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Commissioners impose moratorium for Waiau River
Thursday, 25 November 2010, 9:22 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury Commissioners voted today to impose a moratorium on the Waiau River to take, dam, divert or use water. The moratorium will come into effect from December 6 until October 1, 2011, aligning with the Hurunui decision taken in August. ... More >>
Commissioners may imposing moratorium for Waiau River
Tuesday, 23 November 2010, 4:00 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury Commissioners will consider, at a Council Meeting on Wednesday November 24, 2010, imposing a moratorium on the Waiau River catchment to take, dam, divert or use water. The proposed moratorium would come into effect on December 6, ... More >>
Christchurch Bus Services sold
Monday, 22 November 2010, 12:10 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury welcomes the sale of Christchurch Bus Services (CBS) to highly successful North Island bus operator Go Bus Transport Ltd, of Hamilton, with an expected takeover date of December 1, 2010. More >>
First meeting for Lower Waitaki Zone Committee
Tuesday, 16 November 2010, 1:13 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Lower Waitaki-South Coastal Canterbury Zone Committee of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy will hold its inaugural meeting. Thursday, 18 November, 2010 from 3pm-8pm Lindis Room, Kingsgate Brydon Hotel, Oamaru. The committee will establish ... More >>
Water quality returns to pre-earthquake levels
Thursday, 11 November 2010, 3:37 pm | Environment Canterbury
Water quality in earthquake-affected rivers and estuaries returns to normal Water quality in earthquake affected rivers and estuaries have returned to pre-earthquake levels, Environment Canterbury scientist Michele Stevenson said today Environment ... More >>
Orari Opihi Pareora Water Management Committee
Thursday, 11 November 2010, 11:32 am | Environment Canterbury
Community members urged to apply for Orari Opihi Pareora Water Management Committee People interested in applying for appointment to the Orari Opihi Pareora zone committee have until Friday, December 3 to complete and submit their Expression of Interest. ... More >>
National Regulations for water measuring welcomed
Wednesday, 10 November 2010, 10:26 am | Environment Canterbury
National Regulations for water measuring welcomed Environment Canterbury is welcoming the National Regulations for the measuring and reporting of water takes, which come into force on November 10. “The introduction by the Government of the Resource ... More >>
Master of Rainbow Warrior convicted but discharged
Friday, 5 November 2010, 3:53 pm | Environment Canterbury
Master of Rainbow Warrior convicted but discharged over 2008 Lyttelton Harbour coal ship incident – appeal dismissed. More >>
Farming company fined for effluent discharge
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 2:55 pm | Environment Canterbury
Farming company fined for effluent discharge. A Rangiora company, Cresslands Farms Ltd, has been fined $7000 after pleading guilty to discharging dairy shed effluent onto land which may have entered water. The case was heard in the Christchurch District ... More >>
Earthquake damage to septic tanks information.
Thursday, 4 November 2010, 12:06 pm | Environment Canterbury
Following the September 4 earthquake and its aftershocks, Environment Canterbury is encouraging people whose properties have a septic tank to check their wastewater system for any signs of earthquake damage. More >>
Metro temporary buses, routes, earthquake damage
Wednesday, 3 November 2010, 5:13 pm | Environment Canterbury
Christchurch Metro passengers can expect their bus services to be more reliable in coming days, says Environment Canterbury acting director operations Wayne Thomas. More >>
Ecan Makes First Report to Ministers
Tuesday, 2 November 2010, 3:21 pm | Environment Canterbury
Report to Ministers notes strong consent timeframes performance Environment Canterbury, Natural Resources Regional Plan decisions notified. More >>
Selwyn Star service begins
Friday, 29 October 2010, 3:38 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury will start the new Selwyn Star services as scheduled from November 1, adding to existing services between Selwyn, the south-west and Christchurch City. More >>
Chief Executive appointed to freshwater research
Friday, 29 October 2010, 12:07 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury chief executive Dr Bryan Jenkins has been appointed to a professorial fellowship being established within the Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management in Christchurch. More >>
McLeans Island Open Day this weekend.
Thursday, 28 October 2010, 2:49 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is holding an open day at McLeans Island, north of Christchurch, this Sunday (October 31) from 10 am to 4 pm. More >>
Bus drivers swap seats with cyclists.
Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 1:08 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury hosted a Bus-Bike Interaction Workshop, which invited regular cyclists and bus drivers to take a look from the other side of the windscreen, in Christchurch last week. More >>
Fines for environmental damage: recent cases
Friday, 22 October 2010, 4:32 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Environment Court has recently released sentencing notes relating to two prosecutions taken by Environment Canterbury relating to actual or potential contamination of water. More >>
Milestone closer: decisions on Natural Resources
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 5:42 pm | Environment Canterbury
A milestone in resource management moved a step closer at today’s Environment Canterbury meeting. Commissioners today received decisions on the chapters 4-8 of Canterbury’s Natural Resources Regional Plan. The decisions, covering water quality and quantity, ... More >>
Greater Christchurch waterways update
Thursday, 21 October 2010, 4:07 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is advising residents to check the status of water quality in their area ahead of the Labour Day weekend and avoid using waterways that are showing high levels of bacterial contamination. More >>
Canterbury Dairy Report for 2009-10 season release
Tuesday, 19 October 2010, 2:40 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has released the Canterbury Dairy Report for the 2009-2010 season which adds detail to the preliminary figures released in July. More >>
