... swimming safety We have recently released a predictive water-quality model for popular swimming spots across Waitaha. This model is built using more than 11 years of water-quality sampling data...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/swimming-after-rain-what-our-new-water-quality-model-really-showsYears of work by land and aerial crews to clear thousands of hectares of wilding pines at Flock Hill helped contain a devastating wildfire there a year ago – saving precious land, ecosystems
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/years-of-wilding-pine-removal-minimised-wildfire-damage... of infrastructure is taken out by a flooding river, the effects can be felt far beyond the community itself. It’s in the entire country’s best interests to protect roads, bridges, railway lines and other important lifelines, and therefore the Government has a key role to play. A new approach to river resilience...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/stories/2024/co-investment-for-flood-and-river-management-a-positive-stepSoils are a fundamental part of all land-based ecosystems. They buffer and purify water, regulate optimum growing temperatures for diverse plant species, cycle nutrients, filter contaminants, provide
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/plans-strategies-and-bylaws/what-we-know/land/soil-health... at Bush Gully Road, Coalgate, into the Waianiwaniwa River, which ultimately flows into Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. The mine had undergone development from autumn this year which had created significant...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2017/coal-mine-fined-for-consent-breachesFlooding is Aotearoa New Zealand’s most frequent natural hazard – and it’s getting worse as our climate changes. Across Waitaha Canterbury, we’ve seen the impact first-hand: homes damaged, roads cut...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/a-summer-of-action-on-waitaha-canterburys-rivers-our-flood-protection-projects