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ECan scheme leads way for others nationwide
Thursday, 18 June 2009, 1:32 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s Clean Heat home heating and insulation scheme has had a significant influence on central Government’s insulation package, confirmed in Christchurch today by Prime Minister John Key. More >>
Response to Lower Waitaki Hearing Panel minute
Saturday, 13 June 2009, 12:43 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury councillors have signaled their intent to make future changes to the Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan. This may lead to an increase in the annual allocation limit for the Waitaki River and its tributaries between ... More >>
Review of consents process leads to improvement
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 12:10 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury (ECan) has undertaken a thorough review of its resource consent processing procedures and is already seeing the benefits in terms of achieving compliance with statutory processing timeframes. More >>
review of air quality standards welcome
Wednesday, 10 June 2009, 4:51 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury (ECan) is welcoming the Minister for the Environment’s review of air quality standards in relation to fine particles or PM10. These particles are produced during solid fuel burning and make up around 80 per cent of winter air ... More >>
North Canterbury Company fined for burning tyres.
Monday, 8 June 2009, 12:56 pm | Environment Canterbury
A North Canterbury company has been fined $2500 after pleading guilty to a charge of causing air pollution by the illegal burning of rubber tyres. The case was heard in the Christchurch District Court earlier this year and occurred in June 2008. More >>
Open fires to be banned in Kaiapoi from May 2011
Friday, 5 June 2009, 4:45 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury councillors have agreed that a new rule aimed at achieving improved air quality for Kaiapoi will be enforced from May 1 2011. The new rule prohibits the use of open fires and older and non-complying solid fuel burners from May 1 2010. ... More >>
Environment Enhancement Fund applications open
Wednesday, 3 June 2009, 12:59 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s Environment Enhancement Fund opened earlier this week, and landowners and groups working to protect and enhance native biodiversity throughout the region have until August 31 to apply for contestable grants of up to $5,000. ... More >>
More reason for Canterbury people to insulate
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 2:50 pm | Environment Canterbury
The government’s budget announcement of even better assistance with home insulation is great news for Canterbury people, says Environment Canterbury air portfolio chair, Cr Jo Kane. More >>
Fisheries company fined for oil spill
Thursday, 28 May 2009, 2:47 pm | Environment Canterbury
A Christchurch fisheries company has been fined $20,000 after pleading guilty to discharging a contaminant into Lyttelton Harbour. The case was heard in the Christchurch District Court last month. More >>
Company director fined for dumping waste
Monday, 25 May 2009, 12:32 pm | Environment Canterbury
A Christchurch company director has been fined $3000 and ordered to pay costs of $13,892 after pleading guilty to a charge of discharging contaminated material to land that might have entered water. The case was heard in the Christchurch District ... More >>
Strong response to Timaru Metro strategy
Thursday, 21 May 2009, 9:03 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury and Timaru District Council have received a strong response from Timaru residents regarding the future direction of their Metro bus services. More >>
Nitrate discharge into Canterbury groundwater
Tuesday, 19 May 2009, 4:13 pm | Environment Canterbury
A report has been released assessing nitrate discharge into groundwater on the Canterbury Plains from rural land uses. The report, commissioned by the Canterbury Water Management Strategy Steering Group, arose from public concern about the effects of agricultural ... More >>
From the Mountains to the Sea: Canterbury Cycleway
Tuesday, 19 May 2009, 3:50 pm | Environment Canterbury
Statement from: Hon. Sir Kerry Burke, Chairman, Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) Canterbury has an opportunity to tap into the Prime Minister’s request for responses from the regions for potential “great ride” cycleway developments. ... More >>
Update on South Canterbury river flooding
Monday, 18 May 2009, 5:09 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s Timaru-based flood control team are warning farmers and land-owners around the Lower Waitaki River to keep a close eye on the river, which is likely to remain at high levels for some time. More >>
Warning: Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora, Selwyn River
Friday, 15 May 2009, 5:01 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is warning recreational users and dog owners that potentially harmful cyanobacteria are still present in Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora and the Selwyn River. Results from samples collected last week indicate that the levels of cyanobacteria ... More >>
Timaru businesses equip oil spill response trailer
Wednesday, 13 May 2009, 10:08 am | Environment Canterbury
Timaru’s port now has a new array of equipment to combat fuel spills in its harbour. Two local companies, The Front Store (a division of Andar Holdings) and South Eastern Resources, have combined forces to build and equip the port’s second oil-spill ... More >>
Sustainable water management with metering advance
Wednesday, 6 May 2009, 3:02 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury (ECan) is assisting water-users in a fully-allocated groundwater red zone to bring about cost effective water metering for their own zone, Rakaia-Selwyn, and later for the wider region. More >>
Waimate dairy farmer agrees to trial justice
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 10:49 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has withdrawn charges against a South Canterbury farmer after he agreed to participate in a trial process aiming to involve those affected and remediate damage. More >>
Canterbury improves consent application times
Tuesday, 5 May 2009, 9:53 am | Environment Canterbury
Increased efficiency and improved application methods have enabled Environment Canterbury to reduce the time involved in processing resource consent applications. The regional council has undertaken a review of its consent processing procedures with the objective ... More >>
River warning – duckshooters, fishers
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 4:46 pm | Environment Canterbury
Flows in the Lower Waitaki River, downstream of the Waitaki Dam, are expected to run at around 1400 cubic metres per second (cumecs) until around 6 pm tonight. This is about four times the normal flow. “Flows are expected to reduce to about 1100 ... More >>
