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Rangitata River biodiversity project well supported
Thursday, 29 March 2012, 10:37 am | Environment Canterbury
A joint Rangitata River biodiversity protection/restoration project has received a major boost from the Environment Canterbury Immediate Steps funding programme. More >>
Water and land management – good progress in Selwyn-Waihora
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 4:47 pm | Environment Canterbury
Addressing Selwyn District Council today, Environment Canterbury Commissioner Donald Couch outlined the good progress being made towards delivery of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy (CWMS) via regional and local implementation programmes. More >>
Alder Eradication in Orari Gorge in Sight
Wednesday, 28 March 2012, 10:26 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is on target to totally eradicate a highly invasive tree species from the upper Orari River catchment. Alder, an introduced tree, has spread extensively through the Orari Gorge. More >>
Plans for eradication of Chilean Needle Grass
Monday, 26 March 2012, 12:02 pm | Environment Canterbury
Members of the rural community in North Canterbury attended a workshop recently to consider options for dealing with the plant pest Chilean Needle Grass (CNG) on their land. They agreed on setting a goal of eradication while understanding the challenges ... More >>
Ashburton gets two chances to have a say on water management
Friday, 23 March 2012, 12:06 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Regional Water Management Committee and Ashburton Zone Committee are each hosting public meetings next week to engage with locals on water management. More >>
Canterbury: Strong interest in local water issues
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 4:52 pm | Environment Canterbury
Last week around 30 people attended a series of community meetings to share their views on the draft Upper Waitaki Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP) for local water management. More >>
Otiake Wetland Restoration Supported
Monday, 19 March 2012, 1:38 pm | Environment Canterbury
Otiake Wetland in the Waitaki Valley has recently undergone some much-needed restoration work thanks to funding assistance from Environment Canterbury’s Immediate Steps Programme. More >>
Draft Regional Implementation Programme for feedback
Friday, 16 March 2012, 1:32 pm | Environment Canterbury
People around Canterbury are being invited to review the recommendations for water management from the Regional Committee of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy. More >>
Orari-Opihi-Pareora Zone Committee meeting
Friday, 16 March 2012, 9:52 am | Environment Canterbury
The Orari-Opihi-Pareora (OOP) Zone Committee will hold its regular monthly meeting (open to the public) at the Mackenzie District Council on Monday, 19 March. More >>
Environment Canterbury responds on water transfers
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 3:49 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury today responded to claims from HydroTrader Ltd that it (Environment Canterbury) had plans to prohibit water permit trading in the draft Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP). More >>
New bus service for the Mackenzie Basin
Wednesday, 14 March 2012, 3:47 pm | Environment Canterbury
Twizel and Tekapo’s new community bus service is up and running. Four months after a steering committee was set up in the region the on-demand transport service linking the Mackenzie Basin with Timaru is in operation. More >>
Lower Waitaki Zone Committee meeting
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 5:22 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Lower Waitaki - South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee will meet in Waimate this Thursday, 15 March. At the meeting the committee will discuss the process for appointing a new member following the resignation of a member last year. More >>
Metro bounces back
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 3:52 pm | Environment Canterbury
The numbers of people using Metro services in Christchurch continues to increase. New figures show that more than a million trips (1,058,605) were taken on Metro services across Greater Christchurch during February 2012. More >>
Upper Waitaki Zone Committee community feedback meetings
Wednesday, 7 March 2012, 1:31 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Canterbury Water Upper Waitaki Zone Committee has released its draft Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP) for public feedback. More >>
Major milestone reached for water management, Lower Waitaki
Monday, 5 March 2012, 5:36 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Lower Waitaki – South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee finalised its water management Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP) at its February meeting. The ZIP recommends actions, responsibilities and time-frames for activities to help achieve the principles, ... More >>
Painters reminded to keep it clean and out of the stream
Monday, 5 March 2012, 2:28 pm | Environment Canterbury
MEDIA RELEASE March 5, 2012 Painters reminded to keep it clean and out of the stream More >>
Improving biodiversity in Selwyn-Waihora
Monday, 5 March 2012, 10:16 am | Environment Canterbury
Improving biodiversity in Selwyn-Waihora – Seeking more projects to support Environment Canterbury announced today the successful conclusion of a biodiversity project in the Selwyn-Waihora area and that the local committee is on the lookout for more. ... More >>
Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee meeting
Friday, 2 March 2012, 5:07 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee will meet for its second meeting of 2012 on Tuesday, 6 March, at the Selwyn District Council Offices in Rolleston. More >>
Upper Waitaki Zone Committee reaches major milestone
Friday, 2 March 2012, 2:51 pm | Environment Canterbury
Upper Waitaki Zone Committee reaches major milestone The Canterbury Water Upper Waitaki Zone Committee has released its draft Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP) for public feedback. More >>
Waimakariri Zone Committee workshop
Friday, 2 March 2012, 11:19 am | Environment Canterbury
The Waimakariri Zone Committee is holding a workshop that is open to the public on Monday, 5 March at the Waimakariri District Council in Rangiora. The committee will begin the workshop by discussing industrial discharges in to the Waimakariri ... More >>
