Biosecurity in Waitaha Canterbury is focused on protecting our region’s economy, cultural values, health, production, recreational spaces and indigenous biodiversity from pests and invasive organisms...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biosecurity/how-we-deliver-our-biosecurity-workWe are taking an integrated approach to resource management and developing a single planning framework for Waitaha/Canterbury. Here is what we know about the resource management issues
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-knowIn Waitaha/Canterbury cattle feedlots - and the resource consents required for them to operate - attract community interest. What is a feedlot? The National Environmental Standards for Freshwater...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/feedlot-consent-applications-in-canterburyWe have welcomed a significant $21.5M co-funding investment from the Government to accelerate Waitaha Canterbury's flood resilience efforts. The announcement, made by Minister Shane Jones today
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/welcoming-major-government-investment-in-regions-flood-resilienceLearn about water restrictions, irrigation schemes, and recommended irrigation techniques and how to comply with regulations for dams, irrigation ponds and fish screening facilities in Waitaha
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/irrigationForestry has a role to play in reducing net greenhouse gas emissions in Waitaha/Canterbury. Planting trees helps remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by sequestering carbon. Trees sequester
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/climate-change/forestrys-role-in-offsetting-emissionsWe monitor and maintain 59 river and drainage schemes across Waitaha Canterbury to help protect people and property from flooding. Within these schemes, we build and maintain flood protection
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/flood-protection-and-community-resilience/flood-protection-assets-and-activitiesAir pollution comes from both natural and human-made sources. The contaminant of most concern to human health in Waitaha/Canterbury is particulate matter (PM). What is particulate matter? PM
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/air/ambient-air-qualityA new report gives us the best understanding yet of how much water is being used in Waitaha Canterbury. The Canterbury Region Consumptive Water Abstraction Report (PDF file, 6.42MB) covers
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/new-report-reveals-extent-of-water-abstraction-in-canterbury