Critter of the Week – the Inanga
There are a number of known inanga spawning sites around Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere and modelling done by Environment Canterbury suggests that there are potential spawning sites on many of the waterways that flow into the [...]
Should Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere be exempt from National Standards?
The Next Steps for Freshwater consultation document was released by the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Primary Industries on 20 February 2016. It contains 23 initiatives which, if adopted, would result in [...]
Stock in waterways – so what are the rules?
New rules for farming and other activities came into force last September when the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan (LWRP) became operative. In February 2016 Plan Change 1, which are the additional rules which apply in [...]
2016 Te Waihora wetland bird count – the results are in
The results of the 2016 bird count, undertaken on February 13, 2016, have been collated. Visit the 2016 bird count page for more information.
Plan Change 1 – what does it mean for you?
The Selwyn-Waihora Zone Committee is hosting a series of community meetings to discuss the rules in the Selwyn-Te Waihora Plan Change (Plan Change 1) of the Land & Water Regional Plan. Theses rules affect how [...]
Selwyn-Waihora – Plan Change 1 of the LWRP is now operative
If you are farming or have a lifestyle block in the Selwyn-Waihora catchment the new rules in Plan Change 1 will affect you. The Plan Change introduces new policies, rules and limits to manage water [...]