WET weekly blog (news and views from the WET team) – live on April 30th
WET Trust Meeting – July 22nd, 2013
The next WET Trust meeting will be held on: Monday July 22nd, 6.30pm Lincoln Events Centre (Habgood Lounge) All welcome
Lake Level – update June 30th, 2013
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 [...]
Highest recorded lake level since 1941
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
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 [...]
South Island Dairy Event 2013
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 [...]
Young film makers – register now for our June workshop
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 [...]
Duck shooting season underway for 2013
The duck shooting season got underway on Saturday May 4th. TV 3 News included an item featuring Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere in the Saturday evening bulletin. You can view the TV News clip here.
WET Trust Meeting – Monday May 13th, 2013
The next WET Trust Meeting will be held on Monday May 13th, 6.30pm, at Lincoln Event Centre - all welcome. This meeting will be a little different as the first part will be a joint meeting with Te Ara Kakariki. There will be brief updates on the activities of each organisation and the MOU between [...]
Art Exhibition – register your interest now!
Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere - Expressions of the Living Lake At its Living Lake Symposium at Lincoln University in November 2013, WET will hold an art exhibition on themes that convey the stories of people's connection to Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere, and reflect the diversity of values held for the lake and its catchment. Prizes will be [...]
WET and SDC sign Memorandum of Understanding
Selwyn District Council and the Waihora Ellesmere Trust have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together to support the Trust’s work to improve the ecological health of Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. The Waihora Ellesmere Trust was established in 2003 and has been working to promote and support best practice management to improve the ecological health [...]