WET weekly blog (news and views from the WET team) – live on April 30th
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 [...]
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 [...]
Lake is currently:CLOSED to the sea Latest lake level reading:0.83m msl recorded on July 17, 2023 READ MORE >>
