Lake Ellesmere
The ex-miner bringing Ngāi Tahu sustainability knowledge to Canterbury farmers
For hundreds of years, Māori have strategically tended, harvested and protected food resources around Te Waihora (Lake Ellesmere) in Canterbury. Today, local farmers are learning these same indigenous… Video, Audio
Millions being spent on cleaning up waterways
"You just have to sit back and go: 'What the hell!'." Locals say spending tax and rate-payer money on cleaning up pollution, which is being made worse by a government-funded project, is ridiculous… Audio
A Stream Runs Through it
The Canterbury Waterway Rehabilitation Experiment or CAREX is co-led by Professors Angus McIntosh and Jon Harding from the University of Canterbury's Freshwater Ecology Research Group. CAREX has… Audio, Gallery
Plea to include polluted lakes in plan
Leaving two polluted Canterbury lakes out of a government plan on water quality would send a dangerous message, says an environmental expert. Audio
Modelling the Canterbury Coast in the Water Lab
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and a 1:50 scale model in the Water Lab are helping Crile Doscher understand coastal processes around the outlet to Lake Forsyth Audio