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Canterbury Restoration Field-days
Saturday, 12 September 2009, 1:37 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has joined forces with key partner organisations to stage the biodiversity event of the year – the Canterbury Restoration Field-days. They will be held next Saturday and Sunday, September 19 and 20, on Motukarara Domain, ... More >>
Two plant pests savaged on the Ashburton River
Friday, 4 September 2009, 12:21 pm | Environment Canterbury
Old Man’s Beard along the Ashburton River is being attacked as part of Environment Canterbury’s river engineering work. More >>
New deadline for removing treated wastewater
Monday, 31 August 2009, 12:28 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s director regulation says it is unfortunate that the Christchurch City Council is unlikely to meet the timeframe for the new ocean outfall for the city’s treated wastewater. More >>
Ashburton Borough Recieves Enviroschools Award
Monday, 24 August 2009, 4:46 pm | Environment Canterbury
Ashburton Borough School is the first South Island school to win the Green-Gold Enviroschools award. Environment Canterbury chair Sir Kerry Burke said this is a tremendous accomplishment for the Ashburton Borough School. More >>
Environment Enhancement Fund applications
Monday, 17 August 2009, 1:25 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s Environment Enhancement Fund is open for two more weeks and landowners and groups working to protect and enhance native biodiversity throughout South Canterbury have until August 31 to apply for contestable grants of up to $5,000. More >>
Timaru public in driver’s seat
Monday, 17 August 2009, 12:16 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury and the Timaru District Council are consulting Timaru residents on the next stage of the Timaru Metro Strategy, due to come into operation next year More >>
Consent granted for Waimakariri flood protection
Tuesday, 11 August 2009, 4:38 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s Waimakariri Flood Protection Project to improve flood protection for residents of Waimakariri, Selwyn, and Christchurch has the green light to proceed. More >>
Working group for water management charging
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 11:49 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury councillors have endorsed setting up a working group to oversee public consultation on the State of Environment Monitoring Charges for water management. The decision was taken at their meeting on Thursday, July 30. More >>
North East and South West Christchurch bus routes
Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 4:04 pm | Environment Canterbury
Residents in the north-east and south-west of Christchurch will have the opportunity to discuss a range of proposals aimed at improving public transport in their areas during the next five weeks. More >>
Latest resource consent decision online - Waipara
Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 11:44 am | Environment Canterbury
This is just to let you know that that the consent decision for Waipara Projects Limited and Waipara Nominees Limited - CRC071379 and CRC080134 - 8 July 2009 is now online. Commissioner Nixon granted resource consents to take and use up to 20 litres ... More >>
Metro’s Orbiter - 10 successful years
Monday, 13 July 2009, 12:51 pm | Environment Canterbury
Christchurch’s Metro flagship and most popular bus, the Orbiter, turns ten this week. “The Orbiter is Christchurch’s most successful route,” says Environment Canterbury public passenger transport chair Cr Carole Evans. “Its bright green ... More >>
Freight company fined for blue ink discharge
Friday, 10 July 2009, 11:03 am | Environment Canterbury
A Christchurch freight company has been fined $18,000 after pleading guilty to discharging a contaminant onto land which then entered the Heathcote River. This occurred in July 2008 and the case was heard in the Christchurch District Court earlier this ... More >>
Freight company fined for blue ink discharge
Friday, 10 July 2009, 10:48 am | Environment Canterbury
A Christchurch freight company has been fined $18,000 after pleading guilty to discharging a contaminant onto land which then entered the Heathcote River. This occurred in July 2008 and the case was heard in the Christchurch District Court earlier this ... More >>
Consent granted to construct secondary stopbanks
Thursday, 9 July 2009, 11:38 am | Environment Canterbury
Improved flood protection for residents of Christchurch, Selwyn, and Waimakariri has moved a step closer with the granting of consents for the proposed Waimakariri Flood Protection Project. More >>
Air rules for Ashburton agreed
Monday, 6 July 2009, 12:26 pm | Environment Canterbury
Rules to reduce air pollution in Ashburton have been approved by Environment Canterbury councillors. The new rules take effect from May 1, 2011. More >>
Let’s change our ways to change our waterways
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 9:44 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury and the Christchurch City Council have today launched a public awareness campaign to help make Christchurch’s waterways healthier. More >>
Overall rate rise of 6% for 2009-10
Friday, 26 June 2009, 2:10 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury (ECan) councillors this week adopted the long term council community plan and struck the rates for 2009/10. More >>
New ticketing system boost for Metro
Thursday, 25 June 2009, 11:28 am | Environment Canterbury
A new electronic ticketing system that allows people to load credit onto their Metrocard by internet is being introduced by Environment Canterbury (ECan) on buses and ferries in Greater Christchurch and Timaru. It will be phased in over the next year and will ... More >>
Positive Outcome after Awakino Station burning
Wednesday, 24 June 2009, 2:51 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury will not proceed with a prosecution against a North Otago pastoral farm after a burning incident near Kurow got out of control. More >>
Committee finalises three- year programme
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 1:50 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Canterbury Regional Transport Committee* this week finalised its recommendation on levels of funding and priorities for all transport activities in Canterbury over the next three years, by approving the region's first Regional Land Transport Programme. More >>
