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Explore The Seafloor: New Interactive Maps Launched In Akaroa

Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 2:12 pm | Environment Canterbury

Iongairo is a partnership between papatipu rūnanga of Te Pātaka o Rākaihautū, the Department of Conservation, and Environment Canterbury, with the University of Otago serving as the project’s science partner. More >>

Council Invites Feedback On Bus Options And Consent Fees

Friday, 28 February 2025, 4:40 pm | Environment Canterbury

The draft plan proposes a 9.9 per cent increase in revenue from rates, compared to the current year. This is lower than the 15.5 per cent rise that was signalled in the Long-Term Plan 2024-34. More >>

Plan Change 7 And The Canterbury Land And Water Regional Plan Are Now Fully Operative

Thursday, 27 February 2025, 6:37 pm | Environment Canterbury

To recap, Plan Change 7 has been partially operative since September 2023, at which time there was one outstanding appeal. The Council decision follows on from the resolution of that final appeal against Plan Change 7 in December 2024. More >>

Canterbury Climate Partnership Plan Officially Launched

Friday, 13 December 2024, 4:02 pm | Environment Canterbury

In celebrating the launch, former chair of the Climate Change Commission Dr Rod Carr says the Canterbury region is already being impacted by the changing climate. More >>

Environment Canterbury Approves Public Transport Flat-fare Trial Extension

Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 7:17 pm | Environment Canterbury

The flat-fare trial was set to end on 30 June 2025 but will now run until at least February 2026. More >>

Council Urges Government To Drop Treaty Principles Bill

Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 3:45 pm | Environment Canterbury

The Council has particular concerns that the Bill would negatively impact the trust and collaboration underpinning its long-standing relationship with Ngāi Tahu. More >>

Environment Canterbury Working With NZTA Over Increase Of Private Revenue Share Request For Public Transport

Friday, 29 November 2024, 4:48 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury’s current share year-to-date is 13.9 per cent. NZTA is proposing this increases to 18 per cent for this current financial year, then to 25 per cent over the 2025-26 financial year, rising again to 38 per cent in 2026-27. More >>

Marking The End Of Consent Backlog

Friday, 29 November 2024, 2:57 pm | Environment Canterbury

For context, 15 months ago we had 1225 consents that were lodged before 1 August 2023 and dating back to 2002. Now all these legacy consents have either been decided or have an action plan in place for getting to a decision. More >>

Development Of A Canterbury Regional Policy Statement Paused

Thursday, 28 November 2024, 3:36 pm | Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) councillors voted to pause the development of the Canterbury Regional Policy Statement (CRPS) until January 2026 in light of recent changes in government direction on freshwater management. More >>

National Restriction On Use Of Bike Racks On Buses To Be Implemented In Canterbury

Thursday, 7 November 2024, 1:27 pm | Environment Canterbury

The restriction has been issued by bus operators across New Zealand following a safety notice from NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA). More >>

Central City Roadworks To Cause Bus Delays This Weekend

Monday, 14 October 2024, 11:13 am | Environment Canterbury

Expect delays for your bus journeys into the city centre this weekend More >>

Testing Of Contactless Payment Technology Coming To Airport Bus Route

Friday, 11 October 2024, 2:33 pm | Environment Canterbury

From December 2024, customers using Christchurch’s Route 29 bus – Metro’s most direct route between Christchurch Airport and the CBD – will be able to use contactless credit and debit cards for the first time on Metro buses. More >>

Council Commits To Holistic Climate Action

Thursday, 26 September 2024, 2:51 pm | Environment Canterbury

The plan identifies 12 actions and 52 sub-actions designed to tackle the most serious climate risks to our region. With these wide-ranging actions, Environment Canterbury seeks to adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change. More >>

Regional Public Transport Plan Opens For Consultation

Wednesday, 25 September 2024, 11:08 am | Environment Canterbury

The draft plan contains a proposed new vision for public transport in Canterbury and outlines key priority areas such as improving our environment, growing patronage, accessibility, innovation and technology, and affordability. More >>

Celebrating Completion Of A Major Flood Recovery Project

Friday, 20 September 2024, 9:47 am | Environment Canterbury

“While our scope was to restore the resilience that existed before, on some sites we were able to mitigate the increasing challenges posed by climate change. This includes the room for rivers concept, which reduces pressure on flood protection ... More >>