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Environment Canterbury - Latest News [Page 78]

Bus To Willowbank, Northwood & Styx Mill Gets AOK

Thursday, 26 July 2007, 4:51 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury today decided to implement a long awaited recommendation for a bus service to meet the public transport needs of residents in Christchurch’s Northwood, Willowbank and Styx Mill northern suburbs. More >>

Council makes moves for Greater Christchurch

Thursday, 26 July 2007, 2:30 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury has taken a significant step towards delivering on the Greater Christchurch Urban Development Strategy, with the release of proposed changes to the region’s policy statement and Natural Resources Regional Plan. More >>

Int'l Transport Conference - The Next 50 Years

Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 4:23 pm | Environment Canterbury

An international transport conference looking at transport options for the future is currently being held in the Christchurch convention centre. Keynote speakers include transport, infrastructure and planning experts from around the world. More >>

Metro Security And Code Of Conduct Campaign

Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 4:09 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury, in conjunction with public passenger transport stakeholders, is implementing a low-key security strategy to remind some passengers that good behaviour is required on public transport. More >>

Twenty percent increase in rubbish fire complaints

Wednesday, 25 July 2007, 11:00 am | Environment Canterbury

The first six weeks of the Christchurch winter outdoor fire ban has seen a dramatic 20% increase in complaints compared to the same period last year Environment Canterbury received 109 complaints on outdoor burning this year between the beginning of May ... More >>

Keeping the soil on the land and out of the gutter

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 5:46 pm | Environment Canterbury

In an effort to clean up coastal water and keep our rivers and streams clear and healthy, Environment Canterbury has launched a set of guidelines for contractors, developers and builders. The guidelines aim to minimize the effects of erosion and ... More >>

Apply now for an Environment Enhancement grant

Thursday, 19 July 2007, 12:42 am | Environment Canterbury

Landowners or groups working to protect and enhance native biodiversity in Canterbury have until the end of August to apply for contestable grants of up to $5,000 through Environment Canterbury’s Environment Enhancement Fund. More >>

Valetta & Ashburton River Groundwater Hearings

Friday, 13 July 2007, 5:13 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury has agreed to a request from the applicants for groundwater in the Valetta and Ashburton River groundwater zones for the hearing to be set back two weeks to August 27 from August 13. More >>

Ashburton Clean Heat Plans Move Ahead -- ECan

Wednesday, 11 July 2007, 2:39 pm | Environment Canterbury

Ashburton people can breathe a sigh of relief - the higher than usual air pollution produced during last winter's Big Snow will not be the basis for an air pollution analysis for the town. More >>

Clean Heat Project making inroads on Christchurch

Tuesday, 10 July 2007, 4:31 pm | Environment Canterbury

If you think the winter in Christchurch has been less smoggy than usual, you are right. Sir Kerry Burke, chairman of Environment Canterbury, has welcomed the fact that the St Albans air pollution monitoring site recorded just six exceedances of ... More >>

Sale of Target Pest Enterprises assets

Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 2:19 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury, sole shareholder of the company Target Pest Enterprises Limited (TPE), today welcomed the announcement that receivers have finalised the selling-up of TPE’s assets. More >>

Notices herald the start of stream restoration

Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 4:24 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury last week sent formal review notices to almost 400 holders of water consents in the Rakaia-Selwyn groundwater zone. This represents the majority of consents that have a June review date. More >>

Stray wallaby found north of Rangitata River

Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 10:59 am | Environment Canterbury

A stray wallaby in the South Ashburton Gorge, outside the wallaby feral range, has been located and destroyed by Environment Canterbury. The northern boundary of the wallaby feral range is the Rangitata River, some distance south of Inverary Station, ... More >>

Changes To Groundwater Allocation, Public Meetings

Monday, 2 July 2007, 1:28 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury has made changes to some of its groundwater zones. This has resulted from the need to incorporate new groundwater allocation limits into its proposed Natural Resources Regional Plan (NRRP). More >>

Waitaki Consent Applications Hearing Rationale

Thursday, 28 June 2007, 3:48 pm | Environment Canterbury

The first stage of hearings for more than 200 resource consent applications for water in the Waitaki catchment is scheduled to begin on August 13 in Timaru. More >>

Waitaki Consent Notification Decisions Available

Thursday, 28 June 2007, 3:45 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury's commissioner, Peter Skelton, has released his decision on the notification status of 178 of more than 200 applications to take water in the Waitaki catchment. Most of the applications will be publicly notified. More >>

Nth Bank Tunnel Hydro & Hunter Downs Scheme Update

Thursday, 28 June 2007, 3:43 pm | Environment Canterbury

Submissions on two Waitaki catchment proposals for a hydro scheme and an irrigation scheme closed this week with 814 submissions received. Around 450 of these have requested to be in heard in person. More >>

Environment Canterbury (ECan) Rates Finalised

Thursday, 28 June 2007, 3:14 pm | Environment Canterbury

ECan today finalised its rates for the 2007/08 year. Thanks to savings made across a number of work/portfolio areas, the general rates rise is 6.5% down from 7.2% forecast in the Long Term Council Community Plan (LTCCP). More >>

Navigation rule changes proposed, feedback sought

Thursday, 28 June 2007, 2:51 pm | Environment Canterbury

Environment Canterbury is considering several changes to the region's navigation safety bylaws. These apply to all inland lakes and rivers where people operate boats, dinghies or jet-skis, and a number of coastal areas. The region runs from north of ... More >>

Give way to buses: Proposal supported by RLTC

Friday, 22 June 2007, 12:53 am | Environment Canterbury

The Regional Land Transport Committee (RLTC) has agreed to support, in principle, a change to the road rules that would require motorists to give way to buses, especially when leaving bus stops. The passenger transport industry representative on the committee, ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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