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Ihutai Cultural Health Monitoring
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 10:27 am | Environment Canterbury
Local mana whenua, supported by Environment Canterbury, Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai Trust, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and the Ministry for the Environment are conducting some cultural monitoring fieldwork of the Avon and Heathcote Rivers and the estuary ... More >>
Kaiapoi River much less polluted
Thursday, 19 April 2007, 10:26 am | Environment Canterbury
Kaiapoi River much less polluted now than in earlier years of untreated sewage and meat works effluent More >>
Local Government Electoral Reform
Tuesday, 17 April 2007, 1:32 pm | Environment Canterbury
Local Government Electoral Reform: New Rakaia regional constituency includes communities on both sides of the river More >>
Developers need to take drinking water seriously
Tuesday, 10 April 2007, 2:37 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is warning developers that they need to ensure they have their environmental safeguards in place before they allow tenants to open for business. More >>
Avon oil spill - fuel identified
Tuesday, 3 April 2007, 3:55 pm | Environment Canterbury
A kerosene-based fuel type has been identified as the substance that was spilled last week into the Avon River. The spill entered the river through a stormwater outlet in Waimairi Rd, but Environment Canterbury environmental protection officers have ... More >>
Toxin-producing algae found in Opihi/Opuha
Friday, 30 March 2007, 2:00 pm | Environment Canterbury
The same toxin-producing algae which led to two dog deaths in North Canterbury has now been confirmed in the Opihi/Opuha and Pareora Rivers, South Canterbury. More >>
Ecan: Consent-trading practices
Wednesday, 28 March 2007, 2:18 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury says the newly-launched water consent trading website - www.hydrotrader.co.nz - has the potential to improve transparency surrounding water use consents and to increase the efficiency of water use. More >>
First “clean-air trade” in New Zealand
Monday, 26 March 2007, 11:13 am | Environment Canterbury
Thirty-six families in Waimate can warm up to the idea of getting free heat pumps or pellet burners in their homes in the next few weeks in the first clean-air trade-off initiative in New Zealand. More >>
Groundwater levels show less drastic decline
Friday, 23 March 2007, 10:51 am | Environment Canterbury
Latest well measurements by Environment Canterbury indicate that groundwater levels throughout the region are still at or above average levels for March and still much higher than at this time last year. More >>
Groundwater levels show decline
Thursday, 22 March 2007, 4:57 pm | Environment Canterbury
Latest well measurements by Environment Canterbury indicate that groundwater levels throughout the region are still at or above average levels for March and still much higher than at this time last year. More >>
Toxic algae mostly confined to Ashley Rvr/Rakahuri
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 5:28 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has updated its results of algal samples from three North Canterbury rivers and one Central Canterbury river. South Canterbury river results are expected next week. More >>
Work in pest management acknowledged by ECan
Wednesday, 21 March 2007, 4:07 pm | Environment Canterbury
More than 40 years service to pest management in the region by retired Pendarves farmer Robin Bruce was acknowledged this month by Environment Canterbury. More >>
Rabbit control field day at Otekaieke March 28
Monday, 19 March 2007, 3:05 pm | Environment Canterbury
Controlling rabbits in the face of increased immunity levels is the theme of a field day to be held in the Waitaki Valley later this month. The field day will be based at Otekaieke Hall on Wednesday, March 28, from 1-5pm. More >>
Environment Canterbury disappointed at decision
Friday, 16 March 2007, 10:13 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury chief executive, Dr Bryan Jenkins is disappointed in their commissioners’ decision to grant the majority of the 69 consent applications to take and use water in the Rakaia-Selwyn groundwater zone. He says that ECan doesnot ... More >>
Our City O-Tautahi, Worcester Boulevard
Thursday, 15 March 2007, 10:33 am | Environment Canterbury
The launch of the Metro Strategy, developed jointly by Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council, is taking place this Friday, March 16 at Our City O-Tautahi on the corner of Worcester Boulevard and Oxford Terrace. The Metro Strategy covers ... More >>
ECan looks at changing coastal occupation rules
Wednesday, 14 March 2007, 4:17 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is investigating a change to part of the Regional Coastal Environment Plan that at the moment requires existing occupiers of the Coastal Marine Area to apply for consent to do so. More >>
Draft annual plan budget adopted for public input
Thursday, 8 March 2007, 10:09 am | Environment Canterbury
At this week’s Environment Canterbury council meeting (March 7), councillors adopted the draft annual plan for 2007/08. Thanks to savings made across a number of work/portfolio areas, the projected general rates rise is 6.7%, down from 7.2% forecast in the long ... More >>
Toxic algae in the Ashley River/Rakahuri
Thursday, 8 March 2007, 9:34 am | Environment Canterbury
People are warned to be wary of swimming or allowing their dogs access to the lower reaches of the Ashley River/Rakahuri north of Rangiora after a dog became ill after swimming there late last week. “The dog owner and vet thought it likely that a ... More >>
Extended bus route to provide solution for NW
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 4:53 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is proposing to introduce a new bus route designed to meet the needs of both Northwood and Willowbank residents. Last year ECan proposed extending the Northwood Metro service, following a petition from Northwood Villa residents ... More >>
Committee working party to be established
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 3:08 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury councillors have agreed to set up a working party with the four southern area mayors to look at creating a new Southern Area Committee, with greater authority than is at present the case. More >>
