Environment Canterbury manages the Halswell Drainage District and, following significant damage in the earthquake of September 2010, produced a comprehensive Earthquake Reinstatement Plan. This has now been updated and investigates changes to the Halswell River following the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. The plan, which was outlined at a community meeting in March, covers progress, works [...]
The next WET Trust meeting will be held on Monday April 30th, 6.30pm, Habgood Lounge, Lincoln Events Centre. All welcome.
In 2011 Katie Collins (MRS) and Aminath Nazra (MAppSc(Envt.Mgt)) each completed research on restoration work done by the Trust. Links, and an outline of findings provided by Hamish Rennie, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management and Planning at Lincoln University (and WET Trustee), is below. Katie's thesis, submitted as part of her Masters of Resource Studies [...]
A search of the research archive at Lincoln University will produce many theses and dissertations with relevance to Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere or related topics. Recent work by Katie Collins and Nazra Aminath are examples. All students submitting work in recent years have been asked to give permission for their work to be included in the [...]
WET Restoration Consultant, Stephen Brailsford, was a presenter at the National Wetland Restoration Symposium in Invercargill in March 2012. Stephen explained the practical lessons learned from WET's Riparian Restoration Programme and the current Sustainable Drain Management project to a large and enthusiastic audience from around New Zealand. His presentation (which can be downloaded here) features [...]
Another event coming up on April 4th 2012 for anyone interested in water issues in urban and rural Canterbury. Details can be downloaded here.
This year's Hot Debate, organised by Lincoln Envirotown as part of Earth Hour 2012, is on the topic of The Future of Food in Canterbury. It's on Thursday March 29th at 7.30pm at Lincoln and full details are on the Lincoln University website. Doors open at 7pm. To find out more about what's happening for [...]
Environment Canterbury is hosting a series of focus group meetings to assist with making recommendations about the rules that will be included in the the Selwyn-Waihora chapter of the Land and Water Regional plans to limit the nutrient loads reaching the waterways. Further information about the process and the scenarios that will be discussed is [...]
As part of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy, the Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee has funding of $100,000 per year for four years (2011-2015) to support projects through the Immediate Steps biodiversity protection and restoration programme. The Immediate Steps programme aims to protect and restore freshwater biodiversity and water-use affected terrestrial biodiversity in Canterbury. The Selwyn-Waihora Zone [...]
‘Central Plains Water Enhancement Scheme: the environmental benefits of managing, monitoring and enhancing irrigation practice within the Central Plains Area’. A chance for WET Trustees, members and anyone else who is interested, to find out more about the controversial Central Plains Water scheme. Monday February 27th, 2012, 6.30pm Lincoln Events Centre, Meijer Drive, Lincoln Come [...]
Lake is currently:CLOSED to the sea Latest lake level reading:0.83m msl recorded on July 17, 2023 READ MORE >>
