WET

The latest short video from WET is now available. In the late 1990s local farmers embarked on the restoration of Harts Creek and Birdling’s Brook which flow into Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. With help and support from the local community, Environment Canterbury, Selwyn District Council, Department of Conservation and many others 13 landholders have now undertaken [...]

WET is a partner in the Kids Discovery Plantout project (KDP) - working with local primary schools to increase the biodiversity on the plains and encourage hand-on involvement in restoration and increased understanding of the benefits. Te Ara Kakariki is leading the project, with help from Enviroschools, Lincoln University, WET and others. We recently spent [...]

NatureWatch NZ is running free weekend workshops to help your community group to understand how nature is changing in your restoration project or favourite wild area. These workshops provide a grounding in the basics of monitoring, followed by individual hands-on help establishing or refining a monitoring programme that meets your needs. Join us to learn [...]

The Press (Saturday May 23, 2015) spoke to departing Environment Canterbury Commissioner Donald Couch and heard about the new rules, set out in Variation 1 of the Land and Water Regional Plan, which will influence farming practices over decades to come. You can read the article here.

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.