... significant investments in river management and flood resilience, pest management, and public transport. But, like a lot of regional councils, we’re running out of the funds we need to respond...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/stories/2023/chair-sends-open-letter-to-election-candidatesCouncil has set its private revenue ratio targets for public transport services for the current funding period. It follows NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) outlining its expectations...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/council-agrees-public-transport-private-revenue-ratio-targets... engagement is crucial to assess needs, set expectations, and make inclusive decisions with all stakeholders. Under the Maritime Transport Act 1994 (MTA) all regional councils or unitary authorities have...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/responding-to-coastal-environment-incidentsConfirmation that Waitaha Canterbury will receive $5.7 million from Central Government to help pay for climate resilience and flood protection work is big news for our region. The Government had
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/stories/2024/from-our-chair-2... set feasible yet impactful emissions targets. The report found the reduction initiative with the highest potential for impact was decarbonising the regional bus fleet, followed by encouraging...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/climate-change/our-environmental-contributionWe have honoured our commitment for a public transport fare trial, and continued flood recovery and remediation work for the region, as part of our 2023/24 Annual Plan. Chair Peter Scott said...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/202324-annual-plan-keeps-focus-on-public-transport-and-flood-risk.... If successful, Environment Canterbury would be the first regional council to achieve accreditation, says Chair Jenny Hughey. "Making this commitment to paying the Living Wage demonstrates a focus on ensuring...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/council-to-push-for-living-wage-accreditation... consultation on the Regional Public Transport Plan in 2024, we will now engage with key stakeholders who are involved in the provision of public transport infrastructure to inform their strategy for long...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/busy-council-meeting-sees-annual-plan-adopted-and-decision-made-on-cbd-landThere 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.... Although some of these goals, such as regional GDP, are influenced by initiatives outside this strategy, it is important to evaluate how implementation programmes contribute to economic wealth. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress-2021/indicators-of-regional-and-national-economies-2021