A new community-driven initiative has received the backing of the local water zone committee to tackle the growing threat of invasive willows along the Waihao River. The Waihao Wainono Catchment
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/funding-supports-drive-to-tackle-pest-trees-along-waihao-riverFlood protection work on the Cam River in Kaiapoi uncovered native mussels living among decades-old debris, highlighting river health and flood risk reduction efforts. Cam River flood protection work
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/cam-river-flood-protection-work-in-kaiapoi-uncovers-native-musselsA remote inland wetland near the Kakahu River will get a boost for additional native plants thanks to support from the Ōrāri Temuka Ōpihi Pareora (OTOP) Water Zone Committee. The Robinson Kakahu
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/orari-temuka-opihi-pareroa/robinson-kakahu-wetland-gets-funding-boost-for-plantingThe Whaka-Ora Pest Project (WOPP), run by Conservation Volunteers New Zealand (CVNZ), protects native wildlife by targeting pests like rats, possums, stoats, and hedgehogs around Whakaraupō Lyttelton...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/banks-peninsula/woppers-wipe-out-4500-pests-in-two-years-around-whakaraupolyttelton-harbourWhile its name sounds exciting and enticing, African love grass is anything but. It’s a fast-spreading pest plant that could threaten farms across Waitaha Canterbury. Learn how to spot it and stop
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2026/african-love-grass-theres-nothing-romantic-about-itCouncillors have appointed Craig Pauling as Chair of Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) for the remainder of the term.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/council-appoints-craig-pauling-as-chairIn the picturesque Whakaraupō/Lyttelton Harbour area, two kura/primary schools have embarked on their annual sustainable community project. Whakaraupō is home to five Enviroschools comprised of three...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/whakaraupo-kura-unite-for-shared-sustainability-actionThe Timaru community is being encouraged to get involved in a collaborative project to restore Waitarakao Washdyke Lagoon and its surrounding catchment. 'Our Waitarakao' Washdyke Lagoon Catchment
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/orari-temuka-opihi-pareroa/plan-to-restore-waitarakao-washdyke-lagoon-kicks-offThe Hinds Drains Working Party (HDWP) was formed by the Ashburton Zone Committee in 2014 to facilitate a water body by water body approach to developing management plans for the main water bodies...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/ashburton-water-zone/action-on-the-ground/the-hinds-drains-working-party-hdwp