The fourth Living Lake biennial symposium will be held at Lincoln University on November 7 & 8, 2013. The focus will be the current state of the lake and the actions underway to improve its health and biodiversity. Day one will present the 'State of the Lake', and what is being measured in order to [...]
NOTICE of WAIHORA ELLESMERE TRUST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2013 When: Monday September 23rd, 2013, 6.30pm Where: Lincoln Events Centre, Habgood Lounge, Meijer Drive, Lincoln Brad Howlett of Plant and Food Research will speak about the The benefits of biodiversity on farms Brad will cover the overall benefits of biodiversity and riparian planting on farms, with [...]
Join us at Chamberlains Ford for this year's Green Footprint community planting day. Friday 13th September at 10am - meet near the new toilet block, entrance via Old Bridge Rd, off Leeston Rd This is a partnership between WET, YHA, Selwyn District Council and the Coes and Chamberlains Ford Reserve Committee. Lunchtime BBQ provided. The [...]
Registrations are now open for this year's Plantout Event. Visit the TAK website for more details on how to register, and download the flyer here. Initiated and led by Te Ara Kakariki, with help from a number of partners including WET, the Plantout is a great day out for volunteers of all ages. Your $5 [...]
The next WET Trust meeting will be held on: Monday July 22nd, 6.30pm Lincoln Events Centre (Habgood Lounge) All welcome
Update for Sunday June 30th The lake was opened to the sea at 11.15am on Saturday June 29th with the swell easing. On Sunday June 30th ECan reported that the cut had developed well and was approximately 60m wide. The water level dropped at Taumutu from 1.81msl to 1.76msl and the level should now keep [...]
Following an exceptionally wet few days, when some people reported rainfalls of around 200mm in the lower catchment, the level of Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere reached 1.77msl at Taumutu on June 25th, 2013. This was the highest recorded level since 1941. Large areas of lakeside land were inundated by water.
Opening the lake to the sea to manage the lake level is challenging for the ECan engineers, who create a channel using heavy machinery. These photos are from June 26th, 2013 when the lake was at its highest level since the 1940s. Seen from Fishermans Point the newly opened channel is visible, with the lake [...]
WET had a small display at the recent South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) held at Lincoln University on June 24 - 26. We featured some information about sustainable drain management. WET Chair Hamish Rennie was delighted to accept a donation of $1,500 from the SIDE committee, who support a local community organisation each [...]
WET is hosting a workshop for young film makers - does this sound like you, or someone you know? We have 25 places available and we're accepting registrations now. What: Film making workshop with Inspiring Stories Trust When: Saturday June 15, 9am - 4pm Where: Lincoln Event Centre, Meijer Drive Who: For anyone aged 14 [...]
Lake is currently:CLOSED to the sea Latest lake level reading:0.83m msl recorded on July 17, 2023 READ MORE >>
