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Nutrient management key focuses at Committee Meeting
Thursday, 16 April 2015, 10:16 am | Environment Canterbury
Nutrient management key focuses at Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee Meeting The Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee will meet on Monday 20 April in Hawarden for its monthly water management meeting. The meeting will begin with an update from the Regional Committee and this ... More >>
Upper Waitaki Zone Committee focus on water quality planning
Tuesday, 14 April 2015, 11:37 am | Environment Canterbury
The Upper Waitaki Zone Committee will meet for its monthly meeting in Twizel on Friday, 17 April to discuss local water management issues. More >>
Lower Waitaki Zone Committee focuses on water quality limits
Friday, 10 April 2015, 3:01 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Lower Waitaki – South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee will meet in Waimate on Wednesday 15 Aprilfor its monthly water management meeting. More >>
Waimakariri Zone Committee focuses on sub-regional planning
Friday, 10 April 2015, 1:29 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Waimakariri Zone Committee will meet in Rangiora on Monday (13 April) for its regular monthly meeting to address local water management issues. The zone committee will begin the meeting by giving members of the public the opportunity to contribute, ... More >>
Water Shortage Direction renewed for Opihi River
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 9:20 am | Environment Canterbury
Another Water Shortage Direction for the Opihi River and its tributaries (which includes the Opuha River and Lake Opuha, but excludes the Temuka River) is in effect from Wednesday 8 April 2015 for 14 days. The Direction ensures that the Opihi River continues ... More >>
Mackenzie Country Station wins award for water quality
Tuesday, 7 April 2015, 4:31 pm | Environment Canterbury
Omarama high-country farmers Richard and Annabelle Subtil have been awarded the Environment Canterbury Water Quality Award at the regional Ballance Farm Environment Awards (BFEA) in Christchurch (held on Thursday 26 March, 2015). The Subtil’s farm also won the ... More >>
Rebuild and recovery of the Port of Lyttelton closer
Saturday, 4 April 2015, 10:36 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury commissioners have approved the preliminary draft Lyttelton Port Recovery Plan to be released for public consultation. More >>
Call to Keep Christchurch to Japan Direct Flights
Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 12:24 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Canterbury Mayoral Forum – which includes 10 mayors and the chair of Environment Canterbury - is calling on Air New Zealand to retain summer direct flights between Christchurch and Japan to protect millions of dollars of direct economic benefit ... More >>
Environment Canterbury seeks feedback on ten-year plans
Friday, 13 March 2015, 2:14 pm | Environment Canterbury
Public consultation opens on Saturday March 14 on Environment Canterbury’s proposed work programme that supports the council’s Long-Term Plan for the next ten-years. More >>
Lower Waitaki Zone Committee focuses on water quality limits
Friday, 13 March 2015, 2:03 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Lower Waitaki – South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee will meet in Waimate onWednesday 18 March for its monthly water management meeting of the year. More >>
Water Shortage Direction renewed for Opihi River
Wednesday, 11 March 2015, 11:24 am | Environment Canterbury
Another Water Shortage Direction for the Opihi River and its tributaries – which includes the Opuha River and Lake Opuha – came into effect from Wednesday March 11 for 14 days. This Direction is to ensure that the Opihi River continues to sustain ... More >>
Water Shortage Direction renewed for Opihi and tributaries
Friday, 6 March 2015, 5:10 pm | Environment Canterbury
A fifth Water Shortage Direction for the Opihi River and its tributaries – which includes the Opuha River and Lake Opuha – has been amended effective from Friday March 6 for a further 10 days. More >>
Stock access to water
Thursday, 5 March 2015, 4:05 pm | Environment Canterbury
Stock access to water Environment Canterbury today confirmed its stance relating to farmers facing particular challenges in their use of water for stock during the current dry period. Resource Management Director Kim Drummond said that while it ... More >>
Encouraging a new generation of conservationists
Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 12:33 pm | Environment Canterbury
Canterbury schoolchildren are getting behind a new conservation planting initiative aimed at encouraging students to get involved in nature and the environment. Te Ara Kākāriki co-ordinator Brooke Turner says local schools have been very enthusiastic ... More >>
Proposed Air Plan notified for public submissions
Friday, 27 February 2015, 2:18 pm | Environment Canterbury
Tomorrow (28 February 2015) Environment Canterbury is publicly notifying the Proposed Canterbury Air Regional Plan (proposed Air Plan) and inviting submissions. The proposed Air Plan is the culmination of a long-term process to work with the community on ... More >>
Waimakariri Zone Committee: biodiversity, sub-regional plans
Friday, 27 February 2015, 1:52 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Waimakariri Zone Committee will meet in Rangiora on Monday (2 March) for its regular monthly meeting to address local water management issues. More >>
Need for limits on annual groundwater volumes reaffirmed
Friday, 27 February 2015, 12:30 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is reminding consented water users to make sure they are carefully monitoring their use – given the extra irrigation needed because of the ongoing drought conditions across much of Canterbury. Groundwater levels are now ... More >>
Rates reflect public demand for better water and air quality
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 2:45 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is proposing a 4.5% increase in the average rate in the 2015/16 financial year. Most of the additional targeted rate funding is going into improving the region’s water and air quality. More >>
Beef + Lamb farm environment plan template approved
Tuesday, 24 February 2015, 9:53 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury announced today its approval of a farm environment plan template for the beef and lamb industry under the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan. More >>
New members appointed to West Melton Zone Committee
Thursday, 19 February 2015, 5:28 pm | Environment Canterbury
Media Release 19 February 2015 New members appointed to Christchurch West Melton Zone Committee The Christchurch - West Melton Zone Committee has appointed two new community members to help deliver the goals of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy. ... More >>
