A man has been charged in connection with a tyre fire in North Canterbury.

Greater Christchurch is the fastest growing region outside of Auckland.

It hopes to deliver up to 300 plans to improve land management and the environment.

Otago regional councillors approved the transfer to ECan from June next year.

Spur valerian, a cottage garden plant with pink, magenta or white flowers, is spreading.

$5 million has been funded for the project by Environment Canterbury.

The cost includes research, concept development, cultural engagement, and testing.

Buses, trains only for essential workers after tomorrow.

Environment Canterbury became the first regional council in the country to declare.

Nearly 2000 eels were found dead in Canterbury creek in April.

COMMENT: Minister's lack of action on vital resource letting council dig in defences.

Fire and Emergency have controlled a large tyre fire on Racecourse Rd in North Canterbury.

People and animals should stay away from the river until the health warning is lifted.

The money was spent on communicating with the public and within the organisation.

Proponent met ECan staff to discuss his plan, but they were "condescending and negative".

Rain continues to fall in Christchurch but Canterbury escapes worst of Cyclone Debbie

Scientists are still trying to understand the strange tsunami activity that occurred in last month's 7.8 Kaikoura Earthquake - and have called upon people to help them.

Repairs to South Island stopbanks damaged in the Kaikōura earthquake is expected to cost nearly $700,000.

INTERACTIVE: Dams created by landslides in this month's 7.8 quake have been pin-pointed on a detailed new map created by GNS Science and Environment Canterbury.

Christchurch police are being investigated for pouring hundreds of litres of booze into a drain.

Environment Canterbury is publishing credit card expenditure on their website in a bid to increase its "openness and transparency."

A three year investigation into Christchurch's water supply has found local authorities do not know how much water will be needed as the city grows.

Environment Canterbury will move to a mixed governance council of seven elected councillors and up to six appointed councillors next year, the Government announced today.

NZ farmers are facing summer water restrictions in some regions as an El Nino weather pattern develops.

About 1500 litres of aviation fuel leaked into Lyttelton Harbour after a storage tank was damaged by a landslip during the storm that hit the area earlier this week.

It's been attributed to silage and cat poop - but no one is any closer to identifying the real source of Christchurch's mystery stink.

Christchurch mayor Bob Parker doesn't pull any punches in a personal account of the earthquakes that rocked his city.