We now have two Aquawatch probes and FOM is working with the company that makes them as they refine the monitors’ ability to gather and share information. Dubbed ‘the waka’ these handy high-tech tools give us ongoing information about such factors as dissolved oxygen, turbidity and water … [Read more...]
Environment group concerned at development plans for Maitai Valley.
Friends of the Maitai (FOM) is very concerned that the Nelson City Council is pushing through infrastructure for a major housing development in the Maitai Valley without public consultation. It emerged at Wednesday’s Annual Plan hearing that Council has applied for $25 million from … [Read more...]
Friends of the Maitai welcome city council forestry news
The Nelson conservation group Friends of the Maitai has welcomed the news that the city council is to retire more than a fifth of its forestry land. Friends of the Maitai spokesperson Tom Kennedy said the group was ‘thrilled’ with the news, as there is now no doubt of the link between … [Read more...]
Friends of the Maitai call for Council action on forestry
The community action group Friends of the Maitai is calling on Council to take action on forestry practice. The recent Cyclone Gita floods in Marahau, Riwaka and Motueka Valley highlighted problems with forestry practice, and Friends of the Maitai spokesperson Tom Kennedy said the Maitai was also … [Read more...]