Our natural environment in Waitaha/Canterbury forms habitats for a diverse range of native plant and animal life, which supports the health of our unique ecosystems, including our precious braided rivers and wetlands. In turn, helping with climate regulation, carbon-storing, waste decomposition and clean air and water. When you look at all of these benefits, it goes without saying that it's important we look after it.
Biodiversity
As the largest region in the country, Waitaha/Canterbury forms a significant part of New Zealand's unique biodiversity network. Working with landowners and the community, our biodiversity programme focuses on projects that protect, maintain, and enhance our indigenous biodiversity.
Ecosystems are all about the interactions between plants and animals and the places in which they live - streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, drylands, forests and bush and the coastal marine environment. Learn more about our unique biodiversity in Waitaha/Canterbury.
Biosecurity
Biosecurity is vital to the longevity of Waitaha/Canterbury. Our teams prevent, mitigate and minimise the impacts of pest species, which can have significant environmental, social, cultural and economic impacts.
Working with landowners and the community, our biosecurity programme focuses on projects across the region that protect, maintain and enhance terrestrial and aquatic environments. Learn more about how we manage pests in Waitaha/Canterbury.
Pest search
Our pest search is a library to help you identify 100-plus invasive plants and animals on the land and in the water in Waitaha/Canterbury. You can search for a pest by name or use the filters to narrow the selection.
Search and identify key plant and animal pests in Waitaha/Canterbury through our pest search.