Large or multiple fires can stretch Fire and Emergency volunteer resources - that’s when our very own fire team steps in. From Kainga to the front line
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/prepared-for-summer-our-fire-team-ready-to-respond... taonga. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the leaders of the university and the regional council outlines a range of collaborative projects. This includes support for UC student work during...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/teaming-up-with-university-of-canterbury-for-the-environmentFind out about the resource consent applications from South Island Resource Recovery Limited (SIRRL) for a proposed waste to energy plant in Waimate. Current status: The Minister for the Environment
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/proposals-of-public-interest/waimate-waste-to-energy-plant-resource-consent-applications... Act is part of the Government’s broader reforms to replace the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). It introduces a number of changes that will affect: regional planning resource consenting compliance...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/council-reviewing-new-resource-management-amendment-act-and-its-implications...; It is designed to help any party with responsibilities related to river management and resource use under the Resource Management Act (RMA), the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP) and the Flood Protection and Drainage (FPD) Bylaw. What are braided rivers?...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/farmers-hub/farming-around-rivers-and-streams/activities-in-and-around-braided-riverbeds...? The intention is to reform local government’s three waters services into a small number of multi-regional entities with a bottom line of public ownership. These entities would deliver: drinking water...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/three-waters-reform... support to landscapes of deep cultural, ecological and historical significance. Our Regional Biodiversity and Biosecurity team hosted Grace O'Shaughnessy-Katene and Jake Benny over the summer, each working...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/internships-strengthen-partnership-for-kaitorete-and-muriwai-o-whata-restoration