The Right Honourable Helen Clark will present a 'State of the Environment' Address with a global perspective on Monday August 20th at Lincoln University. Further details can be found here. As the current Adminstrator for the United Nations Development programme, Helen Clark is speaking on the subject of 'What does the ourcome of Rio+20 mean [...]
In July 2012 the Trustees released a draft Action Plan for WET, to guide the activities of the Trust in coming years. The Action Plan sets out the background to the formation of the Trust and the wider planning context, along with the issues and opportunities we believe are key for the future of the [...]
How effective has the Community Strategy been in working towards our Vision for Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere, and how has WET contributed to the progress that has been made? A new Update brings together information on what has been achieved (Part 1) and how WET has contributed (Part 2). Back in 2003 WET was formed to [...]
Southern Woods Nursery are offering a free workshop, with a great range of speakers, on Saturday August 11th, 2012. See their flyer for more information.
Dr Mike Joy, Massey University, will speak at an EcoPathways seminar at Lincoln University Thursday 19 July3:30pm, in S2 (Stewart 2) All welcome. In this talk Mike will give the facts on New Zealand’s stark environmental and biodiversity reality - the facts that are hidden from most New Zealanders. He will discuss the reasons for [...]
The next WET Trust Meeting will be on Monday July 23rd at 6.30pm, and will be in the Habgood Room at Lincoln Events Centre. Robin Smith from the Department of Conservation will telling us about DOC activities and the Public Conservation Land around Te waihoar/Lake Ellesmere. All welcome.
WET and the Sustainable Drain Management team have put together a simple guide to some of the more recently planted riparian restoration sites around the catchment. The guide features 12 sites planted between 2008 and 2011, plus suggestions of a few more established sites that can be visited. If you'd like to see how our [...]
Enrolments are now open for a short series of evening lectures in August/September on Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere, offered as part of the University of Canterbury's Community Education Programme. It is a joint initiative of the Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management (UC & LU), Ngai Tahu, and WET. Topics will include the history, the current state, [...]
There has been some discussion about longfin eels/tuna in the media recently. This short film, made in 2006 by Lindsey Davidson & Melissa Salpietra, follows the amazing journey of an endemic eel, from its beginnings in the ocean through the many decades spent in the freshwater rivers and streams, before it returns to the ocean.
If you'd like to find out more about Weedbusters in Canterbury, there's an education and information sharing day coming up in Little River on Sunday July 1st. RSVP by 19 June to: Gemma Livingstone Environment Canterbury gemma.livingstone@ecan.govt.nz 027 487 5472
Lake is currently:CLOSED to the sea Latest lake level reading:0.83m msl recorded on July 17, 2023 READ MORE >>
