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Environmental performance shows no improvement
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 4:36 pm | Environment Canterbury
Dairy farmers’ environmental performance shows no improvement in Canterbury Environment Canterbury’s 2005/06 report on dairy shed effluent discharges shows no improvement on the 2004/05 figures. The 2005/06 survey shows only 48 per cent of the 541 farms ... More >>
Waipara groundwater recharge zone extended
Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 4:07 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has increased the annual allocation limit for the Waipara groundwater zone to 10.7 million cubic metres per year, replacing the limit of 7.8 million cubic metres per year adopted in July. More >>
ECan decides on future representation structure
Friday, 13 October 2006, 3:48 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s role in developing its preferred representation structure was completed this week. “The council’s preferred position will now be considered by the Local Government Commission,” said ECan chairman Sir Kerry Burke. Last week, ... More >>
Community meetings early
Thursday, 12 October 2006, 4:18 pm | Environment Canterbury
The advisory group for Environment Canterbury’s Restorative Programme for Lowland Streams held their third meeting this week. More >>
Two farmers fined for illegal water takes
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 11:42 am | Environment Canterbury
In the past fortnight, two farmers growing crops have been fined for irrigating illegally last season and a third case is still to be finalised. The completed cases were heard in front of Environment Court Judge Jeff Smith, sitting in the Christchurch District ... More >>
Farmers warned to check irrigation restrictions
Wednesday, 11 October 2006, 11:40 am | Environment Canterbury
With the potential for an El Nino or drought summer ahead, Environment Canterbury’s consents’ compliance and enforcement team is warning irrigators to stick to the conditions on their consents. More >>
Antares oil spill appeal dismissed
Tuesday, 10 October 2006, 4:40 pm | Environment Canterbury
Two overseas companies, convicted and subsequently fined $70,000 for oil pollution offences in Christchurch’s Lyttelton Harbour, have lost their appeal against their conviction and fines. More >>
A delightful surprise in Cashmere Stream
Wednesday, 4 October 2006, 2:02 pm | Environment Canterbury
Freshwater mussels have been found in a city stream, Cashmere Stream. The larvae of these New Zealand natives are dependent upon native fish such as bullies for part of their life cycle. “The tiny larvae attach themselves to native fish such as ... More >>
Outstanding awards for two outstanding men
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 5:39 pm | Environment Canterbury
Two Cantabrians today received outstanding contribution awards from Environment Canterbury (see citations below). More >>
Dangerous Dams Policy for Canterbury
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 4:46 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has adopted a “Dangerous Dams Policy” for the Canterbury region, as required under Section 161 of the Building Act 2004. The Act requires regional councils to develop a policy to address issues associated with dangerous ... More >>
“Excluded areas” for marine farming identified
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 3:15 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has identified 23 areas in the Canterbury Coastal Marine Area that will be excluded from marine farming or aquaculture activities. This is an early step in the implementation of new aquaculture reform legislation. The so-called excluded ... More >>
Chch pollution trends down with Clean Heat
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 3:03 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury’s Clean Heat Project, launched in 2003, is having a measurable reduction on pollution levels, according to the latest ECan post-winter analysis. In addition, more people making use of the Clean Heat Project subsidy are opting ... More >>
Snow-filled winter produces mixed pollution result
Thursday, 28 September 2006, 3:02 pm | Environment Canterbury
While air pollution is trending downwards in Christchurch, the rest of the region’s towns and cities like Timaru are also getting the message that something has to be done to meet the new National Environmental Standard for air quality by 2013. Christchurch ... More >>
Diesel spill into Heathcote River earns conviction
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 4:22 pm | Environment Canterbury
Steelbro NZ Ltd has been convicted in the Christchurch District Court of offences relating to the discharge of diesel on the night of February 4/5, 2005. Judge J A Smith found that the discharge of the diesel from the Steelbro site caused the contamination ... More >>
Subsidised heat pumps Timaru log-burning houses
Wednesday, 27 September 2006, 2:33 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury will provide $100,000 funding for 250 Timaru households with a solid fuel burner to install a heat pump. The ECan subsidy amounts to $400 per household and the subsidised price per heat pump will be $1850 through LIneTrust ... More >>
Community Planting Day at Charlesworth Wetland
Friday, 15 September 2006, 12:53 am | Environment Canterbury
Sunday morning and we all want some great outdoors: Take the dog for a run, then leave it at home, toss your spade, gardening gloves and gumboots in the car boot and head down to Charlesworth St off Ferry Rd for a community planting day on Sunday, ... More >>
High number of representation review submissions
Friday, 15 September 2006, 12:22 am | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury has received around 360 submissions on the proposed future shape of its council, its representation review. The submission period closed September 13. Acting ECan chairman and representation review committee chairman Cr Robert Johnston ... More >>
Public help needed to find ecological vandals
Wednesday, 13 September 2006, 2:54 pm | Environment Canterbury
Environment Canterbury is calling for public assistance to find out who might have poured an ammonia-based fluid into Christchurch’s Curletts Rd drain two weeks ago. The pollution has subsequently killed hundreds of eels living in the drain. More >>
ECan’s Finance & Audit Committee to take more acti
Monday, 11 September 2006, 2:42 pm | Environment Canterbury
The new chair of Environment Canterbury’s Finance and Audit Committee, Prof. Bob Kirk, has indicated that the committee, under his leadership, will take on a more active role in the organisation’s financial planning. He says a new role awaits ... More >>
Biodiesel-powered buses available for schools
Monday, 11 September 2006, 2:23 pm | Environment Canterbury
The biodiesel buses will be available to Christchurch schools through two sustainable transport education programmes ‘From a to b – Billy Bus’ and ‘Beat the Rush’, developed and implemented by Environment Canterbury. More >>
