Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Environment Canterbury for InfoPages here.
Environment Canterbury - Latest News [Page 61]
Flooding, foothill rivers, update South Canterbury
Wednesday, 26 May 2010, 10:04 am | Environment Canterbury
The Temuka River north of Timaru has now dropped from a high of 564 cumecs (cubic metres of water per second) in the early hours of this morning. “At its highest point the three feeder tributaries - Te Moana, Waihi and Kakahu Rivers - arrived ... More >>
Heavy Rainfall Update In South Canterbury
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 9:37 am | Environment Canterbury
60-80 mm of rain has fallen in the South Canterbury foothills up until 6 am this morning, May 25. Rainfall intensities to date have been low with only surface flooding reported and river levels have not yet started to rise significantly, says Environment ... More >>
Canterbury foothills flood warnings update, May 24
Monday, 24 May 2010, 5:30 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury river engineering staff and Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management staff are continuing to monitor the rain situation in South Canterbury. Currently only around 30 mm of rain has been recorded. More >>
Call for Regional Water Management Committee
Monday, 24 May 2010, 12:48 pm | Environment Canterbury
People with an interest in water management in Canterbury are being urged to put their names forward, or nominate someone else, for the Regional Water Management Committee of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy. More >>
South Canterbury, North Otago foothills flooding
Monday, 24 May 2010, 10:02 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is warning land owners that Met Service forecasts for south of the Waimakariri River to North Otago, are for periods of heavy rain and southeast gales from Monday morning to Tuesday. More >>
Strong response to Metro Strategy consultation
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 12:55 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has received 1900 responses following the latest round of public consultation on further improving Metro services. Wide ranging views came from bus-users and potential customers within the Greater Christchurch area which ... More >>
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 >>
