... natural resource use economic prosperity the structure of local, regional and central government treaty relationships. Other items discussed by the Council Chair Pauling, Deputy Chair Swiggs...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/strategic-position-statements-endorsed-by-council... practitioner who specialises in contaminated land investigations. Rules in the Regional Plan say that you or your practitioner must submit any investigation report to Environment Canterbury within...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/hazardous-land-use/testing-for-contamination... for and be engaged in regional and local planning reforms concerning freshwater management, climate change and water quality issues. Catchment group wins significant financial award Te Rūnanga o Wairewa, on behalf...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/banks-peninsula/integrated-catchment-management-sees-major-funding-in-banks-peninsula... intrusion into the Kaiapoi River. Why is the Kaiapoi River becoming saltier? The Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) commissioned Earth Sciences New Zealand to investigate the main...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/new-study-identifies-why-saltwater-is-increasing-in-the-kaiapoi-river... Regional Plan, using fire pits, chimineas, and braziers is generally not permitted in urban areas unless you're using them to cook. That’s because the smoke they produce can hang in the air, especially...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/love-your-backyard-heres-how-to-enjoy-it-without-the-smoke... of organisations that can recommend an appropriate SQP. Backup devices and space-heating devices are excluded from this regulation. Our responsibilities As Regional Council, with responsibility for both...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/climate-change/industrial-process-heatWaitaha/Canterbury is experiencing increasing pressure on landscapes, natural character and outstanding features, with a range of activities contributing to these pressures within our different
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/natural-character-features-and-landscapes/potential-issues-impacting-natural-character-features-and-landscapes... electricity supply to New Zealand and reducing power generation demand on the region’s waterways. Indicators of regional and national economies Achieving a demonstrable increase in economic output due to improved water management for all target outcomes, measured through economic growth and employment. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progressCouncillors have agreed to put forward a submission to the Justice Committee, calling on the Crown to abandon the Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/council-urges-government-to-drop-treaty-principles-bill... to enjoy Canterbury's lakes and rivers. The CWMS Regional Committee's Recreation and Amenity Working Group gathered information to better understand the availability, diversity and trends of recreation...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/measuring-cwms-progress-2021/recreational-and-amenity-opportunities-2021