Environment Canterbury

CANTERBURY — At their first public meeting today, Environment Canterbury’s new council, led by chairwoman Dame Margaret Bazley, and deputy chair David Caygill, opened with a powhiri.

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CANTERBURY — The Commissioners for Environment Canterbury take over the governance role on May 1 2010 and their first public meeting as Commissioners will take place on Wednesday May 5, at 10 am, Council Chamber, 58 Kilmore St, Christchurch.

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CANTERBURY — Water users in the Rakaia-Selwyn area are being encouraged to get started on installing water meters or risk running out of time before the deadline in September this year.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury is warning duck shooters and hunters that alpine fed river levels will remain higher than usual for the weekend due to the heavy rain in the main divide.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury has today released the decision granting the water take resource consent required for South Canterbury’s Hunter Downs Irrigation Scheme.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury has today released the decision granting the water take resource consent required for South Canterbury’s Hunter Downs Irrigation Scheme.

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Environment Canterbury has appointed Alison Young as biosecurity officer for the Chatham Islands.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury is seeking public feedback on its Northern Star and Kainga services as part of the Metro Bus Service Review 2010.

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CANTERBURY — The significance of the Canterbury economy to New Zealand as a whole and the fact it is the country’s second largest wealth generator in terms of regional economies was noted by Transport Minister Steven Joyce this morning.

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CANTERBURY — Council records its strong opposition to Act which has removed regional democracy in Canterbury and recommends handing Canterbury Water Management Strategy funding back to local territorial councils.

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CANTERBURY — The Hurunui-Waiau Zone Water Management Committee has been formally approved for establishment, and its Terms of Reference endorsed, by the Environment Canterbury Council.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Hawarden farmers Dugald and Mandy Rutherford are the supreme winners of the 2010 Canterbury Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

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CANTERBURY — Along with the end of daylight saving on Sunday April 4, the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is recommending that people use this day to check and update their emergency supplies as well.

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CHRISTCHURCH — A ban on the use of open fires and solid fuel burners that are 15 years or older starts on Thursday, April 1 in Christchurch.

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CANTERBURY — The Chairman of Environment Canterbury, Alec Neill, says that Environment Canterbury will work constructively with commissioners following today’s government announcement that the council’s elected representatives will be replaced by commissioners from the expected date of May 1, 2010.

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Canterbury people are invited to have their say in helping Environment Canterbury set its priorities for the year.

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CANTERBURY — The Canterbury Regional Transport Committee is supporting a possible Government move to reduce the Blood Alcohol Consumption limit from 80mg/100ml (0.08) to 50mg/100ml (0.05).

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CANTERBURY — The Proposed Waipara River Catchment Environmental Flow and Allocation Regional Plan has been adopted for notification by Environment Canterbury and will be available for public submissions from Saturday April 17.

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CANTERBURY — A Mayfield farmer, Simon Roy, has been fined $7500 after pleading guilty to a charge of taking water for irrigation without the necessary resource consent.

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CHRISTCHURCH — Environment Canterbury today congratulated the Christchurch City Council on the opening of its sewage outfall stretching 3 km into Pegasus Bay, off South Brighton.

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CANTERBURY — Hurunui-Waiau community urged to consider Water Management Committee People with a close interest in the Hurunui-Waiau community are being urged to consider putting their names forward for the Hurunui-Waiau Zone Water Management Committee.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury has released its response to the recent Government investigation of its functions under the Resource Management and Local Government Acts.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury is actively working with dairy industry partners to improve the management of dairy effluent on Canterbury farms, as highlighted in the Dairying and Clean Streams Accord Snapshot of Progress report for 2008/09.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury’s chairman Alec Neill, deputy chair Jo Kane, Cr Bob Kirk and chief executive Dr Bryan Jenkins met with Environment Minister Nick Smith, Minister of Local Government Dr Rodney Hide and key ministerial staff, Sue Powell (Environment), Deborah James (Internal Affairs) and Simon Beattie (press secretary to Nick Smith) on Tuesday night March 16.

