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Fonterra’s focus on water quality welcomed
Monday, 5 December 2011, 6:55 pm | Environment Canterbury
December 5, 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT Fonterra’s focus on water quality welcomed Environment Canterbury has welcomed the move by Fonterra to protect water quality in dairying regions by requiring suppliers to fence all waterways covered by the Clean Streams ... More >>
Biodiversity Incentives Fund 2011
Thursday, 1 December 2011, 10:37 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has approved $53,000 of funding towards biodiversity projects in Canterbury which includes $6,000 from the Honda TreeFund. More >>
Project underway to identify future liquefaction hazard
Friday, 25 November 2011, 11:54 am | Environment Canterbury
A project is currently underway to pull together large amounts of data about liquefaction susceptibility to guide future development in the greater Christchurch area. More >>
Upper Waitaki interim consent decisions released
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 4:05 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has released the first two parts of the Upper Waitaki consent application decisions which have been processed by a panel of independent hearing commissioners starting in September 2009. More >>
Canterbury: another opportunity for say on water management
Wednesday, 23 November 2011, 12:14 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Upper Waitaki Zone Committee is hosting an additional community feedback meeting in response to strong community interest in local water issues. The third meeting will be held in Omarama on 28 November from 7 to 9pm. More >>
River flooding and rainfall updates Central North Canterbury
Tuesday, 22 November 2011, 9:22 am | Environment Canterbury
Media - technical issues are currently affecting the display of river flow and rainfall data on the Environment Canterbury website. However, flood controllers and hydrologists have been monitoring the river and rainfall situation in the Main Divide and spillover ... More >>
Lyttelton reclamation update
Saturday, 19 November 2011, 10:31 am | Environment Canterbury
The Lyttelton Port Company’s reclamation area, being filled with earthquake rubble under monitored resource consent conditions, incurred damage from sea surges last weekend. The boom or border wall around the reclamation area is now being strengthened, ... More >>
State of the Water Resource Report 2011 released
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 3:26 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has released its annual State of the Water Resource Report for 2011. More >>
Time running out to have say on local water issues
Tuesday, 15 November 2011, 10:26 am | Environment Canterbury
People interested in having their say on the Lower Waitaki - South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee's draft Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP) have until 25 November to provide their feedback. More >>
Banks Peninsula Zone Committee Meeting
Monday, 14 November 2011, 11:42 am | Environment Canterbury
The Canterbury Water Banks Peninsula Zone Committee will meet for the second time on Tuesday, 15 November, in Akaroa. At the meeting the committee will review its work-plan for the coming months. More >>
Metro launches Comet in the north-west
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 12:56 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is expanding the Metro public transport network with a new service for Christchurch’s northwest, including Sheffield Crescent, Christchurch International Airport (Orchard Road) and Hornby. More >>
Recreational water quality monitoring about to begin
Thursday, 10 November 2011, 12:44 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury will begin water quality monitoring at 50 freshwater and 45 coastal swimming spots from Kaikoura to the Waitaki catchment next week. More >>
Upper Waitaki Zone Committee meeting
Wednesday, 9 November 2011, 10:53 am | Environment Canterbury
The Upper Waitaki Zone Committee will meet on Thursday, 10 November at the Conference Room at the Mackenzie Country Inn, Twizel. At the meeting the main focus for the zone committee will be discussing its draft Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP). More >>
Locals get chance to have say on water management
Monday, 7 November 2011, 8:57 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Upper Waitaki Zone Committee is holding a series of public meetings in mid-November to update the community on local water issues. More >>
No deferral of long term plan for Environment Canterbury
Monday, 7 November 2011, 12:49 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is unlikely to defer its long term plan, as allowed by the latest Central Government Order in Council. The Order would enable greater Christchurch councils affected by the earthquakes to defer long term plans by an extra year to ... More >>
No deferral of long term plan for Environment Canterbury
Saturday, 5 November 2011, 12:14 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is unlikely to defer its long term plan, as allowed by the latest Central Government Order in Council. The Order would enable greater Christchurch councils affected by the earthquakes to defer long term plans by an extra year to ... More >>
Waimakariri Zone Committee meeting
Friday, 4 November 2011, 1:35 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Waimakariri Zone Committee will meet on Monday, 7 November, at the Waimakariri District Council in Rangiora. At the meeting the committee will be updated on the progress of the Regional Committee and then hear from representatives from the Water ... More >>
Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee wants expressions of interest
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 4:35 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Canterbury Water Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee is looking to appoint two new members to its committee. The places have become available due to the withdrawal of two members for personal reasons. More >>
Ashburton Zone Committee meeting
Wednesday, 2 November 2011, 11:24 am | Environment Canterbury
The Ashburton Zone Committee will meet on Wednesday, 3 November, at the Council Chambers in Ashburton. At the meeting, the zone committee will receive a presentation on the Eiffelton Community Irrigation Scheme and then be updated on water security ... More >>
Guy Fawkes Night extra Metro buses to and from New Brighton
Tuesday, 1 November 2011, 4:10 pm | Environment Canterbury
Guy Fawkes Night Fireworks New Brighton this Saturday November 5, 9 pm (postponement Sunday November 6) Please note: Metro will be running extra buses to and from key destinations and the new Central Station bus exchange Saturday night: In addition ... More >>
