The Hurunui Waiau Uwha water zone features Lake Sumner, the alpine Hurunui and Waiau rivers, the hill-fed Waipara and Conway rivers, as well as the north Pegasus Bay coastal wetlands and coastal...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/hurunui-waiau-uwha-water-zoneThe Waitaha Action to Impact Fund (WAI Fund) supports community-led projects across Waitaha Canterbury that empower people to take action, build capacity, and deliver tangible outcomes.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/community-funding/waitaha-action-to-impact-fund... sensor for constructed wetland trial – $10,000 Mid-Canterbury Catchment Collective – Coordinate a resource of catchment information A $6,000 grant will help develop a project that aims to co...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/ashburton/new-role-empowers-communities-in-the-ashburton-zoneWe’re working with other councils nationwide to advocate for permanent co-investment from central government for climate resilience and flood protection works. Flooding is the most common natural
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/flood-protection-and-community-resilience/co-investment-in-future-flood-protectionWe are carrying out a focused piece of work in the Ahuriri and Upper Waitaki area to support long-term improvements in water quality, protect wetland and biodiversity values, and uphold the cultural...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/water/whats-happening-in-my-water-zone/upper-waitaki-water-zone/protecting-and-enhancing-the-ahuriri-and-upper-waitaki-catchment... Barckleys Wetland feeds into the Wairepo Creek and plays an important role in nutrient filtering, wildlife and plant habitats and sediment control. The wetland is also home to mature red tussock...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/funding-for-benmore-station-project-helps-protect-biodiversity-valuesWe're developing river-specific revival strategies for braided rivers across our region. The strategies aim to: Pull together current plans and pathways for river revival across individual rivers
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/braided-rivers/braided-river-revival/braided-river-strategiesA decades-long dream for braided river care groups across Waitaha Canterbury has come to life with the launch of a new GIS-based mapping platform that brings together more than 60 years of river bird
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2025/decades-of-river-bird-data-comes-to-life-in-new-mapping-toolAfter 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-waitarakao