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ASHBURTON — An Ashburton sharemilker, Richard Neil Spicer, has been fined a total of $12,000 after pleading guilty to two charges, discharging effluent from an irrigator onto land causing ponding (which may have resulted in contaminants entering groundwater) and contravening an abatement notice.

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CANTERBURY — Each year, Environment Canterbury organises wilding tree control days in the high country; a community-based initiative aimed at removing young seedlings before they are mature enough to produce seed and create a longer-term problem.

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TIMARU — Animal life of all kinds, native flora and ever-popular riverside pursuits will be celebrated at a community event at the Orari River mouth on Saturday, March 27.

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CANTERBURY — With summer finally arriving in February and March with hot temperatures and drying conditions throughout most of Canterbury, the rural fire risk has raised significantly.

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CANTERBURY — In the wake of the Government review of Environment Canterbury’s functions, councillors have proposed a split governance system which would protect people’s right to vote for regional councillors and also lift the council’s water management performance.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury in March is surveying groundwater quality in the mid-Waitaki Valley in the area between Duntroon and Otematata.

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CANTERBURY — Initial indication is that some tsunami activity is being registered in the Chatham Islands.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury councillors have endorsed setting up a working group to oversee public consultation on the State of Environment Monitoring Charges for water management.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury has extended its bikes on buses service along the Northern Star route to Waimakariri District towns.

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CANTERBURY — A North Canterbury company has been fined $2500 after pleading guilty to a charge of causing air pollution by the illegal burning of rubber tyres.

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ASHBURTON — The Ashburton Community Water Trust (ACWT) and Ashburton District Council have been granted resource consents to use Rakaia River water to generate electricity.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury councillors have agreed that a new rule aimed at achieving improved air quality for Kaiapoi will be enforced from May 1 2011.

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CANTERBURY — A key report released by Environment Canterbury contains mixed news about the state of the region’s environment.

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CANTERBURY — At this week’s Environment Canterbury meeting councillors discussed calls from some submitters for independent commissioners to replace councillors on a significant planning policy hearing panel.

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CHRISTCHURCH — ECan chairman Sir Kerry Burke and Cr Carole Evans, who chairs ECans public transport committee, have congratulated the Christchurch City Council on putting in place northern and southern city bus priority lanes.

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CANTERBURY — As the hill and high country burn season approaches Environment Canterbury highlights the need for landowners to contact them if they are going to burn.

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BANKS PENINSULA — Environment Canterbury chief executive Dr Bryan Jenkins has confirmed that the council will not appeal the recent Environment Court decision on landscape provisions of the Banks Peninsula District Plan, now part of Christchurch City.

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CANTERBURY — The hearing commissioners for Meridian Energys water use applications for its proposed North Bank Tunnel hydro concept are to reconvene and hear more information.

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CANTERBURY — Canterbury region received confirmation today of a $244 million* transport funding package from central government to cover the next ten years.

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CANTERBURY — Outdoor burning is now banned year-round on all residential properties in Canterbury region.

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AKAROA — A warning to developers that they cannot blame contractors for ignoring environmental law was issued in the Christchurch District Court by Environment Court Judge Jeff Smith recently.

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TIMARU — A passion for the environment and a desire to see a small Timaru stream cleaned up, is the driving force behind a group of Grantlea Downs school children taking on a task few adults consider  making submissions to two councils annual plans.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury welcomes the announcement that more than $98,000 in funding has been approved from central government for Canterbury aquaculture initiatives.

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CANTERBURY — People living near Willowbank Wildlife Reserve and Styx Mill Country Club will soon be able to swap their cars for the popular Metro bus service.

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CANTERBURY — Thursday, Environment Canterbury councillors approved work on a variation to the Proposed Natural Resources Regional Plan that will enable the water quality effects of intensive land use to be managed more effectively.

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BANKS PENINSULA — After visiting a number of biodiversity projects on Banks Peninsula this week, Conservation Minister Hon.

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CANTERBURY —  Submissions to Environment Canterbury’s draft annual plan for 2008/09 open Saturday March 29.

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CANTERBURY — Three years working with people concerned about the Orari River is bearing fruit with a practical management strategy for the river and its catchment, from the headwaters to the sea.

