The programme for the Living Lake, Changing Catchment: 2011 Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere integrated catchment symposium is now available.

Contact manager@ankiscakery.com for further information

Day 1 – Tuesday November 15th, chaired by Jenny Webster-Brown, Director of the Waterways Centre for Freshwater Research
9.00am Mihi whakatau, Te Taumutu Runanga

Mark Solomon, Kaiwhakahaere (Chair) Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
9.40am “Setting the Scene” – Clive Howard-Williams and Ned Norton, NIWA
9.55am Land Use Change in Selwyn District – Andrew Mactier, Selwyn District Council
10.15am Morning tea
10.45am Updates :

Ngai Tahu Customary Fisheries Protection Areas Project – Nigel Scott, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu

Freshwater fish of Te Waihora – recruitment, important habitats, and changes in fish communities – Don Jellyman, NIWA

Update of surface water hydrology in the Te Waihora /Lake Ellesmere Catchment – Dan Clark, Environment Canterbury

Groundwater resource update and managed aquifer recharge – Howard Williams, Golder Associates

Lake water quality trends and identifying opportunities to make significant improvements

Adrian Meredith, Environment Canterbury

Ecological flows for rivers in the Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere catchment

Greg Burrell, Golder Associates
12.15pm Lunch sponsored by Meridian
1.15pm Restoration project updates:

Stephen Brailsford, Waihora Ellesmere Trust

Brooke Turner, Te Ara Kakariki

Andrew Spanton, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu

Monitoring and enhancing ecosystem services at Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere – Steve Wratten, Lincoln University
2.00pm Whakaora Te Waihora – Donna Woodley, Environment Canterbury

and Jason Arnold, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
2.20pm University research updates

Jenny Webster-Brown, Director, Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
3.00pm Afternoon tea

3.30pm

NIWA updates:

Modelling the water balance of Te Waihora for the National Water Conservation Order amendments – Graeme Horrell, NIWA

Canterbury Lysimeter Network Project – MS Srinivasan, Maurice Duncan, NIWA

The Selwyn River/Waikirikiri – Scott Larned, NIWA
4.30pm The future of dairying in Selwyn-Waihora – Todd Muller, Fonterra
5.00pm Drinks, nibbles & networking – sponsored by Fonterra
Day 2 – Wednesday November 16th, chaired by David Caygill, Environment Canterbury Commissioner
9.00am Recap of Day 1 – Ken Hughey, Lincoln University & Ken Taylor, Environment Canterbury
9.15am Keynote address

Lake restoration: Is there a successful model? David Hamilton, Bay of Plenty Regional Council Chair in Lake Restoration, University of Waikato
10.15am Morning tea
10.45am The Canterbury Water Management Strategy regulatory framework – Peter Skelton, Environment Canterbury Commissioner
11.10am Water Conservation Order – Craig Pauling and Jason Arnold, Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu
11.20am Land Use and Water Quality – Ian Brown, Environment Canterbury
12.00pm Lunch
1.00pm Future proofing through the CWMS – Brett Painter, Environment Canterbury

CWMS Implementation Programmes (ZIPS & RIP): What have we learned so far? – Miria Goodwin and Peter Ramsden, Environment Canterbury
2.00pm Have your say on Water Management – Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee present their draft Zone Implementation Programme.
4.00pm Summary of main themes emerging from both days – Bryan Jenkins, Waterways Centre for Freshwater Management
4.30pm Closing remarks, poroporoaki