Variation 1 to the Land and Water Regional Plan - the rules which will apply in the Selwyn-Waihora Zone - has been notified. A panel of independent commissioners heard submissions and made recommendations to Environment Canterbury. The new rules were approved by the ECan Commissioners on April 23. You can find out about the process [...]
We have some funding available to support drain related projects on farms If you have identified areas of drainage management that could be improved, such as fencing and riparian planting, but you’re not sure of the best way to proceed, we may be able to help. Waihora Ellesmere Trust has some funding to provide technical [...]
Showcasing successful native restoration on working lands. You are invited to visit some successful restoration projects and hear from the landowners. Please RSVP by Tuesday 14th April, to assist with catering, to Te Ara Kakariki. There is more information, including maps of meeting places, here. Hamish Rennie, WET Trustee, will be speaking briefly about our [...]
The results of this year's wetland bird count at Te Waihora is now up on our website. Read about the event here.
Less than 1% of native vegetation remains on the Canterbury Plains and we need to work together to re-establish native vegetation to add to the biodiversity. The Kids Discovery Plantout project is a collaborative approach between Te Ara Kakariki (TAK), Enviroschools, Waihora Ellesmere Trust (WET) and Lincoln University in Selwyn District to restore [...]
New theses and dissertations are regularly added to the LU Research Archive, several of which are relevant to Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. Two which are are of particular interest are: Community environmental attitudes : a study of the changing attitudes in the Lake Ellesmere-Te Waihora community in the twentieth century, Golda Varona, 2013 The role of [...]
World Wetlands Day is coming up on 2 February and marks the adoption of the International Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The theme for World Wetlands Day 2015 is “Wetlands for our future; Te tirohanga a mua mo nga maria”. Although not formally a Ramsar site,Te Waihora [...]
Read about projects underway at the lake in a recent NIWA update. NIWA scientists are working with Ngai Tahu, ECan and others on several projects designed to improve our understanding of the lake and find ways to improve the health and biodiversity.
Lake is currently:CLOSED to the sea Latest lake level reading:0.83m msl recorded on July 17, 2023 READ MORE >>
