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Part funding for new Christchurch stadium would be considered by Ashburton

The plans have endured a long and frustrating existence since the Canterbury earthquakes caused irreparable damage to the old Lancaster Park which was demolished in 2019. There has been consideration of neighbouring councils including Selwyn and Waimakariri stumping up a funding alongside Environment Canterbury over the past few years for a project that at one point was estimated to cost more than half a billion dollars. Carys Monteath/Stuff Ashburton District Council chief executive Hamish Riach says an international stadium would be enjoyed by more than just those living in the city where it was located. Hamish Riach, who was the Crusaders boss for 17 years before taking on the chief executive role at the Ashburton District Council three years ago, confirmed there had been no approach or formal discussion around funding of the planned facility.

High country lakes and rivers reports paint grim picture

The report on development in high country lakes and rivers revealed the summed extent of the developed agriculture land in the hill-and-high country catchment areas of the 147,191 hectares in the Rangitata River area had increased from 5294ha in 1990 to 6015ha in 2020 - an increase of 14 per cent. Most of the new development was on moraine (413ha) and alluvial fan (181ha) landforms, and mostly took place between 2008-19. The percentage increase was lower than in the Waimakariri (57 per cent, 1139ha), Rakaia (25 per cent, 3918ha), and Hakatare/Ashburton (16 per cent, 1069ha). “The rate of development in the Rangitata is a concern, but there are other issues at play as well, such as climate change,” Christensen said.

MIL-OSI New Zealand: Environment – ECan must front up about health risks of nitrate contamination – Greenpeace

Source: Greenpeace Greenpeace is calling on Environment Canterbury to be upfront about health risks of nitrate contamination, following ECan’s release of new data that shows nitrate contamination in drinking water is rising. ECan has released the results of its annual groundwater quality survey for 2020. 322 wells were tested, with the highest nitrate reading of 22mg/L being almost double the current health limit for drinking water (11.3mg/L). Greenpeace says ECan’s data is consistent with Greenpeace’s own results from free nitrate water testing days across Canterbury, with both datasets showing concerningly high and worsening levels of nitrate. Greenpeace senior campaigner Steve Abel says ECan’s comments on the data do not tell the whole story about the risks of nitrate contamination.

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