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Focus on older wood burners this winter
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 12:50 pm | Environment Canterbury
This winter, homeowners with wood burners which are 15 or more years old will be under the spotlight as Environment Canterbury continues its commitment to protecting the community’s health by cleaning up Canterbury air. More >>
Environment Canterbury response to Lyttelton fuel spill
Friday, 7 March 2014, 12:16 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury response to Lyttelton fuel spill – midday, 7 March 2014 · Environment Canterbury is working with multiple agencies and organisations in response to the fuel leak at Lyttelton Port of Christchurch following the storms ... More >>
METRO - WEATHER UPDATE: Thursday 6 March 8:10am
Thursday, 6 March 2014, 9:38 am | Environment Canterbury
Some services continue to be affected by flood waters and damage this morning. The list of bus routes below are the only routes affected please check to see if your route is affected. More >>
Metro - Weather Update: Wednesday 5 March 9:15am
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 9:56 am | Environment Canterbury
The only buses cancelled this morning are the replacement buses from Diamond Harbour and there will be no buses between Lyttelton and Rapaki. More >>
Wairewa / Lake Forsyth show signs of improvement
Monday, 3 March 2014, 12:42 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury monitoring has shown macrophytes (aquatic plants) have flowered in Te Roto o Wairewa (Lake Forsyth) for the first time in many years. The species which flowered in Wairewa is Myriophyllum triphyllum which is known to have high ... More >>
First sod turned on new Regional Council building
Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 2:16 pm | Environment Canterbury
Dame Margaret Bazley and Commissioners today hosted a ceremony where the Minister for the Environment Hon. Amy Adams turned the first ground at Environment Canterbury’s new central city office site. More >>
Canterbury Water Kaikoura Zone Committee Meeting
Monday, 24 February 2014, 3:55 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Kaikoura Zone Committee will meet on Wednesday, 26 February, for its monthly water management public meeting. More >>
Community asked for input on local water issues
Monday, 24 February 2014, 3:10 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Ashburton Zone Committee is hosting a community information day on Tuesday 25 February to talk with people about water quality and quantity in the Hinds Plains Catchment. More >>
Connect with your regional parks during Parks Week
Friday, 14 February 2014, 2:14 pm | Environment Canterbury
The third annual Parks Week will take place across New Zealand and Australia from 3 to 9 March to celebrate the important role our parks play in contributing to the health of our communities. More >>
Selwyn-Waihora in Variation 1 of Land & Water Regional Plan
Friday, 14 February 2014, 2:13 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury will notify Variation 1 of the proposed Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan for consultation on Saturday February 22, 2014. “People in Canterbury can take heart from the way Variation 1 has been shaped through a community-led ... More >>
Buried waste gets demolition company in trouble
Friday, 7 February 2014, 12:24 pm | Environment Canterbury
A company contracted to demolish earthquake damaged houses in Christchurch have pleaded guilty to two charges of unlawfully discharging contaminates and fined $10,000, as well as being ordered to pay $641 in costs. Lindsay Builders Ltd was contracted by ... More >>
Part of Ashley Rakahuri Regional Park closed due to logging
Friday, 31 January 2014, 2:59 pm | Environment Canterbury
31 January 2014 On 3 February harvesting work will commence at a forestry block at the north end of the East Belt beside the Ashley River, at the Ashley Rakahuri Regional Park. This block was devastated by the recent wind storm resulting in trees ... More >>
On the ground action key to improving local waterways
Tuesday, 28 January 2014, 3:32 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Christchurch-West Melton Zone Committee will meet for its first monthly water management meeting for 2014 on Wednesday (29 January). Ian Fox, Christchurch - West Melton Zone Committee Chair, said the committee will be particularly focused on progressing ... More >>
Water report shows efficient water use despite dry spell
Monday, 27 January 2014, 7:28 pm | Environment Canterbury
Today’s water use report from Environment Canterbury unsurprisingly shows irrigators used more water during last year’s dry spell than the previous wet summer. However the increase wasn’t as large as might have been expected in a season that bordered ... More >>
Report highlights progress on better water use data
Monday, 27 January 2014, 3:56 pm | Environment Canterbury
27 January 2013 Environment Canterbury has released the Canterbury Region Water Use Report (2012/13) which compares the consented and actual amounts of fresh water used in Canterbury for the year ended 30 June 2013. The report highlights the current ... More >>
Community members invited to play a part in water management
Friday, 24 January 2014, 11:16 am | Environment Canterbury
The Christchurch – West Melton Zone Committee is looking for new community members to help address water management challenges in the zone, and deliver the goals of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS). Ian Fox, Zone Committee Chair, said ... More >>
Environment Canterbury supporting environmental guardians
Thursday, 23 January 2014, 2:05 pm | Environment Canterbury
Late last year members of the Kaitiaki /Guardians of Fork/Hakatere Stream met the Canterbury Water Management Strategy Upper Waitaki Zone Committee to discuss ideas for action in and around Hakatere/ Fork Stream. Karen Simpson of Balmoral Station ... More >>
Land & Water Regional Plan decisions notified
Friday, 17 January 2014, 4:21 pm | Environment Canterbury
January 17, 2014 Environment Canterbury announced today that it will notify council’s decisions on submissions to the Land & Water Regional Plan on 18 January. The plan contains new rules to improve the quality of water throughout Canterbury. For ... More >>
Upper Waitaki Zone Committee appoints new community members
Friday, 20 December 2013, 3:06 pm | Environment Canterbury
Two new community members have been appointed to the Upper Waitaki Zone Committee as part of a process to refresh its community membership. The new members are Lisa Anderson who works for Lincoln University and has strong ties with the local farming ... More >>
Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee appoints new community members
Friday, 20 December 2013, 12:52 pm | Environment Canterbury
Four new community members have been appointed to the Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee as part of a process to refresh its community membership. The new members are Stewart Miller (dryland farm owner), Allen Lim (runs a market garden business), Bill Lambie ... More >>
