News & events

Date: Fri, 5 Jul 2019

Recent news articles have discussed whether nitrate in our drinking water can cause health problems. Naturally, this is cause for concern for all of us.

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2019

Environment Canterbury released its annual groundwater quality survey for 2018.

Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018

Recent media coverage has highlighted concerns regarding water bottling in general and the new consent application from Cloud Ocean Water Ltd.

Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019

Find out more about wetlands on your property and how you can help to protect them.

Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019

Ashburton's 4x4 community now has a place to enjoy their favourite pastime without potentially disturbing wildlife in the Hakatere / Ashburton River

Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019

We investigate one of the world’s few, unique braided rivers, and uncover the stories of some of the people connected to this essential waterway.

Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2019

An increase in complaints of illegal structures for whitebaiting in rivers has led Environment Canterbury to visit waterways to assess the scale of the issue.

Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2019

New central zone delivery manager Andy Barbati has been through a lot in the past nine years - from earthquakes to ECan and everything in between.

Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2019

Join Sustainable Coastlines and Environment Canterbury for a planting day at the Waimakariri River on Saturday, September 21.

Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019 by Selwyn Waihora Water Zone Committee Co-Chair Les Wanhalla

Selwyn Waihora Water Zone Committee Co-Chair Les Wanhalla talks about community engagement and the urban water infrastructure in the region

Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2019

Schools from around the Selwyn Waihora zone are taking ownership of stretches of river, planting native shrubs and trees on the banks.

Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019

The week of September 10-14 will see an educational, interactive van travelling across South Canterbury teaching children about aquatic life.