The restoration of a section of Twizel River close to the town has been identified as a key priority for the Upper Waitaki Water Zone Committee, which is now investigating the next steps
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2021/twizel-river-restoration-recommendedWinter provided no excuse to stay indoors for the hardworking volunteers behind the Otematata Wetlands Walkway restoration project, who received support from the Upper Waitaki Water Zone Committee for development and planting. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/upper-waitaki/new-funding-for-wetland-walkwayJust one conversation about what an Environment Canterbury restoration project was hoping to achieve was all it took for one landowner couple to voluntarily retire four hectares of productive...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2022/hekeao-hinds-river-restorationSix environmental initiatives, including projects to keep nesting birds safe, control the spread of invasive weeds and pests, and enhance biodiversity, will benefit from a share of $50,000 in funding
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/hurunui-waiau/funding-backs-restoration-and-conservation-in-hurunuiWe work with landowners and the community to protect, preserve and restore wetlands across Canterbury.
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/wetlands/wetlands-protection-work... McGregor said with about 90 per cent of New Zealand’s original wetlands lost, restoration is imperative for a healthy and sustainable future. “Wetlands are nature’s kidneys, helping filter, store...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/selwyn-waihora/whakaora-te-waikekewai-project-restored-wetland-attracts-rare-birdsNine innovative environmental initiatives, including four wetlands, will be supported at the recommendation of the Waimakariri Water Zone Committee for the 2023/2024 financial year. ...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/2024/wetlands-the-focus-for-new-waimakariri-funding...Wetlands once covered large areas of Aotearoa New Zealand. Now they are some of our rarest and most at-risk ecosystems, with approximately 90 percent (by area) lost in the last 150 years due to human...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/your-region/your-environment/biodiversity-and-biosecurity/biodiversity/wetlandsFind out more about the recipients of the Waitaha Action to Impact funding rounds over the past four years and what the successful applicants have done with the funding. The Waitaha Action to Impact
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/community-funding/waitaha-action-to-impact-fund/waitaha-action-to-impact-fund-projects-and-fundingThe Upper and Lower Waitaki water zone committees recently attended an event at Otematata Station, aiming to shift perceptions about wetlands – showing them as assets rather than a responsibility...
https://www.ecan.govt.nz/get-involved/news-and-events/zone-news/lower-waitaki/zone-committees-promote-wetlands-as-assets-not-liabilities