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Conway River/Tūtae Putaputa Plan Change 2
Wednesday, 5 September 2012, 12:26 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Conway River/Tūtae Putaputa Plan Change 2 of the Natural Resources Regional Plan will be made operative on September 15, 2012. Plan Change 2 is a flow and allocation regime for the Conway River/ Tūtae Putaputa in North Canterbury. More >>
Update On Chilean Needle Grass Post Spraying
Tuesday, 4 September 2012, 9:04 am | Environment Canterbury
Update On Chilean Needle Grass Post Spraying Environment Canterbury has just completed aerial control of Chilean Needle Grass on the most densely affected North Canterbury properties. Taskforce herbicide ( active ingredient flupropanate ) was applied to ... More >>
Waimakariri Zone Committee meeting
Thursday, 30 August 2012, 9:46 am | Environment Canterbury
The Waimakariri Zone Committee will meet for its monthly meeting on Monday, 3 September, in Rangiora. More >>
Biodiversity funding applications invited
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 1:09 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is inviting landowners and community groups to apply for a share of $3 million in annual funding to help protect and restore Canterbury’s unique native biodiversity. More >>
Youth Whet Appetite for Water Management
Wednesday, 29 August 2012, 1:08 pm | Environment Canterbury
Last week nine Christchurch youth aged between 14 and 24 attended a two-day hui to get involved in local water management. More >>
Environment Canterbury welcomes new Harbourmaster
Tuesday, 28 August 2012, 4:46 pm | Environment Canterbury
Canterbury has a new Regional Harbourmaster with Captain Jim Dilley joining Environment Canterbury to take over the running of the Lyttleton and Timaru ports. Jim replaces long serving Harbourmaster Tony Whiteley who is retiring after nearly 12 years with ... More >>
Canterbury Civil Defence Finds New Home
Monday, 27 August 2012, 2:44 pm | Environment Canterbury
Canterbury Civil Defence Finds New Home Today the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group officially took possession of their new home back in the city centre. It is not a forever-home but will be their place of residence until the new Justice ... More >>
Ashburton Zone Committee Meeting
Monday, 27 August 2012, 12:36 pm | Environment Canterbury
Ashburton Zone Committee Meeting The Ashburton Zone Committee will meet at the Ashburton Council Chambers on 28 August for its monthly meeting. More >>
Annual protection of native birds underway
Thursday, 23 August 2012, 11:08 am | Environment Canterbury
The 10th year of an operation to help protect two of New Zealand's rare and endemic birds begins in September in Ashburton District with the co-operation of landowners. More >>
Painters keen to keep it clean and out of the stream
Wednesday, 22 August 2012, 10:50 am | Environment Canterbury
Painters and householders around Christchurch are being reminded to do the right thing when they clean paintbrushes or dispose of paint to avoid polluting local streams and rivers. More >>
Christchurch-West Melton Zone Committee Meeting
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 5:16 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Christchurch-West Melton Zone Committee will meet on 23 August for its monthly meeting to discuss water management issues in the zone. The committee will begin by inviting community members to contribute to the meeting, before receiving an update ... More >>
Keeping an eye out for illegal dumping
Monday, 20 August 2012, 5:19 pm | Environment Canterbury
Residents in areas where houses are being demolished are being asked to be vigilant and report any instances of illegal dumping of waste – be it household or demolition waste. More >>
Banks Peninsula Zone Committee Meeting
Friday, 17 August 2012, 11:05 am | Environment Canterbury
The Canterbury Water Banks Peninsula Zone Committee will meet for its monthly meeting on Tuesday 21 August at Governors Bay Hotel, starting at 4pm. The committee will begin the meeting with an update from the Regional Committee before receiving a presentation ... More >>
New Funding for Kaikōura Biodiversity Projects
Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 4:02 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury today announced that three biodiversity projects had been approved for funding by the Kaikōura Zone Committee. Total funding of almost $48,000 has been granted, the first Immediate Steps biodiversity protection projects for ... More >>
Upper Waitaki Zone Committee Meeting
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 3:05 pm | Environment Canterbury
Upper Waitaki Zone Committee Meeting The Upper Waitaki Zone Committee will meet on Friday 17 August, at the Mackenzie Country Inn, Twizel. The committee will begin the meeting by looking at its workplan for the upcoming months before receiving an ... More >>
Canterbury: Successful year in pest control
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 12:52 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury reported today it has been a successful year of compliance biosecurity work protecting Canterbury land from the detrimental impacts of rabbits, wallabies and of various plant pests. More >>
Lower Waitaki Zone Committee meeting
Tuesday, 14 August 2012, 12:24 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Lower Waitaki–South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee will meet in Oamaru on Thursday, 16 August, to discuss local water management issues. At the meeting the committee will discuss its workplan for the coming months and receive an implementation ... More >>
Land and water plan notified
Friday, 10 August 2012, 7:01 pm | Environment Canterbury
August 10, 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Land and water plan notified Environment Canterbury today confirmed that the proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan, which will facilitate the community’s ability to deliver the Canterbury Water Management ... More >>
South Canterbury and North Otago on flood alert
Friday, 10 August 2012, 4:40 pm | Environment Canterbury
10 August 2012 MEDIA RELEASE South Canterbury and North Otago on flood alert this weekend South Canterbury and North Otago are again braced for possible flooding after another Weather-Watch predicting heavy rain for Sunday and Monday. Environment Canterbury’s ... More >>
Tsunami report indicates “worst case” scenario for Chch
Thursday, 9 August 2012, 3:41 pm | Environment Canterbury
August 9, 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT Tsunami report indicates “worst case” scenario for Christchurch, Kaiapoi Environment Canterbury today released a report indicating a possible “worst case” scenario for Christchurch and Kaiapoi in the unlikely ... More >>
