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Environment Canterbury - Latest News [Page 54]

Boost for Canterbury Biodiversity

Friday, 5 August 2011, 1:08 pm | Environment Canterbury

A recent review of Environment Canterbury's Environment Enhancement Fund will make it easier for people to apply for funding. Changes to the qualifying criteria will enable a wider range of applications to be considered. More >>

Silt from quakes likely reason for increase in pollution

Monday, 1 August 2011, 3:10 pm | Environment Canterbury

Dust particles from silt and damaged roads are likely to be responsible for an increase in the number of Christchurch’s high pollution nights this year. Ken Taylor, Environment Canterbury director investigations and monitoring, says there have been 21 high pollution ... More >>

Draft Canterbury Transport Strategy adopted for consultation

Monday, 1 August 2011, 2:19 pm | Environment Canterbury

The Canterbury Regional Transport Committee has adopted a draft 30 year Canterbury Regional Land Transport Strategy (RLTS) for consultation. Committee Chair and Environment Canterbury Commissioner Rex Williams said the strategy focuses on providing realistic ... More >>

Metro bus services greater Christchurch update

Tuesday, 26 July 2011, 10:45 am | Environment Canterbury

Leopard Coachlines: No 12 Murray Aynsley will not go up the hill but will turn at the Mobil Service Station base of hill and pick up there. It will also not travel on Landsdown Tce. More >>

No recreational or health issues raised by Opuha sampling

Monday, 25 July 2011, 5:35 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury’s investigations into allegations that agricultural chemicals may have been buried under the Opuha Dam, South Canterbury, during its construction have not raised health or recreation concerns Earlier sonar studies failed to find ... More >>

Water management priorities for Selwyn-Waihora zone

Thursday, 21 July 2011, 2:13 pm | Environment Canterbury

The four priority areas for water issues in the Selwyn-Waihora zone have been identified following months of work by the Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee and community meetings with local people. More >>

Positive future for Te Waihora applauded

Friday, 15 July 2011, 4:05 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury commissioners have adopted the recommendations of three external hearing commissioners, who recommended that the Minister for the Environment grant an application to amend the 1990 National Water Conservation Order covering Te Waihora/Lake ... More >>

Earthquake building waste disposal investigated

Thursday, 14 July 2011, 2:53 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury is currently investigating five cases of demolition waste being stockpiled, buried or burnt illegally. More >>

Are you prepared for winter conditions?

Friday, 8 July 2011, 5:21 pm | Environment Canterbury

People in Greater Christchurch have shown the benefits of being prepared through numerous earthquake aftershocks, but is the wider Canterbury community prepared for the more predictable winter storm period? The Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency ... More >>

Public feedback invited on proposed changes to Timaru buses

Friday, 8 July 2011, 4:50 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury is proposing changes to Metro bus routes in Timaru. Under the proposal, the four existing routes would be replaced by a new Timaru Orbiter service that would connect with two supporting routes. If the proposal is supported ... More >>

Environment Canterbury keen to rope in recycled wire

Friday, 8 July 2011, 9:52 am | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury’s river works depot at Temuka is looking for new sources of used wire rope. More >>

Dairy effluent compliance continues to improve

Friday, 1 July 2011, 11:25 am | Environment Canterbury

The rate of dairy effluent consent compliance in Canterbury has continued to improve over the past year according to preliminary figures released by Environment Canterbury. More >>

Regional Pest Management Strategy operative from July 1

Thursday, 30 June 2011, 4:17 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury commissioners last week adopted the Canterbury Regional Pest Management Strategy 2011-15 following a midpoint review that involved consultation with local pest liaison committees, stakeholders and the wider Canterbury community. ... More >>

Environment Canterbury Rates Struck

Tuesday, 28 June 2011, 3:29 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury commissioners at their recent meeting adopted the annual plan for 2011/12 and struck the regional rates for the financial year from July 1. More >>

Public invite to have say on Selwyn-Waihora water management

Thursday, 23 June 2011, 2:50 pm | Environment Canterbury

People with an interest in water issues are invited to hear about the progress being made on water management priorities in the Selwyn-Waihora zone under the Canterbury Water Management Strategy. More >>

Environment Court considers making more Chch land available

Thursday, 23 June 2011, 9:45 am | Environment Canterbury

A proposal to include additional greenfield land within the Greater Christchurch1 Urban Development Strategy urban limit is being put before the Environment Court at a hearing in Queenstown. If the Court decides in favour of a revised urban limit, ... More >>

Environment Canterbury Timaru and Ashburton chimney surveys

Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 3:41 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury is currently conducting street-based surveys of the kinds of heating in use in Timaru and Ashburton, to help in the development of an effective approach to improving winter air quality. The surveys are being carried out on cold ... More >>