Our Ashburton team has recently welcomed four new staff members. They’ll all be spending time in the community, so if you see them, say hi! They are just some of the mid and South Canterbury team we...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/introducing-out-new-ashburton-crew... to enter on behalf of yourself or another person, community group, school, organisation or company you believe is making a difference in our zone through environmental work. The judges are searching...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/waimakariri-environmental-awards-now-openTwo pesky plant species – introduced by early European settlers – are the target of a co-ordinated pest control project to enhance biodiversity, water quality and mahinga kai resource gathering
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/local-approach-to-target-pest-weeds-at-waitaki-lakesThe Upper Rangitata Gorge Landcare Group is a passionate group of landowners committed to controlling weed and animal pests in the upper Rangitata riverbed and tributaries. The group formed...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/landowners-restoring-upper-rangitata-catchment-to-pristine-environmentAmuri Irrigation Company Limited has applied for consents to construct, operate and maintain the proposed Balmoral Storage Facility north side of the Hurunui River adjacent to Tekoa Road southwest...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/notifications-and-submissions/amuri-irrigation-company-limitedStopbanks are the last line of defence from significant floods. They have been built to protect lives, homes, land, roads and other vital infrastructure, so it is crucial they function properly when...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/protecting-waitahacanterburys-crucial-flood-protection-assetsKuaka (godwits) are due to depart Canterbury for world’s longest migration, 11,000km non-stop. Will we be ready with a healthy habitat for them to return to? Over 1,500 kuaka (bar-tailed godwits
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/godwits-to-depart-canterbury-for-worlds-longest-migration... risk from natural hazards, reduce emissions, enhance safety, and accelerate key transport projects across the region. In a meeting held on Monday 27 November 2023, the Canterbury Regional Transport...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/proposal-for-10-8-billion-investment-in-canterburys-transport-system... Community Group successfully applied for Lower Waitaki – South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee funding to spray 400 hectares of crack willow, a pest plant that is choking the river, creating...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/funding-supports-drive-to-tackle-pest-trees-along-waihao-river