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Waitaki submissions deadline June 25 2007
Monday, 21 May 2007, 1:28 pm | Environment Canterbury
Waitaki catchment major proposals submissions new deadline June 25, 15 extra working days More >>
Oil spill, Timaru harbour
Friday, 18 May 2007, 4:31 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is investigating an oil spill of between 50 and 100 litres in Timaru Harbour last night. ECan was informed about the spill at about 7.30 last night and the oil was found floating on the surface near a wharf in the Timaru Harbour. ... More >>
Relaxing farm petrol-handling rules
Friday, 18 May 2007, 11:48 am | Environment Canterbury
An Environmental Risk Management Authority decision to relax controls on how petrol is handled on farms shows the Government is listening to the concerns of the rural community, Rural Affairs Minister Damien O'Connor says. More >>
Christchurch leads the way in bio-fuel technology
Friday, 18 May 2007, 11:46 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury welcomes moves by one of its bus operators to use bio-diesel in all of its buses. Forty buses in Christchurch's Metro system will be running on a B5 (5%) tallow based biodiesel blend - a year ahead of the government's Sales Obligation ... More >>
Waitaki catchment water allocation public meeting
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 2:54 pm | Environment Canterbury
A meeting at the Waitaki Bridge Hall next Monday night will help explain the resource consent process and how the Waitaki Catchment Water Allocation Regional Plan will apply to current water permit applications and the North Bank/Hunter Downs consent ... More >>
Canterbury beaches clean-up volunteers needed
Monday, 14 May 2007, 2:23 pm | Environment Canterbury
Volunteers are invited to help out at a clean-up day at Amberley and Leithfield beaches this Sunday (May 20), starting at 9.30am. Assembly points will be at the Community Centre, Amberley Beach Domain, and the Community Centre at Leithfield Beach. All ... More >>
Lake Tekapo: public input called for
Friday, 11 May 2007, 5:02 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury wants to hear from anyone who has an interest in the future use of 165 hectares of land bordering Lake Tekapo on Lilybank Rd, Mackenzie District, South Canterbury. More >>
Didymo in Hurunui River
Thursday, 3 May 2007, 5:15 pm | Environment Canterbury
Biosecurity NZ, the lead agency for managing the invasive algae didymo, has confirmed this week that didymo has been found in the upper Hurunui River -North Branch Hurunui about 7 km downstream of Lake Sumner. More >>
Waitaki catchment notification two major proposals
Wednesday, 2 May 2007, 3:52 pm | Environment Canterbury
This Saturday Environment Canterbury will notify the resource consent applications for Meridian Energy’s North Bank Tunnel hydro proposal and the Hunter Downs Irrigation Scheme, lodged by Meridian along with the South Canterbury Irrigation Trust. Both ... More >>
Outdoor fire ban in place for Christchurch
Tuesday, 1 May 2007, 4:52 pm | Environment Canterbury
From today, the Christchurch City Council will no longer approve dispensations for Christchurch residents to light outdoor fires, in line with the Environment Canterbury winter fire ban which runs until September. More >>
Groundwater levels vary widely
Monday, 30 April 2007, 3:34 pm | Environment Canterbury
The latest well monitoring results by Environment Canterbury show that groundwater levels in parts of North Canterbury and deep wells in Ashburton are low to very low for the time of the year. Groundwater levels around the rest of the region are better ... More >>
Outdoor burning ban takes effect
Monday, 30 April 2007, 2:10 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury will this winter again take a tough enforcement stance towards outdoor burning in Christchurch. An instant $300 fine will be issued for domestic outdoor burning offences, while industrial offenders can expect a larger fine of ... More >>
Programme for Lowland Streams Community Meeting
Tuesday, 24 April 2007, 2:06 pm | Environment Canterbury
In recognition of climate and abstraction-driven water shortages and the growing demand for freshwater in Canterbury, the Restorative Programme for Lowland Streams is an Environment Canterbury and community collaboration aimed at improving the environmental ... More >>
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 >>
