Environment Minister Nick Smith has approved a joint application from Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu and the Department of Conservation for an amendment to the Water Conservation Order (WCO) which applies to Te Waihora/lake Ellesmere. Currently, only the outstanding value of the wildlife habitat is recognised by the WCO. Wildlife is specifically defined under the [...]
In response to concerns about the decline in the water quality of Te Waihora Lake Ellesmere, an Issues group was formed in 2002. This group represented a wide range of interests and they met regularly over 2 years and consulted widely to develop a vision and Strategy for the future management of the Lake and [...]
WET Trustee Rob McPherson is working on a project which will soon see a further 20,000 digitised pages of the Ellesmere Guardian available to view free of charge, as part of the Papers Past project. The “Guardian” was published at Southbridge and then Leeston twice weekly from 1880 until 1974, when it became a weekly [...]
A summary of the key findings and conclusions from the second Living lake Symposium, held in late 2009, is now available to be downloaded. A number of potential scenarios for lake level management were presented and helped to focus debate around key issues.
Lincoln University Centre for Land, Environment and People is involved in a project to determine the effectiveness of the Waihora Ellesmere Catchment Riparian Restoration Programme. It is intended that this will continue until at least 2014 and further details can be found on the LEaP website.
As we push the limits of resource use, it is increasingly important that decision making for the management of our natural resources is based on sound science and an understanding of complex natural systems. From November 22 - 26 the NZ Freshwater Sciences Society conference will be held in Christchurch. Water issues have received much [...]
The Canterbury Water Management Strategy, launched in November 2009, is setting the direction for the future management of water in Canterbury. The vision is: "To enable present and future generations to gain the greatest social, economic, recreational and cultural benefits from our water resources within an environmentally sustainable framework.” The official launch of the Selwyn-Waihora [...]
WET organises and participates in various events and on the Events page you'll find details of events that are coming up and information about some of the things we have been previously been involved in.
NOTICE of ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2010 When: Monday October 18th, 2010 at 6pm Where: John Hayward Room, Lincoln University The meeting will begin at 6pm with guest speaker Scott Larned, who leads the Water Allocation research programme for NIWA. Agenda 1. Apologies 2. Minutes of the previous meeting 3. Matters arising 4. Financial reports 5. [...]
The annual Lincoln University State of the Nation’s Environment Address is coming up soon. Date: Thursday: 7 October 2010 Time: Address: 5:00pm – 6:00pm Venue: Stewart Lecture Theatre 1 Stewart Building, Lincoln University Alastair Morrison, Director General Department of Conservation, will present: “Building Biodiversity; Building New Zealand” New Zealand is searching for a route to [...]
Lake is currently:CLOSED to the sea Latest lake level reading:0.83m msl recorded on July 17, 2023 READ MORE >>
