Over the past 18 years, a group of dedicated volunteers have turned an abandoned commercial salmon hatchery on McKinnon’s Creek into a thriving operation which will release 90,000 salmon this year...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/passionate-hatchery-volunteers-protect-salmon-populationEach of Waitaha/Canterbury's water zone committees has an action plan which outlines how they will work with the community to deliver their aspirations for freshwater as outlined in the Canterbury
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/ashburton-water-zone/ashburton-water-zone-progress-reportEach of Waitaha/Canterbury’s water zone committees has an action plan which outlines how they will work with the community to deliver their aspirations for freshwater as outlined in the Canterbury
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/selwyn-waihora-zone/selwyn-waihora-water-zone-committee-action-plan-2021-2024New Zealand’s top playspace – at Caroline Bay in Timaru – provided the perfect setting for a group of enthusiastic young people to learn about the environment and history of the area. Ākonga...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/enviroschool-students-learn-through-play-in-timaru... River Catchment Project was born. It was set up as a sub-group of the Hurunui District Landcare Group (HDLG), which covered administration costs and provided a source of funding, expertise and networks...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/hurunui-waiau/rejuvenating-the-jed-doing-better-for-the-next-generationPlease download your required application form and fill in the form. Send your completed application form via email to ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz or post it to Environment Canterbury, PO Box 345
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/do-it-online/resource-consents/applying-for-resource-consent/preparing-your-application/resource-consent-application-formsAfter working together to create a strategy, Our Waitarakao project partners and the community are now busy implementing it – one plant, one trap, and one beach clean-up at a time. Our Waitarakao...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/action-gets-underway-at-waitarakaoEach of Waitaha/Canterbury’s water zone committees has an action plan which outlines how they will work with the community to deliver their aspirations for freshwater as outlined in the Canterbury
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/kaikoura-water-zone/kaikoura-water-zone-progress-reportsOur 2021 native bird of the year, the pekapeka-tou-roa (native long-tailed bat) has a boosted roost habitat thanks to iwi and government working in partnership.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2023/collaborating-a-win-for-native-bats... recently. About 25 volunteers from the Rotary Club, local farmers, community members, and the Waihao Wainono Community Catchment Group led the planting day. The site, adjacent to Waikakahi Valley Road...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/lower-waitaki/transforming-mccullochs-bridge-site-one-planting-day-at-a-time