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Failure to change forestry practices harming river ecology, group says

April 25, 2018 by Rosie

Two people testing water quality

A group living along Nelson's Maitai River want stricter forestry controls saying it is damaging the river. Katy Jones reports. Tom Kennedy has lived along the Maitai River for 30 years and says the river has changed considerably in that time. "Under the Nile Street bridge you used to see … [Read more...]

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Blue-green algae monitoring starts

November 21, 2017 by Rosie

Council has started its summer blue-green algae (also known as cyanobacteria) monitoring programme, to ensure it can provide up-to-date information to river users on any elevated levels of algae in the Maitai River. Blue-green algae is a naturally occurring organism found throughout New Zealand. It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: news Items Tagged With: blue green algae, cyanobacteria, Maitai, monitoring, Nelson, nz, river

FOM Present at the Council Meeting 9th November

November 11, 2017 by Rosie

Maitai River

Great work from Alison Horn on behalf of FOM. And Matt Lawrey please keep on asking the Nelson City Councilt tough questions about swimmability of the Maitai. The presentation also covered those pesky plastic parking tickets, the councils new environmental hotline 0800POLLUTE (great news), and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: news Items Tagged With: Alison Horn, clean river, FOM, Nelson, rubbish, signage, tourist

Ecologist Mike Joy: critic and conscience award

September 20, 2017 by Rosie

With a growing number of lakes and rivers unsafe for swimming eco-warrior Dr Mike Joy is determined to get people to think about cleaning up our waterways. The Massey University freshwater ecologist has spent many years trying to raise public awareness of the state of our water environments. Now the … [Read more...]

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Brook Sanctuary Brodifacoum Results

September 18, 2017 by Rosie

Brook Sanctuary have had their our independent water sample test results in... Water samples were collected from the Brook Stream, before the operation and 14, 23, & 47 hours after the operation by the Cawthron Institute. Analysis was carried out by Landcare Research's toxicology lab in … [Read more...]

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Science, art and retail collide

July 21, 2017 by Rosie

Retail promotions aren’t known for being overly scientific — but that didn’t stop a collective of talented folk from making it the centrepiece of an entry into the Uniquely Nelson Illuminate promotion.The Illuminate promotion is run in conjunction with Feast of the Senses, to help brighten up the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: news Items Tagged With: art, Breath, Illuminate, Vicky Smith, York stream

Sally Gepp and the Ruataniwha Dam

July 18, 2017 by Rosie

A Nelson environmental lawyer who fronted the legal battle against the proposed Ruataniwha Dam in Ruahine Forest Park says the Department of Conservation is failing in its obligation to protect New Zealand's natural assets. JONATHAN CARSON reports. Sally Gepp was working in a tiny, second-storey … [Read more...]

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World Water Day – Fish Game

May 30, 2017 by Rosie

world water day march 23 2017

To celebrate World Water Day, March 23rd. Ali K and I set up the Fish Game close to the Brook Waimarama display and the NCC stand by the stream in Isle Park. This coincided with the Isle Park evening market. We enjoyed playing the game with several young families. While there,we met the Educators … [Read more...]

Filed Under: news Items Tagged With: fish game, Maitai, new zealand, world water day

More protection needed for whitebait species – Conservation Authority – Radio NZ

May 20, 2017 by Rosie

whitebait

Written by Maja Burry @majaburry Whitebaiters could face catch limits, tougher enforcement and fishing permits amid concern over the future of the native species. Regulations around whitebaiting have not changed since the mid-1990s, despite four out of the five whitebait species having … [Read more...]

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Filthy water report: A starting point or an end game? – Radio NZ

April 30, 2017 by Rosie

Trout being released into river

Written by Dave Hansford @davehansford4 Another day; another freshwater report. By now, you could recite this stuff in your sleep: too many cows pissing too much nitrate, drought by irrigation. Greedy farmers, shrill environmentalists. Equivocal scientists, euphemistic politicians. All of them … [Read more...]

Filed Under: news Items Tagged With: filthy, freshwater, Maitai, new zealand, radio nz, report, river

NZ’s economic growth model pushing environmental limits – Radio NZ

March 27, 2017 by Rosie

River

Freshwater pollution and increasing greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture are among the biggest challenges New Zealand's environment faces, says a new review. The Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has made 50 recommendations in its third environmental performance … [Read more...]

Filed Under: news Items Tagged With: environment, freshwater, limits, pollution, radio nz. OECD

Ban Commercial Fishing of Whitebait

March 19, 2017 by Rosie

Small fish

Why is this important? It is inexcusable that we allow a native threatened species to be commercially harvested and sold locally and exported. While commercial harvesting of whitebait species is not the biggest threat to their decline (declines in habitat quality are) it is an extra pressure on … [Read more...]

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