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Christchurch West Melton Zone Committee – new members

Friday, 16 May 2014, 2:35 pm | Environment Canterbury

Four new community members have been appointed to the Christchurch - West Melton Zone Committee to help deliver the goals of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS). The four new members of the Committee are Chris Kelliher, Hamish Keown, Jane ... More >>

Study on Tekapo transfer concept released

Friday, 16 May 2014, 12:43 pm | Environment Canterbury

A study on the concept of transferring water for environmental and irrigation use from Lake Tekapo, via Burkes Pass to South Canterbury, has been released by Environment Canterbury. “The report is part of a wider consideration of water options for South ... More >>

Potentially contaminated land mail out starts today

Tuesday, 13 May 2014, 10:08 am | Environment Canterbury

Only a small percentage of those landowners whose Christchurch properties have recently been identified as potentially contaminated will need to do anything about it, says Environment Canterbury Investigations and Monitoring Director Ken Taylor. More >>

New subsidy to change to cleaner heating

Thursday, 8 May 2014, 1:03 pm | Environment Canterbury

Extra funding will be available this winter to help Timaru residents who want to change to a cleaner form of home heating. Environment Canterbury will give a $1000 subsidy to people who replace an old wood burner or open fire with a clean air approved ... More >>

Environment Canterbury keen to help people keep warm this wi

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 4:20 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury has welcomed the number of people who have responded to the letters sent out to homeowners reminding them that this winter they cannot use their wood burner if it is 15 or more years old. More >>

Environment Canterbury advice on water quality rules

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 1:39 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury announced today that it would ease the burden on farmers in terms of their obligation to collect data on nitrogen leaching under the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan. The proposed plan includes rules to regulate use ... More >>

Hurunui landowners now need to identify nutrient loss figure

Friday, 4 April 2014, 10:29 am | Environment Canterbury

Landowners in the Hurunui and Waiau river catchments need to know their property’s nutrient loss figures, required under the Hurunui and Waiau River Regional Plan, which became operative in December 2013. More >>

Ngāi Tahu Farming dairy farm wins Canterbury regional award

Tuesday, 25 March 2014, 4:18 pm | Environment Canterbury

Ngai Tahu Farming’s 380 ha dairy farm near Oxford – Dairy Farm One – has been awarded the Environment Canterbury Water Quality Award at the regional Ballance Farm Environment Awards in Christchurch (held on Thursday March 20, 2014). More >>

Liquefaction report for Timaru released

Tuesday, 25 March 2014, 3:51 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury today released a review of liquefaction information for Timaru District, indicating that only small amounts of liquefaction may happen in a large earthquake. More >>

Metrocard balance checker back in action

Tuesday, 25 March 2014, 3:44 pm | Environment Canterbury

Passengers can once again top up their Metrocards and check their account balance online, after additional extra security measures have been added to the process. More >>

Youth Whet appetite for Water Management

Tuesday, 25 March 2014, 2:00 pm | Environment Canterbury

Last week 17 Christchurch young people aged between 14 and 27 attended a four-day hui to get involved in local water management. More >>

Cyclone Lusi may bring severe weather to coastal Canterbury

Friday, 14 March 2014, 1:40 pm | Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is advising people to prepare for possible severe weather this weekend. Group Controller Neville Reilly says that, based on current information from the MetService, Canterbury may experience heavy ... More >>

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 >>