Upcoming meetings

The Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee meeting schedule.

Date	Time & location	Agenda
20 February 2012	2 pm St John’s Rooms, 23 Montrose Avenue Culverden	Read the agenda (pdf 445 kB)
19 March 2012	Cheviot	TBC
16 April 2012	Waikari	TBC
21 May 2012	Amberley	TBC
18 June 2012	Waipara	TBC
16 July 2012	Hawarden	TBC
20 August 2012	Rotherham	TBC
17 September 2012	Amberley	TBC
15 October 2012	Waiau	TBC
12 November 2012	Hanmer Springs	TBC
17 December 2012	Amberley	TBC

 Latest media releases

• 16 February 2012: Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee meeting
• 30 January 2012: Waitohi storage options
• 23 January 2012: Dawn Creek Fencing
• 18 January 2012: Little Lake Mason fencing project protects biodiversity values

Activities and actions

The Hurunui-Waiau Zone Committee was the first of the 10 zone committees established throughout Canterbury.

The focus of the Hurunui–Waiau Zone Committee has been on developing its Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP) following numerous meetings with groups, community organisations and the public.

In August 2011, the final ZIP was received by Environment Canterbury and the Hurunui District Council. It includes 66 recommendations to council and other parties and is designed to provide an integrated approach to water management in the zone while achieving the desired social, environment, cultural and economic outcomes.

At recent meetings the zone committee received presentations from the Balmoral Camping Ground and discussed an implementation plan for Land Use and Water Quality in the zone. It also looked at nitrate and phosphorus load limits in the zone.

The committee has also agreed on its 2010/2011 Immediate Steps Biodiversity Fund projects and work has already started on some. The projects include wetland protection, weed control in Conway River and protection and enhancement or riparian areas.

Environment Canterbury working with...