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CANTERBURY — A region-wide strategy to protect Canterbury’s native biodiversity will be officially launched on March 27 at a function attended by the Minister of Conservation, Hon Steve Chadwick.

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CANTERBURY — Rainfall in February and at the beginning of March gave a much needed boost to groundwater levels and river flows in the Canterbury region.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury chairman Sir Kerry Burke is pleased to announce that Council has reappointed Dr Bryan Jenkins to the position of Chief Executive for a five-year term commencing July 23, 2008.

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CANTERBURY — The second stage of a major possum control operation in North Canterbury is due to get underway.

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TIMARU — If you have a couple of hours to spare a week, are physically fit and enjoy being driven around Timaru, then Environment Canterbury wants to hear from you.

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CANTERBURY — Turning a lakeside soil conservation area into a Regional Park helps recognise the importance of the area to the local community and wider region.

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CANTERBURY — Notices of meetings for all river ratepayers in Environment Canterbury’s Southern Area will soon be in the post, and in the public notices columns of local newspapers as dates are set to elect the river liaison committees in the area.

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CANTERBURY — At this week’s Environment Canterbury council meeting, held in Timaru, councillors agreed to the budget for the draft annual plan for 2008/09.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury is looking for keen people to represent their communities on matters of animal and plant pest management.

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CANTERBURY — People with an interest in South Canterbury’s Orari River are invited to a public meeting this month to provide feedback on the new draft management strategy for the river and its catchment.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury councillors have headed south today, for the first of a number of tours throughout the Canterbury region.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury (ECan) is encouraging landholders wanting advice or assistance with rabbit control operations to use the services of its rabbit co-ordinator.

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CANTERBURY —  The conditions for 69 new groundwater resource consents have been posted to consent holders in recent days.

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CANTERBURY — Canterbury householders looking for a painless way to install energy-saving insulation and upgrade their heating to an energy efficient, clean heat appliance received some good news today.

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CANTERBURY — Mid Canterbury people are being encouraged to re-discover the Hakatere/Ashburton river mouth as a way of celebrating Seaweek, at the start of March.

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CANTERBURY — Inspiration and advice are what the members of the Lower Waitaki River Management Society are hoping to bring home, after a field trip to Te Anau in March.

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CANTERBURY — The generally substantial rainfall last week has provided relief to some of Canterbury’s rivers, but irrigation restrictions continue to be applied on some groundwater and river or stream abstractions.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury staff and volunteers from communities around the Avon-Heathcote Estuary/Ihutai will this year once again spend a day in February gathering information on the quality of the water throughout the tidal cycle.

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CANTERBURY — Metro use has surged in recent months.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury’s Southern Committee, chaired by South Canterbury Cr Mark Oldfield, agreed upon its terms of reference at today’s inaugural meeting.

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CANTERBURY — A close watch is being kept on Canterbury region’s rivers as the long dry spell continues, with irrigation restrictions on many rivers at the moment.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury has today released its Officer’s Report for the proposed Central Plains Water Irrigation Scheme.

CANTERBURY — Sustainable water management is the number one priority for Environment Canterbury, says the council’s chairman Sir Kerry Burke.

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CANTERBURY — The sustained hot, dry weather in Canterbury for much of January has depleted water sources in the region, say Environment Canterbury water scientists.

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CANTERBURY — ECan chairman Sir Kerry Burke says it is good news that the Christchurch City Council has settled on a new bus exchange site, close to the existing Exchange on Lichfield St, but on the opposite, west side of Colombo St.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury today unanimously adopted its Air Plan commissioners’ recommendations which cover chapter three (air quality) of the Canterbury Natural Resources Regional Plan.

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CANTERBURY — Environment Canterbury’s Pollution Hotline team is investigating a spill of what seems to be effluent water from a woodboard manufacturing plant at Sefton into Saltwater Creek, North Canterbury.

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TIMARU — Environment Canterbury's Timaru Metro bus services are going to make a small change to their routes from next week, Monday September 17, in an effort to cut out lost time on lower Stafford St.

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WAIMATE — For the first time this winter no air pollution exceedences were recorded by Environment Canterbury in Waimate.

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