News & events

Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2023

Get to know our four new Ashburton staff members.

Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2023

Council has approved new rules that will streamline the consents process and strengthen restrictions on some activities to improve water quality.

Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2023

Two pieces of legislation – the Spatial Planning Act and the Natural and Built Environment Act – were passed into law eventually replacing the current RMA.

Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2023

Find out more about Plan Change 7 to the Land & Water Regional Plan (LWRP) and Plan Change 2 to the Waimakariri River Regional Plan and how it may affect you.

Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2023 by Peter Scott, Chair, Environment Canterbury

Changes to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP) are here.

Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2023

Supreme Court has dismissed Cloud Ocean’s appeal that would have allowed it to change the use of its consents from wool scouring to water bottling.

Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 by by Peter Scott, Chair, Environment Canterbury

Over the next 10 years, Canterbury councils and NZ Transport Agency are proposing to almost double the investment in the region's land transport systems.

Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 by Peter Scott, Chair, Environment Canterbury

Chair Peter Scott shares his views on the new Government's policy and the impacts in Canterbury expected over time.

Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023

We're developing a 'Pets on buses' policy, with input from groups and stakeholders and ask for community feedback in the second half of next year.

Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2024

Have your say on the draft Canterbury Regional Land Transport Plan 2024–34.

Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2024

The community can now take its first look at what our ten-year work plan and budget may look like.

Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2024

The community will soon be asked for feedback on our Long-Term Plan 2024-34.