WET weekly blog (news and views from the WET team) – live on April 30th
If you would like to find out more about the indigenous biodiversity of the plains and lend a hand then register for the first annual Community Plantout weekend is being held on September 10th and 11th 2011. Transport and meals will be provided, and there will be experts on hand to talk about the projects [...]
Environment Canterbury have announced that the Environment Enhancement Fund is now open for applications. The fund will cover up to 50% of costs for restoration projects, although it could be higher for projects that protect high value biodiversity areas. There have been some very significant changes to the fund, including increasing the amount available for [...]
At a special council meeting in mid July Environment Canterbury adopted the recommendations in the report from the hearing commissioners who considered the application to amend the National Water Conservation Order (WCO) covering Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. The recommendations are now forwarded to the Minister for the Environment who will make a final decision. The current [...]
Selwyn District Council is developing a district wide strategy for the next 35 - 60 years, looking at how national and global trends will impact on Selwyn and thinking about how to shape the economic, social, cultural and environmental future for the district. If Te Waihora/lLake Ellesmere and the tributaries are important to you, this [...]
The Canterbury Water Management Strategy is being implemented across the region and a committee was established last year to tackle the issues in the Selwyn-Waihora area. See below for details of a couple of public meetings coming up soon. The Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee has organised two public meetings to give an update and allow community [...]
Symposium 2011 November 15th and 16th at Lincoln University Following the very successful symposia of 2007 and 2009, planning is now underway for a symposium later this year with a focus on Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere and the wider catchment. The event will be held over 2 days. The first day will have a focus on [...]
The next WET Trustee meeting for 2011 will be held on Monday 18th July, 6.30pm, at Lincoln Events Centre, Lounge 3. A key agenda item will again be be the review of the Community Strategy and the development of an action plan to guide WET’s future activities. All welcome.
Another 20,000 pages of The Ellesmere Guardian went online on April 15th, covering the period 1906 to 1945. A celebration was held at Leeston Library in early May. This a real partnership project, with WET coordinating financial contributions from Lincoln University Library, Selwyn District Libraries, Christchurch City Libraries, Ellesmere Historical Society and from WET. The [...]
The first WET Trustee meeting for 2011 will be held on Monday 18th April, 6.30pm, at Lincoln Primary School library, 130 North Belt, Lincoln. A key agenda item will be the review of the Community Strategy and the development of an action plan to guide WET's future activities. All welcome.
WET is hosting an evening talk about the management of the Lake level. The speaker is David Aires from Environment Canterbury. WHEN: Wednesday April 6th, 2011 at 7pm WHERE: Leeston Community Room (Leeston Library) 19 Messines St, Leeston - look out for the WET flag at the entrance. There is no charge for this event [...]
Lake is currently:CLOSED to the sea Latest lake level reading:0.83m msl recorded on July 17, 2023 READ MORE >>
