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City rivers – perception versus reality
Friday, 19 January 2007, 10:48 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury, the University of Canterbury and the Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai Trust are researching public perceptions versus scientific reality of the health of the city’s two main rivers. More >>
Irrigation season update for first half of season
Tuesday, 16 January 2007, 9:52 am | Environment Canterbury
River restrictions have been lifted from all but one river in the Canterbury region. Only the Rakaia River has a current limited *(Band 5) water take restriction, as seen on the Environment Canterbury river (irrigation) website. More >>
River And Groundwater Abstraction Restrictions
Monday, 15 January 2007, 4:12 pm | Environment Canterbury
River and groundwater abstraction restrictions have been lifted from all but one river in the Canterbury region. Only the Rakaia River has a current limited*(Band 5) water take restriction, according to Environment Canterbury environmental protection ... More >>
Cleaning stations in Waitaki to stop Didymo spread
Friday, 22 December 2006, 11:39 am | Environment Canterbury
Cleaning stations will be set up in the Waitaki Valley to help prevent the spread of the invasive alga didymo. The cleaning stations which will be at key entry and exit points to the Waitaki river system, will be in place for the summer holiday ... More >>
Canterbury groundwater on healthy levels
Wednesday, 20 December 2006, 4:30 pm | Environment Canterbury
Shallow and intermediate aquifers throughout the Canterbury region continue to display average to above average levels. However Environment Canterbury groundwater scientists say there is a slight seasonal declining trend visible in most records. This decline ... More >>
Didymo warning for jetboaters
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 5:24 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is warning jetboaters on the Waitaki River that didymo algae is a serious threat to safe jetboat operation. Acting regional harbourmaster Tony Whiteley said that didymo could be sucked into the intakes of jetboats and cause ... More >>
Every reason to catch a bus - ECan councillor
Tuesday, 19 December 2006, 12:39 am | Environment Canterbury
Summer and the Christmas party season is a good opportunity to catch a bus to town or the beach, says Environment Canterbury councillor Nicky Wagner, chair of public passenger transport portfolio. More >>
Canterbury Region Water Resource Report
Friday, 15 December 2006, 2:09 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s State of the Canterbury Region Water Resource Report 2006 released today shows a regionally varied picture in terms of groundwater recharge and river flows. More >>
ECan welcomes Energy Strategy
Thursday, 14 December 2006, 9:35 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has welcomed the Government’s draft Energy Strategy, saying it takes a long-term view (to 2050) at the main areas New Zealand will have to look at to meet our energy challenges. More >>
Time to try the best bus system in Australasia
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 1:58 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury councillor Nicky Wagner, chair of the public passenger transport portfolio, says this is the year for anyone living in or visiting Christchurch to try the best public transport system in Australia and New Zealand. More >>
PPCS effluent discharge consent for 10 years
Wednesday, 13 December 2006, 11:56 am | Environment Canterbury
PPCS (Primary Producers Co-Op Society) Pareora meat processing plant has been granted resource consents for its ocean effluent outfall and also for its new land-based effluent discharges for a period of ten years. More >>
Extra Metro funding required for fuel cost swings
Friday, 8 December 2006, 1:41 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury councillors have agreed to provide $1.1 million to the public passenger transport portfolio for the 2006/07 financial year from Public Passenger Transport Reserves to cover the unbudgeted difference in fuel price indexing caused ... More >>
Alternative funding mechanisms For Water Charges
Friday, 8 December 2006, 10:08 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury councillors today agreed to advance planning for a uniform annual general charge (UAGC) and to investigate ways of charging water users for water management. However, the earliest these two mechanisms could be considered ... More >>
1080 - an essential tool in pest management
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 2:59 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is supporting the Animal Health Board and the Department of Conservation’s application to the Environmental Risk Management Authority for the reassessment of the pesticide 1080. DOC and the AHB are seeking to continue the current ... More >>
Metro Strategy looks at bus services improvements
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 1:48 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury and Christchurch City Council have both today adopted the Public Passenger Transport Strategy, developed jointly by the two councils. The strategy will be implemented early next year. More >>
Hillside suburbs school bus service to continue
Thursday, 7 December 2006, 1:47 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has decided to continue the operation of the Taylors Mistake and Westmorland school bus services throughout 2007. The services were in danger of discontinuing due to their low patronage figures. However with the average number ... More >>
Praise for ECan’s Clean Heat Project
Wednesday, 6 December 2006, 11:09 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury chairman, Sir Kerry Burke, has welcomed results of an independent survey into satisfaction levels amongst people who have benefited from ECan’s Clean Heat Project. More >>
Central Plains Water Trust loses appeal
Tuesday, 5 December 2006, 9:25 am | Environment Canterbury
The High Court has released its decision on the appeal of an Environment Court declaration giving Ngai Tahu Properties Ltd (NTPL) priority to the remaining “A” allocation block water from the Waimakariri River, over Central Plains Water Trust. More >>
Appeal of sentence Steelbro diesel pollution
Monday, 4 December 2006, 10:26 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury (the Canterbury Regional Council) has filed an appeal to the High Court against the sentence imposed by Judge Smith on Steelbro NZ Ltd on November 1, 2006 in the Christchurch District Court for a spill of a large quantity of diesel ... More >>
Praise for ECan’s Clean Heat Project
Sunday, 3 December 2006, 1:12 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury chairman, Sir Kerry Burke, has welcomed results of an independent survey into satisfaction levels amongst people who have benefited from ECan’s Clean Heat Project. More >>
