... and control its spread — a requirement of the Canterbury Regional Pest Management Plan. Training AI to recognise plant pests in images
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/using-artificial-intelligence-to-identify-pest-plantsResidents remember fishing at Waitaha/Canterbury’s largest lagoon with water so clear you could see aquatic plants swaying and schools of trout swimming.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/selwyn-waihora/mission-to-restore-aotearoas-largest-wetland-brings-hopeLocalised discharges (where the source of the emissions can be identified) can impact air quality. Here are some of the issues we face in Waitaha/Canterbury in relation to the localised effects
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/air/localised-effects-of-discharges-to-air... around the table. They made Plan Change 7 operative and the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan fully operative, and decided to appointment of up to two youth members to the Strategy
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/council-hears-from-community-agrees-to-committee-youth-representatives-approves-key-plan-changeWaitaha Canterbury is home to a rich diversity of freshwater and coastal ecosystems, supporting a wide range of indigenous plants, invertebrates, fish, river-nesting birds, and marine species.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/our-biodiversity-work/freshwater-biodiversity-habitat-projects... pesticides. Property owners of affected sites have been sent letters outlining their land’s history and its inclusion on the Listed Land Use Register. Regional councils throughout New Zealand...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/lower-waitaki/historical-sheep-dips-found-in-waimate... in existing plans when up for review. Has the goal been met? Met Partially met Not met The Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan sets environmental flows through sub-regional chapters. Highlights...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress/recreational-and-amenity-opportunitiesMore than a dozen vital flood protection structures in our waterways, such as weirs and culverts, now have improved fish passage. Thanks to central government co-funding, we have been able
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/ingenuity-enables-fish-travel-through-flood-protection-structures... is a partnership between Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour communities and Te Hapū o Ngāti Wheke, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury), Christchurch City Council, and the Lyttelton Port Company. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/community-and-partnership-key-to-restoring-whakaraupolyttelton-harbour