Environment Canterbury welcomes LAWA river water quality data At Environment Canterbury, we welcome the latest river water quality data from Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). Environment Canterbury Chair Jenny Hughey said it was important to reflect on the state of all Canterbury rivers and streams, and particularly our iconic braided rivers. Canterbury not alone in […]
Ecology and environmental impact at forefront of Kaikōura coastal work North Canterbury Transport Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) has presented to Kaikōura Water Zone Committee (KWZC) on their environmental and ecological work to mitigate impacts on local flora and fauna during their earthquake recovery work. The NCTIR alliance was set-up to restore the road and rail networks […]
Trust celebrates 100,000 native trees planted in Selwyn Glentunnel school students joined Minister for Conservation Eugenie Sage, Selwyn Mayor Sam Broughton and other leaders last week to celebrate an important environmental milestone for the Selwyn region – the planting of Te Ara Kākāriki’s 100,000th native seedling. The planting was held at Joyce Reserve, which provides a […]
Explore Canterbury’s world-renowned and unique braided rivers by meeting some of the people restoring their mana. Source link
Compliance monitoring and enforcement during COVID-19 Please note: The following information has been updated to reflect changes under Alert Level 2 – it was first published on 15 April 2020 with Alert Level 4 information. Update: 22 September 2020 New Zealand is now at Alert Level 1 (with the exception of Auckland, which remains at […]
Public transport at Alert Level 1 Canterbury is currently at COVID-19 Alert Level 1. Here’s what you need to know when using public transport. Welcoming back Alert Level 1 Canterbury moved back to level one at 11.59pm Monday 21 September. Although physical distancing is no longer required, there are still a few things to keep […]
Upper Waitaki environmental projects secure $95,000 boost Six local projects have been recommended for nearly $95,000 in Immediate Steps funding to protect environmental values in the Upper Waitaki. Funding of $94,911 was recommended by the Upper Waitaki Water Zone Committee at their meeting on Friday 18 September in Otematata. Six projects approved for funding The […]
Wai on the mind He mihi kau ana ki te hunga e noho puhuru mai na i waenganui i o ratou whanau, no reira tena ra koutou katoa! Wai/freshwater is pivotal to our lives. We rely on it to live, while often not thinking about the effects that our consumption has on our water sources […]
From our chair: Environment Canterbury purchases neighbouring site *Jenny Hughey, Chair, Environment Canterbury Ten years after the first of the many damaging quakes that shook Christchurch, work is ongoing to rebuild the central city. While significant progress has been made, a small number of sites still appear as they did post-quake, fronted by containers, awaiting […]
Stencliffe covenant sets the standard, receives grant Twelve hectares of farmland on Banks Peninsula will be protected in perpetuity, allowing precious native species to regenerate and thrive. The Stencliffe protection project will receive $38,500 to fence off and exclude stock from a section of Pigeon Bay Stream and its surrrounding land, on Jane and Hugh […]