Displaying items by tag: freshwater
A long road to clean up waterways
While the public might hope for rapid restoration of water quality in all rivers and lakes in New Zealand, this is unrealistic and scientifically impossible.
River clean-up submissions top 1000
At least 1000 submissions have been received on the proposed controversial Waikato Healthy Rivers plan change.
Call for river plan rethink
One of the problems with the proposed Waikato Regional Council’s Plan Change One is that it is mind bogglingly expensive to implement, says scientist Doug Edmeades, of agKnowledge.
Lake clean-up will hit farmers’ pockets
DairyNZ says a plan to manage nitrogen leaching in Lake Rotorua will hit dairy farmers’ pockets.
Battle won, war not over — Editorial
Some newspaper headlines refer to a victory for Greenpeace, but is it?
Healthy Rivers/Wai Ora open days starting soon
A series of informative open days is due to start shortly on the proposed regional plan change aimed at boosting the health of the Waikato and Waipa rivers.
New institute for freshwater management
Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce has announced the creation of a new freshwater institute between NIWA and the University of Waikato.
Calm down over Healthy Rivers – realtor
Recent comments by BNZ agribusiness head John Janssen about risks supposedly posed by Healthy Rivers plans to rural land values are questionable, says Bayleys country manager Simon Anderson.
Narrow win for rivers plan
A plan change proposal aimed at restoring and protecting the Waikato and Waipa rivers has been narrowly approved by Waikato Regional Council for public notification.
$40 million on offer for lake clean-up
The equation is simple for dairy farmers around Lake Rotorua: agree to reduce the nutrient discharges from your farms into the lake and collectively pocket $40 million.
