It’s important that instream structures such as culverts and weirs are designed and maintained so that fish can move upstream and downstream between different river and stream habitats and complete
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-around-rivers-and-streams/managing-in-stream-structures...;Review environmental flows and catchment load limits in response to changing monitoring information, new understanding and technologies, and if requested by regional and zone committees. Has this goal been...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress-2021/environmental-limits-2021We welcome trail bike riders in designated areas along the north and south banks of the Waimakariri River Regional Park. See below for guides to trail bike, motocross and quad bike riding tracks...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/living-here/regional-parks/waimakariri-river-regional-park/trail-bike-riding... of meeting regional, national and international air quality targets and guidelines predict the likely effect of various airshed management options. We often partner with Crown Research Institutes, universities...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/air-quality/check-urban-air-qualityWater falls on the alpine and hill country as rain and snow. This water then flows down catchments, forming lakes, wetlands and rivers, and percolating into the groundwater system. Rainfall and snow
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/water-story/alpine-and-hill-countryFlooding is Aotearoa New Zealand’s number one hazard and an issue many Canterbury communities live with, particularly those located on floodplains or alongside river systems. Canterbury Regional...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/whats-the-story-with-flood-protection-in-banks-peninsula...: establishing 10 Zone Committees and a Regional Committee setting priorities, policies and rules through RMA plans, zone implementation programmes and other strategic documents gathering information...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress-2021... that these values are upheld. Several of our waterways have been given additional protection through a water conservation order (WCO). As a regional council, we are required to ensure that all our plans...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/water-conservation-orders... in late February. If approved, these agents could also target Darwin’s barberry across New Zealand. The National Biocontrol Collective is a collaboration between Regional Councils, Manaaki Whenua...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/help-us-combat-darwins-barberry-using-biological-controls