When natural coastal processes, like storms or high tide events, pose a threat to human life, property or infrastructure they become a coastal hazard. Learn more about the different types of coastal
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/coastal-environment/keeping-an-eye-out-for-coastal-hazards... Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP) and technical modelling shows environmental benefits will only occur if the Plan’s minimum flows are applied to all consents that take water from the river...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/hakatereashburton-river-consents-review... in accordance with the Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Act 2022. Five councillors from the 2019–2022 term chose not to stand and two were unsuccessful in seeking re-election...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/final-results-confirm-eight-new-councillors-for-environment-canterbury-council... the protection of freshwater across the Mackenzie and Waitaki regions. Shaun Burkett, team leader for Regional Biodiversity and Biosecurity explained why keeping pest plants out of our waterways is so...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/love-our-lakes-protecting-our-waterways-from-pest-plantsThe final Strategy and Policy Committee meeting on Wednesday 10 September covered quarry dust research, the draft Council Land Strategy, and recent central government reforms. Read about the final
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/final-strategy-and-policy-committee-meeting-of-the-trienniumThe Canterbury Regional Council (Ngāi Tahu Representation) Bill, passed its second reading in Parliament on Wednesday 8 June, with 77 votes to 42, after being considered by the Māori Affairs Select...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/ngai-tahu-bill-passes-second-reading-in-parliamentKirikōhatu is a family-friendly, accessible section of the Waimakariri River Regional Park. It offers easy walking tracks, river views and picnic spaces, making it a great spot for a short walk...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/living-here/regional-parks/waimakariri-river-regional-park/kirikohatu... in Waitaha/Canterbury but across New Zealand, making it a high-priority target under the Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan 2018-2038 Eradication Programme, which aims to eliminate it completely...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/breakthrough-in-battle-against-invasive-yellow-water-lily... committees work with local communities to develop recommendations for these water quantity and water quality limits, which are given effect to through the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/lower-waitaki-water-zone/local-planning-2... defined and time–limited goals. There are 10 water management zones throughout Canterbury and each has a committee made up of community and rūnanga appointees, as well as regional and local...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/canterburys-approach-to-water-management/new-beginnings