News & events

Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017

Karl Russell has gathered food from the Opihi River for as long as he remembers and he knows the importance of protecting our rivers for future generations.

Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017

A cultural land management advisor has been appointed to help farmers near Te Waihora understand and comply with new rules designed to protect mahinga kai.

Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2017

Long before the Waimakariri River became a source of food for Māori, a water supply for farmers and a recreational hotspot for the half-million people living on its borders, it was quite literally a world…

Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2017

It's wet and cold and takes 20 minutes of careful hand-held monitoring each time but measuring water flow in and around the Waitarakao Washdyke Lagoon helps us understand its natural…

Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017

A new collaborative project will protect the endangered South Canterbury pekapeka long-tailed bat population from predators in the Raincliff area.

Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2017

On Thursday 14th September we welcomed Greenpeace into the Tuam Street building.  Councillor Iaean Cranwell greeted the group and staff sang our waiata in welcome.

Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017

Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017

Kylee Galbraith,  Orari Temuka Opihi Pareora Water Zone Committee member discusses what it means to be part of local water management.

Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2017

A report by multiple councils initiated to develop an online tool to help communities deal with waste in the aftermath of a disaster.

Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2017

Plan Change 3 to the Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan, covering the South Coastal Canterbury area is now operative.

Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2017

Otematata Wetlands Walkway restoration project gets support from its local water zone committee.

Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017

Art conservation is not a role you would usually associate with environmental planning but in South Canterbury this has become an important focus of the local water zone committee.