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Cruise Ship Passenger Impact On Public Transport
Wednesday, 7 June 2023, 2:39 pm | Environment Canterbury
Ratepayers are bearing the financial burden of transporting cruise ship passengers from the Port of Lyttelton into central Christchurch. Environment Canterbury Chair Peter Scott said that although Canterbury had enjoyed a busy cruise ship season, ... More >>
Return Of Full Orbiter Service Signals End Of Driver Shortage
Friday, 2 June 2023, 4:34 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is pleased to announce that Metro’s Orbiter route will resume its regular timetable from 3 July. All routes on the Greater Christchurch Metro network will now be operating at full service levels. The Orbiter will return ... More >>
Nearly $2M Funding Boost For Soil Conservation
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 11:20 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s Soil Conservation and Revegetation Programme (SCAR) has received $1,902,359 in funding, which will support farmers with erosion-prone land across North Canterbury. On Sunday 14 May, the Minister's Office announced the 2023 ... More >>
Canterbury Leaders Visit The Beehive To Advocate For Waitaha
Saturday, 13 May 2023, 4:38 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Canterbury Mayoral Forum visited the capital yesterday to advocate for their region while also reinforcing and building stronger connections with Central Government. Hosted by Hon Dr Megan Woods, the Mayors of the ten territorial authorities in Canterbury ... More >>
University Of Canterbury And Environment Canterbury Team Up For The Environment
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 11:19 am | Environment Canterbury
The University of Canterbury (UC) and Environment Canterbury are teaming up to tackle some of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. Both Waitaha Canterbury institutions are using science to support environmental sustainability aimed at creating ... More >>
Further Wage Increase Agreed For Greater Christchurch Bus Drivers
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 3:48 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is pleased to announce a further wage increase for public transport bus drivers in Greater Christchurch. “We are committed to investing in the public transport driver workforce in Canterbury,” says General Manager of Public ... More >>
Plan Ahead For Travel To SailGP
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 7:26 pm | Environment Canterbury
On 18-19 March, Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour will host the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix (SailGP). With about 7000 event ticket holders each day, we’re expecting public transport and harbour waterways will be busy. We encourage anyone travelling ... More >>
Environment Canterbury To Continue Close Monitoring Of Odour In Bromley
Wednesday, 15 March 2023, 1:05 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is pleased that Christchurch City Council (CCC) has progressed its procurement process to secure a new site for the organics processing plant (currently known as Living Earth in Bromley). This follows the 'in principle' decision made ... More >>
Update: Investigation Ongoing Into Heathcote River/Ōpāwaho Suspected Discharge Incident
Tuesday, 7 March 2023, 4:06 pm | Environment Canterbury
The investigation into the suspected discharge incident in the Heathcote River/Ōpāwaho is continuing. Christchurch West Melton zone delivery lead Nathan Dougherty said the incident is a high priority, with several staff working hard on it. "We ... More >>
Update: Investigation Ongoing Into Heathcote River/Ōpāwaho Suspected Discharge Incident
Friday, 3 March 2023, 2:06 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council are continuing to investigate after around 300 dead fish were discovered in the Heathcote River/Ōpāwaho. Christchurch West Melton zone delivery lead Nathan Dougherty said the investigation team is requesting ... More >>
Areas Of Heathcote River/Ōpāwaho Should Be Avoided After A Suspected Discharge Incident
Thursday, 2 March 2023, 8:18 pm | Environment Canterbury
A large number of dead fish were found in Heathcote River/Ōpāwaho today. We suspect their deaths were caused by a discharge incident but don’t yet know the source of the discharge. Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council are investigating ... More >>
Community Feedback Now Open On Draft Annual Plan
Monday, 27 February 2023, 11:18 am | Environment Canterbury
The Canterbury Regional Council's draft Annual Plan 2023/24 can now be viewed , with feedback open until 3 April. The plan sets out how much we will need in rates from the region's ratepayers. It also details what work is planned during ... More >>
Advocating For Stronger Direction On Environmental Protection And Local Voice
Wednesday, 15 February 2023, 2:09 pm | Environment Canterbury
Changes are needed to draft legislation to replace the Resource Management Act to deliver better environmental protection and empower local voice. That’s the underlying theme of our submission on the Natural and Built Environments Bill and the Spatial ... More >>
Driving Real Change: 20% Of Metro's Bus Fleet Now Zero-emission
Tuesday, 20 December 2022, 10:48 am | Environment Canterbury
The streets of Greater Christchurch are a little quieter, and a lot greener, with 16 new electric buses rolling out onto our roads from this week. The new vehicles join a further 28 electric vehicles added to the fleet in the last two years, which ... More >>
New Committee Structure To Oversee Regional Council Work
Wednesday, 14 December 2022, 6:03 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Canterbury Regional Council has agreed its committee structure for the next three years, setting in place the governance oversight and reporting for Environment Canterbury’s work. Chair Peter Scott said the aim was to match the new ... More >>
Environment Canterbury Welcomes Announcement Of Agreement For Bus Drivers
Monday, 12 December 2022, 6:20 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury welcomes the announcement of an upcoming sector agreement for bus drivers by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and the Minister of Immigration Michael Wood. Chair of the regional council (Environment Canterbury) Peter Scott ... More >>
Canterbury Mayoral Forum Deeply Disappointed At Inadequate Submission Timeframe For Resource Management Legislation
Monday, 5 December 2022, 9:32 am | Environment Canterbury
The Canterbury Mayoral Forum wrote to Parliament’s Environment Committee earlier this week to express its deep concern and disappointment with the inadequate timeframe to provide submissions on the Natural and Built Environment Bill and the Spatial ... More >>
Canterbury Mayoral Forum Congratulates Its New Chair
Monday, 28 November 2022, 3:36 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Canterbury Mayoral Forum has selected Nigel Bowen as its chair for this local government term, having met for the first time this triennium on Friday 25 November. “I would like to thank members for appointing me to this important regional leadership ... More >>
On-demand Service To Replace Timaru Link Bus
Tuesday, 22 November 2022, 1:05 pm | Environment Canterbury
Having seen most of its passengers shift to using Timaru's popular on-demand public transport service MyWay by Metro, the Timaru Link will run its last loop in February 2023. General Manager Public Transport, Stewart Gibbon, said Environment Canterbury ... More >>
Planning Is Paramount With New Intensive Winter Grazing Rules
Friday, 4 November 2022, 11:50 am | Environment Canterbury
An intensive winter grazing management plan is the key for farmers to make sure they are getting the best environmental outcome with a high-risk activity. On 1 November, new intensive winter grazing rules came into force as part of the Government’s ... More >>
