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Consents granted for Leithfield Stream project.

Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 3:13 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury has granted the Hurunui District Council five resource consents relating to the Leithfield Beach Stormwater Outfall Project that will allow for the discharge of stormwater flows from the Leithfield Stream into the Coastal Marine ... More >>

Rangitata Sth Irrigation Scheme consents granted

Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 4:31 pm | Environment Canterbury

Rangitata South Irrigation Ltd has been granted consents for a water storage irrigation scheme for the land between the Rangitata and Orari Rivers, South Canterbury. The scheme proposes to provide irrigation water and storage ponds on privately-owned ... More >>

Cannington Basin water consent applic. declined

Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 1:56 pm | Environment Canterbury

A consent application for groundwater from the Cannington Basin inland from Timaru has been declined by Commissioners Robert Nixon and Mike Bowden, acting for Environment Canterbury. More >>

Bike-carrying racks on bus routes expands

Friday, 30 January 2009, 9:57 am | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury (ECan) councillors have agreed to extending the number of Christchurch bus routes which will be able to carry bicycles. This will give cyclists the option of cycling one way to work or outdoor activities and busing back, or doing ... More >>

No cuts in walking, cycling, public transport

Tuesday, 27 January 2009, 3:42 pm | Environment Canterbury

Yesterday’s Canterbury Regional Transport Committee discussed how regionally distributed, or “R” funds, provided by the Government to Canterbury, are to be spent across the region over the next three years. More >>

Measures to destroy invasive plant pest

Friday, 23 January 2009, 1:48 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury has implemented comprehensive control measures for the patch of invasive Chilean needle grass which has been located north of Cheviot in order to minimise the risk of spread from the site. More >>

Public transport responding to travel demand

Thursday, 15 January 2009, 2:50 pm | Environment Canterbury

Providing people with an affordable, convenient and safe public passenger transport system will be a key policy objective for Environment Canterbury in 2009. More >>

State of Canterbury’s Environment

Tuesday, 6 January 2009, 10:29 am | Environment Canterbury

A key report released by Environment Canterbury contains mixed news about the state of the region’s environment. The Regional Environment Report 2001-2008 shows that people in Christchurch are breathing cleaner air in winter and more have switched ... More >>

Environment Enhancement Fund 2008

Wednesday, 24 December 2008, 12:08 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury has approved $175,000 of funding for biodiversity projects in the Canterbury region for the 2008 funding round of the Environment Enhancement Fund. More >>

State of Canterbury's Water

Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 12:40 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury (ECan) says that regional groundwater levels and surface flows are likely to become critical for some users later in the irrigation season, which could lead to restrictions based on minimum flows and water depth. More >>

Funding set down for Lake Tekapo Regional Park

Thursday, 18 December 2008, 3:34 pm | Environment Canterbury

Lake Tekapo Regional Park is set to be funded from a mix of 60% regional rate and 40% targeted fixed rate levied on the Timaru and Mackenzie districts from 2009 to 2014. More >>

Starboard (right side) rules for navigation

Tuesday, 16 December 2008, 11:39 am | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury has fielded calls from boaties upset that a heading in the latest issue of Living Here, its regional newsletter, could create a false and potentially dangerous impression. More >>

Plant eradication underway in North Canterbury

Friday, 12 December 2008, 2:10 pm | Environment Canterbury

The discovery of Chilean needle grass (Nassella neesiana) in North Canterbury has prompted Environment Canterbury to commit an estimated $95,000 over three years to an attempt to eradicate the plant pest from the region. More >>

Community to have their say on bus services

Thursday, 11 December 2008, 4:15 pm | Environment Canterbury

Timaru residents will have the opportunity to participate in improving public passenger transport services in the city. More >>

ECan disappointed with costs ruling

Thursday, 11 December 2008, 10:57 am | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury (ECan) is disappointed with the Environment Court’s costs award to the Christchurch City Council and Federated Farmers in its claim against ECan for the Banks Peninsula District Plan landscape protection hearing. The City ... More >>