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Bikes on some bus routes begin today
Monday, 12 November 2007, 10:14 am | Environment Canterbury
As of today, people using the Heathcote bus service, number 35, will be able to carry their bicycles on buses through the Lyttelton tunnel. More >>
Environment Canterbury Council Committees
Monday, 12 November 2007, 12:39 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury Council committees, as agreed at recent council meeting Regional Land Transport Committee Jo Kane (Chair), Carole Evans, Mark Oldfield More >>
Water availability community meetings
Monday, 5 November 2007, 10:18 am | Environment Canterbury
The availability of water - pumped from wells, rivers and streams - and a climate forecast for the summer will be discussed at a series of community meetings hosted by Environment Canterbury, beginning Tuesday, November 6. More >>
Final stage of stopbanking consents lodged
Thursday, 1 November 2007, 1:25 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury engineers and hazards planners will this Friday lodge applications for consents to build stopbanks on the South Ashburton River at Valetta. More >>
Tsunami brochures released
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 4:04 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Christchurch City Council and Environment Canterbury are releasing informational brochures about tsunamis to the public this week. More >>
ECan organisation design review
Friday, 26 October 2007, 2:15 pm | Environment Canterbury
ECan chief executive Dr Bryan Jenkins says the current functional structure was designed to deliver statutory processes, whereas the organisation is moving more to a community outcomes approach. More >>
ECan chair re-elected, new deputy chair
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 2:09 pm | Environment Canterbury
Sir Kerry Burke has been re-elected chairperson of Environment Canterbury and North Canterbury councillor Jo Kane is the ECan deputy chairperson. More >>
Healthier alternatives to getting in the car
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 2:51 pm | Environment Canterbury
The need to address the effects of increased motor vehicle use on public health and the environment is a top priority in the draft Regional Land Transport Strategy, released this weekend for consultation by Environment Canterbury (ECan). * More >>
Hunter Downs Irrigation Scheme
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 2:56 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury today released its officer’s report for the proposed Hunter Downs Irrigation Scheme in the Waitaki Valley catchment. Hearings for the proposal begin on October 29 in Timaru. More >>
Civil Defence Monitoring Fast Rising Waiau
Monday, 8 October 2007, 9:03 am | Environment Canterbury
Hurunui District civil defence and emergency management staff and Environment Canterbury’s river and flood team have been monitoring over the weekend as the Waiau River rose 30 cumecs (cubic metres per second) between 7.10 and 8.15 pm tonight. More >>
Dairy farmers need to lift game
Monday, 1 October 2007, 3:14 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s dairy shed compliance monitoring report for the 2006/07 year shows that 40% of dairy farms complied fully with their effluent discharge consent conditions. Another 42% could easily have complied with regulations but did not do ... More >>
Public Awareness Survey shows ECan success
Friday, 28 September 2007, 2:17 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury's annual public awareness survey has shown a continuing growth in public approval for its performance in its key functions and in the value of its use of ratepayers' money. More >>
Outdoor burning incidents less serious
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 11:35 am | Environment Canterbury
Outdoor burning remained a major source of complaints to ECan’s Pollution Hotline this winter – May to August inclusive. However the incidents appeared to be less serious than last year, said ECan enforcement team leader Tony Smith. More >>
Mudfish Mania comes to Canterbury
Monday, 24 September 2007, 4:14 pm | Environment Canterbury
Celebrations are set to begin early October to honour one of our region’s most unique natives: the Canterbury mudfish. More >>
ECan congratulates City Council
Friday, 21 September 2007, 5:22 pm | Environment Canterbury
ECan chairman Sir Kerry Burke says it is good news that the Christchurch City Council has settled on a new bus exchange site, close to the existing Exchange on Lichfield St, but on the opposite, west side of Colombo St. More >>
Clean Air Milestone, Recommendations Adopted
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 4:41 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury today unanimously adopted its Air Plan commissioners' recommendations which cover chapter three (air quality) of the Canterbury Natural Resources Regional Plan. More >>
Spill of waste effluent water into Saltwater Creek
Friday, 14 September 2007, 11:57 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s Pollution Hotline team is investigating a spill of what seems to be effluent water from a woodboard manufacturing plant at Sefton into Saltwater Creek, North Canterbury. More >>
Trial change to Timaru Metro bus routes
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 2:05 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury's Timaru Metro bus services are going to make a small change to their routes from next week, Monday September 17, in an effort to cut out lost time on lower Stafford St. The trial is anticipated to run until November 9. More >>
No high pollution nights in Waimate this winter
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 11:01 am | Environment Canterbury
For the first time this winter no air pollution exceedences were recorded by Environment Canterbury in Waimate. Ten high pollution days were monitored last year during the period stretching from May 1 to August 31. Previous measurements in 2002 and ... More >>
Redcliffs Waterfront Land Title Refused
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 4:17 pm | Environment Canterbury
The Registrar-General of Land has upheld a decision to stop the ownership of waterfront land at Redcliffs, Christchuch, from being registered as part of an adjoining piece of privately owned land. More >>
