Environment Canterbury will notify Variation 1 of the proposed Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan for consultation on Saturday February 22, 2014. “People in Canterbury can take heart from the way Variation 1 has been shaped through a community-led process taking into account a wide range of values,” said Environment Canterbury Commissioner Peter Skelton. “It [...]
As part of the Whakaora Te Waihora research programme options for an engineered lake level through the use of different opening and closing methods are being investigated. A website has been developed which details the many proposed methods and options that have been considered over the years. Click here to find out more.
Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere is a nationally significant wetland and February 2 each year is World Wetlands Day, marking the date when the Convention on Wetlands was adopted 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. Visit the lake and check it out for yourself - our lake brochure includes a map showing the key points of [...]
Congratulations to the category winners of the first WET Art Exhibition, held at Lincoln University in conjunction with the fourth Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere Living Lake Symposium. Awards were given in three categories, with a second place also awarded for painting as the majority of the exhibits were in that category. Painting 1st - Dot Lovell-Smith [...]
The fourth Living Lake Symposium was held at Lincoln University on November 7 & 8, with over 170 people from a wide range of backgrounds in attendance. For details, visit our event page - Living Lake Symposium 2013. Day 1 - measure to manage - focused on a series of presentations from a range of [...]
The fourth Te Waihora Living Lake Symposium is on November 7 and 8 at Lincoln University - measure to manage. Venue We will be in the Stewart Building at Lincoln University. It's marked as No. 62 on the campus map: Car Parking and bus stops The best car park to use is the Orchard car [...]
The fourth Living Lake Symposium is on November 7 & 8 See our symposium programme here. The fourth Living Lake Symposium has the theme "measure to manage" and will present an overview of the state of the Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere based on the monitoring currently underway, along with details of a range of restoration initiatives [...]
There's still time to enter your art work in the WET Art Exhibition! We have great prizes, including a weekend's accommodation at Hollyford Cottage in Tai Tapu, and a number of great gift vouchers for art supplies and photographic services, courtesy of ASB Bank. WET is hosting an Art Exhibition, to be held alongside the [...]
Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu and Canterbury Regional Council have applied to renew the resource consent for the artificial opening and closing of the lake to the sea. The consent applications are also for the purpose of aiding fish migration and protecting and enhancing mahinga kai and related investigations consistent with the National Water Conservation [...]
Environment Canterbury has formally received and accepted the Selwyn Waihora Zone Implementation Programme (ZIP) Addendum, relating to Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere, at a Council Meeting on Thursday September 5. This will form the basis of the Selwyn Waihora Sub-regional section of the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan and for the design and realignment of council [...]
Lake is currently:CLOSED to the sea Latest lake level reading:0.83m msl recorded on July 17, 2023 READ MORE >>
