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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 >>

Lack of action will cost Hurunui-Waiau water consent-holders

Thursday, 1 March 2012, 3:57 pm | Environment Canterbury

Only around 36 per cent of Hurunui-Waiau groundwater consent holders – with water takes of 20 litres a second or more – have installed water measuring systems as required by the Government’s National Regulations on water measuring. More >>

Mid Canterbury river rating districts – meetings

Friday, 24 February 2012, 5:25 pm | Environment Canterbury

Ratepayers in the Selwyn and Ashburton districts have the opportunity to have their say on flood protection and land drainage for their properties. Environment Canterbury is holding a series of public meetings over the next month to elect new river and ... More >>

New joint home heating scheme to make upgrades affordable

Thursday, 23 February 2012, 3:36 pm | Environment Canterbury

A new joint Clean Heat project underway this month, will not only make Timaru homes warmer and healthier, but will help improve air quality in winter. More >>

Tūtaepatu Lagoon ecological restoration project on video

Thursday, 23 February 2012, 12:42 pm | Environment Canterbury

Thursday February 23, 2012 MEDIA RELEASE Tūtaepatu Lagoon – an ecological restoration project on video More >>

Christchurch-West Melton Zone Committee Meeting

Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 3:07 pm | Environment Canterbury

The Christchurch-West Melton Zone Committee will meet on 23 February for its second monthly meeting of the year. More >>

Weed control boosted in Ashburton District

Friday, 17 February 2012, 1:22 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury today announced the successful completion of two important weed control projects in the Ashburton district. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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