TAK Restoration Tour
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. [...]
2015 Te Waihora Wetland Bird Survey Results
The results of this year's wetland bird count at Te Waihora is now up on our website. Read about the event here.
Kids Discovery Plantout
Less than 1% of native vegetation remains on the Canterbury Plains and we need to work together to re-establish native vegetation to add to the biodiversity. The Kids Discovery Plantout project is a [...]
Lincoln University Research Archive
New theses and dissertations are regularly added to the LU Research Archive, several of which are relevant to Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. Two which are are of particular interest are: Community environmental attitudes : a study [...]
World Wetlands Day – youth photo comp
World Wetlands Day is coming up on 2 February and marks the adoption of the International Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The theme for World Wetlands Day [...]
Working together to improve the health of the lake
Read about projects underway at the lake in a recent NIWA update. NIWA scientists are working with Ngai Tahu, ECan and others on several projects designed to improve our understanding of the lake and find [...]