Financial assistance is now available to help residents in Kaiapoi keep warm and lower air pollution levels. For more information, and to find out if your home is eligible for financial assistance, phone 0800 EC WARM (0800 329276).

The Clean Heat Project offers financial assistance to homeowners in Kaiapoi to encourage them to change to cleaner forms of heating. Interest-free loans are available for the installation of a cleaner, more efficient heating appliance and insulation.

For decades Canterbury urban areas have suffered from severe winter air pollution, with wood and coal home fires creating unhealthy and unsightly polluted air.

By 2013 the region has to meet the National Environmental Standard, which is much lower than current pollution levels. We must act now to meet this standard. Read on to see how you can help clean up our air by changing to cleaner forms of heating through the Clean Heat Project.