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Change coming soon for some Metro fares
Monday, 24 June 2019, 3:55 pm | Environment Canterbury
From Monday 22 July, some Metro fares will increase, with the main changes being to the adult cash fare and the child cash and Metrocard fares. More >>
Council rates confirm priorities
Thursday, 20 June 2019, 4:53 pm | Environment Canterbury
Council concluded deliberations on the draft Annual Plan 2019-20 , Fees & Charges Policy, Revenue & Financing Policy, and rates for the coming financial year on 16 May , the same day that it declared a climate emergency. Today the plan and policies ... More >>
Abatement notices issued for Cloud Ocean Water
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 1:21 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has today issued Cloud Ocean Water two abatement notices to stop the discharge of contaminants – wash water and plastic beads – and an infringement notice relating to sediment discharge. More >>
Spartina control programme aims for eradication
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 2:35 pm | Environment Canterbury
With the help of the one-eyed conservation dog, Wink, local authorities have recently sniffed out and removed close to 80 patches of the pest plant spartina from Canterbury waterways. More >>
Environment Canterbury completes deliberations
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 4:35 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury completes deliberations on Annual Plan , policies, and rates More >>
Environment Canterbury declares climate emergency
Thursday, 16 May 2019, 12:18 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has today declared a climate emergency, highlighting both the urgent need to address the issue, and the work already being done to help the region respond. More >>
Environmental data improvement key in Environment report
Thursday, 18 April 2019, 12:11 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has welcomed the Environment Aotearoa 2019 synthesis report as a significant milestone in the work to understand the state of our natural environment and the effects of climate change across New Zealand. More >>
Free public transport for national remembrance service
Thursday, 28 March 2019, 11:05 am | Environment Canterbury
In support of Ko Tātou, Tātou We Are One, free public transport will be available this Friday 29 March. More >>
Free public transport for remembrance events this weekend
Wednesday, 20 March 2019, 4:46 pm | Environment Canterbury
Free public transport will be available for anyone wishing to attend two community-led gatherings arranged for this weekend. More >>
Statement from Environment Canterbury chairman Steve Lowndes
Saturday, 16 March 2019, 12:26 pm | Environment Canterbury
"On behalf of the Regional Council, I express our heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of yesterday’s atrocious acts. It is indeed our darkest hour. Canterbury is home to a beautifully diverse population – and we are so much ... More >>
Cut the Crap And Stick to the Facts in Water Bottling Debate
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 5:30 pm | Environment Canterbury
While rightly held to account for addressing the region’s water issues, Environment Canterbury and the public can do without the continued untruths in the ongoing Christchurch water debate, council chair Steve Lowndes said today. More >>
Mackenzie Basin Community Forum a Success
Friday, 1 March 2019, 3:24 pm | Environment Canterbury
Community leaders from throughout the Mackenzie Basin today attended a community forum in Twizel to learn how the five agencies with statutory responsibilities in the region had become more aligned in protecting the iconic landscape. More >>
Hororata dairy farm convicted and fined for discharge
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 4:36 pm | Environment Canterbury
Hororata dairy farm convicted and fined for illegal discharge of effluent More >>
Council prioritises freshwater, biodiversity and biosecurity
Tuesday, 12 February 2019, 2:51 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury proposes an increase in expenditure in the priority areas of public transport, freshwater management, biodiversity and biosecurity, documents for this Thursday’s council meeting show. More >>
Cantabrians responding to Nelson fire
Friday, 8 February 2019, 4:25 pm | Environment Canterbury
Nearly 30 personnel from Canterbury councils have been deployed to help respond to the fires in Nelson. More >>
Ahuriri Lagoon wetland project blessed
Monday, 4 February 2019, 4:54 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Co-Governors of Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere (Environment Canterbury, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, Selwyn District Council, Christchurch City Council and the Department of Conservation) today announced the blessing of a $3.5-million project. More >>
Nutrient Management and Waitaki Plan Change operative
Friday, 1 February 2019, 3:37 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has announced that the Nutrient Management and Waitaki Plan Change, Plan Change 5 to the Land & Water Regional Plan, is operative from today, 1 February 2019. More >>
No ECan clearance for drinking water nitrate increase
Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 10:13 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury rejects a story in Friday’s Press implying that its receiving of the Waimakariri Zone Implementation Plan clears the way for increased nitrates in Christchurch drinking water – something that by law, ECan cannot allow. More >>
Water recommendations from two zones received
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 5:25 pm | Environment Canterbury
As an early Christmas present, the Environment Canterbury Council today received Zone Implementation Programme addenda (ZIPAs) from the Orari-Temuka-Opihi-Pareora and Waimakariri water zone committees. More >>
Politics muddying water issues
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 4:17 pm | Environment Canterbury
Politics are muddying water issues and damaging relationships key to community outcomes, Environment Canterbury chairman Steve Lowndes said today. More >>
