The Environment Canterbury (Temporary Commissioners and Improved Water Management ) Act 2010 (the ECan Act) has provided some interesting new planning provisions that will exercise the minds of planners, lawyers and, I suspect, the Courts over coming months if not years. The ECan Act was introduced and passed under urgency on 30 March 2010 without going through a Select Committee process. Here I address aspects of provisions for Canterbury Water Conservation Orders and moratoria.