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Cardboard plant guards stem from daughter’s plastic question

July 5, 2018 by Rosie

Cardboard Planters

By SKARA BOHNY A teenage environmentalist's question sowed the seed for an invention to take plastic out of tree planting projects. Seedlings planted in ecological recovery operations are protected by plant guards, plastic sleeves held in place with bamboo or metal stakes around the … [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...]

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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...]

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