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Environment Canterbury - Latest News [Page 61]

Canterbury-wide programme for water metering

Friday, 14 May 2010, 5:36 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury is rolling out a Canterbury-wide programme to provide guidance and set standards for the water measuring industry ahead of the introduction of National Regulations for water metering. More >>

Responsibility to get it right

Friday, 14 May 2010, 5:24 pm | Environment Canterbury

The need to “get it right” and to make “sound, balanced decisions for the management of the natural and physical resources of Canterbury,” was reiterated at today’s Environment Canterbury council meeting. More >>

Canterbury Water Management rollout progresses

Friday, 14 May 2010, 5:22 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury council today appointed David Bedford, of North Canterbury, as the regional council representative on the Hurunui-Waiau water management zone committee. The committee is the first of the Canterbury Water Mangement Strategy’s ... More >>

Waimakariri seeks water management committee

Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 1:05 pm | Environment Canterbury

People with an interest in water management in the Waimakariri district are being urged to put their names forward, or nominate someone else, for the Waimakariri Water Management Zone Committee which will be formed in July. More >>

First public meeting of ECan Commissioners

Thursday, 6 May 2010, 9:41 am | Environment Canterbury

At their first public meeting today, Environment Canterbury’s new council, led by chairwoman Dame Margaret Bazley, and deputy chair David Caygill, opened with a powhiri. Commissioner Donald Couch, who is Ngai Tahu, of Te Hapu o Te Wheke (ki Rapaki), ... More >>

Meeting of Environment Canterbury commissioners

Friday, 30 April 2010, 4:48 pm | Environment Canterbury

The Commissioners for Environment Canterbury take over the governance role on May 1 2010 and their first public meeting as Commissioners will take place on Wednesday May 5, at 10 am, Council Chamber, 58 Kilmore St, Christchurch. More >>

Rakaia-Selwyn irrigators encouraged to meter

Friday, 30 April 2010, 4:39 pm | Environment Canterbury

Water users in the Rakaia-Selwyn area are being encouraged to get started on installing water meters or risk running out of time before the deadline in September this year. More >>

Rakaia-Selwyn irrigators to get on with metering

Friday, 30 April 2010, 4:32 pm | Environment Canterbury

Water users in the Rakaia-Selwyn area are being encouraged to get started on installing water meters or risk running out of time before the deadline in September this year. More >>

Algal bloom warning over in Lake Ellesmere

Friday, 30 April 2010, 2:51 pm | Environment Canterbury

Medical Officer of Health Dr Ramon Pink has removed a health warning regarding Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere because concentrations of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) have decreased. More >>

Hunter Downs Irrigation Scheme decision

Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 5:12 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury has today released the decision granting the water take resource consent required for South Canterbury’s Hunter Downs Irrigation Scheme. The scheme is a joint venture between the South Canterbury Irrigation Trust and Meridian Energy ... More >>

Environment Canterbury Council in exile

Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 4:34 pm | Environment Canterbury

The dismissed Canterbury regional councillors have been asked to reconvene, as a publicly-mandated but unofficial 'council in exile'. More >>

Minister outlines importance of Canterbury economy

Friday, 16 April 2010, 2:22 pm | Environment Canterbury

The significance of the Canterbury economy to New Zealand as a whole and the fact it is the country’s second largest wealth generator in terms of regional economies was noted by Transport Minister Steven Joyce this morning. More >>

Christchurch cleaner air plan reaches milestone

Thursday, 1 April 2010, 10:05 am | Environment Canterbury

A ban on the use of open fires and solid fuel burners that are 15 years or older starts on Thursday, April 1 in Christchurch. The ban operates from April 1 to September 30. People may be fined $300 if they have made no effort to replace their old log ... More >>

Prosecution withdrawn for dairy shed discharge

Wednesday, 31 March 2010, 2:31 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury has withdrawn prosecution in favour of environmental mitigation relating to unlawful dairy shed effluent discharges by two Ashburton farming companies. More >>

Environment Canterbury will work constructively

Tuesday, 30 March 2010, 12:49 pm | Environment Canterbury

The Chairman of Environment Canterbury, Alec Neill, has said that Environment Canterbury will work constructively with commissioners following today’s government announcement that the council’s elected representatives will be replaced by commissioners from ... More >>