Mokihinui River Archive

• 

  Meridian’s secret Mokihinui report

  
  
  
  Minister Steve Chadwick said in response to Metiria’s question in Parliament this afternoon that the Department of Conservation will be making a submission in on Meridian Energy’s proposal to build a hydro dam on the Mokihinui River and it will be advocating for the protection of the river. Metiria then asked her about [...] read more
  April 15, 2008 5:49 pm - 1 Comment
• 

  Flying up the Mokihinui River

  
  
  
  We’ve been talking about the Mokihinui River, which Meridian Energy wants to dam. If you want to see what it looks like, here’s a video that a kayaker called Ben put together: Metiria said last week: This river is quintessentially wild and ecologically special – the type of river that captures the imagination of New Zealanders. It [...] read more
  April 14, 2008 3:06 pm - 19 Comments
• 

  Damming the Mokihinui River eels

  
  
  
  One of the things both Russel and Metiria can get really passionately fired up about is eels. I’m telling you, don’t let either of them catch you saying nasty things about eels, let alone damming or irrigating their rivers; off come their calm, reasonable Green Party politician personas.So, you can imagine their current consternation [...] read more
  April 3, 2008 11:31 am - 10 Comments