Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Environment Canterbury for InfoPages here.
Environment Canterbury - Latest News [Page 28]
Endangered gulls now more vulnerable
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 10:13 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury today expressed disappointment and frustration at the removal of a structure designed to protect endangered black-billed gulls (tarāpunga) on the Ashburton River/Hakatere. More >>
Wetland conservation priority for South Canterbury dairy
Thursday, 6 November 2014, 2:05 pm | Environment Canterbury
South Canterbury farmers Kevin and Karen O’Kane are protecting a native fish close to extinction in Canterbury while converting a dryland sheep and beef farm to dairying. More >>
Amuri Irrigation environmental strategy gets big tick
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 4:01 pm | Environment Canterbury
Amuri Irrigation Company’s (AIC) Environmental Management Strategy has been given the big tick by Environment Canterbury – the first farm-level environmental management strategy the regional council has approved under its new Hurunui and Waiau River ... More >>
Health Impact assessment findings to inform Air Plan
Thursday, 23 October 2014, 11:53 am | Environment Canterbury
Canterbury’s Air Plan is being updated for the first time in more than ten years to make sure everything is being done to ensure the community has clean, healthy air to breathe. More >>
Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee Meeting: Nutrient management
Thursday, 16 October 2014, 10:26 am | Environment Canterbury
The Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee will meet in Waiau on Monday, 20 October, for its monthly water management meeting. The meeting will begin with an update from the Regional Committee before it goes on to consider a weed control project near the ... More >>
Chilean needle grass campaign increases awareness
Wednesday, 8 October 2014, 9:42 am | Environment Canterbury
The public should be on high alert for Chilean needle grass this growing season following an extensive winter campaign to educate rural New Zealand. More >>
Community invited to play its part in local water management
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 12:36 pm | Environment Canterbury
People throughout Canterbury are being invited to express their interest in joining one of the water management committees set up in 2010 and 2011 as part of the collaborative Canterbury Water Management Strategy. Christina Robb, Programme Manager Canterbury ... More >>
Community invited to play its part in local water management
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 2:23 pm | Environment Canterbury
People throughout Canterbury are being invited to express their interest in joining one of the water management committees set up in 2010 and 2011 as part of the collaborative Canterbury Water Management Strategy. More >>
Canterbury Weedbuster Awards announced
Friday, 19 September 2014, 4:49 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury and the Department of Conservation today announced winners of the biennial Weedbuster Awards. More >>
Hinds/Hekeao Plains the focus of Variation 2
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 12:35 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury announced today that it would notify Variation 2 of the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan for public submissions on Saturday 27 September 2014. Environment Canterbury Commissioner Peter Skelton says all Cantabrians, and particularly ... More >>
Hanging Rock planting creates bat habitat
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 10:27 am | Environment Canterbury
A recent grant is helping South Canterbury farmer Alan Cone fast-track restoring a wetland where endangered long-tailed native bats have been found. More >>
No prosecution for fuel spill
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 2:22 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury today announced its decision not to prosecute Mobil Oil New Zealand Ltd for the spill from its tank farm at Lyttelton on 5 March 2014. More >>
Waimakariri Zone Committee focuses on local biodiversity
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 2:33 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Waimakariri Zone Committee will meet in Rangiora on Monday (1 September) for its regular monthly meeting to address local water management issues. More >>
Canterbury’s dairy compliance: focus on improvement
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 2:48 pm | Environment Canterbury
Canterbury’s dairy farm consent compliance results for the latest season (2013-14) show no prosecutions were needed while the overall rates of compliance were similar to the previous season. The summary of results is being released to support the annual ... More >>
Waihao Box Reserve ready to reopen to the public
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 2:06 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Waihao Box Reserve, which has been closed since mid-February, is due to open again to the public this weekend (August 30). More >>
West Melton Zone Committee Meeting
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 9:37 am | Environment Canterbury
Christchurch - West Melton Zone Committee focuses on Heathcote River / Ōpāwaho and groundwater The Christchurch-West Melton Zone Committee will hold its monthly public meeting on Thursday 28 August from 5pm. At the meeting the committee will ... More >>
Farm environment plan template for Te Waihora catchment
Monday, 25 August 2014, 3:47 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury today announced its approval of the second farm environment plan template under the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan. More >>
Companies fined for muddying the waters
Monday, 25 August 2014, 12:52 pm | Environment Canterbury
Two Canterbury businesses have been successfully prosecuted by Environment Canterbury for their part in allowing sediment laden run-off from a building development to enter Duvauchelle Bay. Both Sicon Ferguson Limited and Tresta Holdings Limited pleaded ... More >>
Wilding conifer control funding welcomed
Thursday, 14 August 2014, 5:32 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury today welcomed the government’s announcement of $309,000 in funding to support wilding conifer control work by the Waimakariri Ecological and Landscape Restoration Alliance (WELRA) for the next three years. More >>
South Coastal Canterbury water management recommendations
Tuesday, 12 August 2014, 3:06 pm | Environment Canterbury
The community’s recommendations for water quality and quantity in the South Coastal Canterbury area have been received by Environment Canterbury Commissioners at its Council meeting on Thursday August 7. More >>
