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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 >>
Clean Air Discussion Running Smoothly In Ashburton
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 4:15 pm | Environment Canterbury
Ashburton experienced 13 high pollution nights during the winter period stretching from May 1 to August 31. Although it is fewer than half of last year's total of 29, it is on par with previous years. More >>
Hill & high country burn-off needs authorisation
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 10:29 am | Environment Canterbury
Hill and high country burning without authorisation is posing a problem for Environment Canterbury. So far this burning season, which still has seven weeks to go, ten fires have been lit without notifying Environment Canterbury. Some of these burnt ... More >>
Timaru high on pollution list this winter
Friday, 7 September 2007, 4:50 pm | Environment Canterbury
Timaru experienced the highest number of high air pollution nights in Canterbury this winter – a fact that is partly weather related. Thirty-four high air pollution nights were recorded. Environment Canterbury director operations Ken Lawn says unlike ... More >>
Clean Heat on track for Kaiapoi and Rangiora
Friday, 7 September 2007, 1:41 pm | Environment Canterbury
Kaiapoi and Rangiora experienced fewer high air pollution nights this year than previous years - a fact that can be attributed to cloudy evenings, fewer frosts and windier weather. More >>
Councils: think outside box for water quality
Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 12:25 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury says territorial councils need to think of ways of delivering better water quality in rivers and streams to its ratepayers instead of ruling this out as unaffordable. More >>
Energy into the Future – Security, Reliability
Friday, 31 August 2007, 4:52 pm | Environment Canterbury
A reporting back on progress since the 2005 Energy Forums and establishing a platform for future engagement between the region’s energy stakeholders More >>
Local release of boneseed predator
Friday, 31 August 2007, 1:41 pm | Environment Canterbury
A new organism to help control the pest plant boneseed has been released on Banks Peninsula. The boneseed leafroller caterpillar (Tortrix s.l. sp.“chrysanthemoides”) was released this week at Diamond Harbour by staff from Landcare Research. More >>
