COVID-relief funding for wilding pines projects is providing a lifeline by employing impacted workers in the hard-hit tourism industry.
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Coordinated efforts to search for and control the fast-growing weed Spartina, are having an impact with growth down this season.
A joint project, which includes $10,000 of funding allocated by the Upper Waitaki Water Zone is now underway to manage the invasive rowan tree.
Three new wilding pine projects in Canterbury and a $2M funding boost, will help tackle the problem and create 50 jobs for those hit by the fallout of COVID-19.
Chilean needle grass spread on the rise. Find out what to look out for and help stop the spread of this unwanted pest plant.
New rules requiring land occupiers to ensure their goats are identifiable and fenced appropriately to prevent them escaping have been introduced.
We need your help spotting and reporting Chilean mayten (Maytenus boaria). Find out how to identify this plant.
The Zone Committee has approved $73,000 – over three years – of Immediate Steps funding towards pest weed control in the Dobson and lower Hopkins Valleys.
Four meetings throughout Canterbury have helped to spread the word about the proposed Biosecurity Advisory Groups and encourage community members to join.
The partners of the Whaka-Ora Healthy Harbour plan have signed a new memorandum of understanding
Remember to ‘Check, Clean, Dry’ when moving from one waterway to another, anywhere in New Zealand.
Implementation of a non-native predatory fish barrier at Haldon Pasture to protect the endangered Canterbury Mudfish (kōwaro) is underway.