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Trustpower and the Govt plan to mine this national park – Rakaia River - by Russel Norman
Last Saturday I went to pay my respects to one of the grand old men who built the Canterbury Plains, the Rakaia River. The Rakaia River is the greatest of the remaining untamed braided rivers. Starting in the Southern Alps it reaches the ocean south of Lake Ellesmere/Te Waihora. It is one of the rivers that [...] read moreMay 9, 2011 6:13 pm - 4 Comments -
Aucklanders, you know you’re drinking the Waikato River - by Russel Norman
One in three New Zealanders (Auckland, Hamilton et al) have a very direct interest in the quality of the water coming down the Waikato River because their drinking water is extracted from that catchment. The more polluted that water is, the more expensive and difficult it is to treat it. So how bad is the water at the end of the Waikato river? read moreApril 29, 2011 5:05 pm - 18 Comments -
Help the Hurunui - by frog
The Royal Forest & Bird Society is calling out for submissions in support of a Water Conservation Order: The NZ Recreational Canoeing Association and Fish and Game have jointly applied to the Ministry for the Environment for a Water Conservation Order on the Upper Hurunui River to protect the river and keep it in its [...] read moreNovember 27, 2008 10:06 am - 2 Comments -
It’s a WRAP - by frog
The Greens have been working with environmental groups on a campaign to save the wild and special Mokihinui River from an inappropriate monster hydro dam. The plight of my eely cousins has compelled frog to also step back and think about our insatiable thirst for energy and its increasing pressure on the environment: not just [...] read moreSeptember 3, 2008 5:33 pm - 10 Comments -
The Latest from the Mokihinui River - by frog
The folks at Forest and Bird have put together a lovely video of a rafting trip down the Mokihinui River. I commend them and their efforts to save the Mokihinui from destruction. Should we damn the river and its environs by building a dam? Is building hydro power a reversible decision? I think everyone knows [...] read moreMay 16, 2008 4:40 pm - 27 Comments -
PQ: Mokihinui River Hydro Plan - by frog
Green MP Metiria Turei questions the Minister of Conservation, the Hon Steve Chadwick, as to whether she will oppose the consent application from Meridian energy to damn New Zealand’s seventh most important river ecosystem. (Yes, that was a pun.) Meridian’s own secret impact report, which damns the project as destructive of irreplaceable biodiversity, was tabled [...] read moreApril 16, 2008 7:17 pm - 62 Comments -
It ain’t pretty, it’s shitty! - by Russel Norman
There are a lot of farmers doing the right thing fencing off streams and planting the margins. But there is still a long way to go. This vid was shot in the northern Wairarapa: read moreFebruary 29, 2008 2:29 pm - 6 Comments -
Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. - by frog
Such is the quote from Samuel Coleridge’s famous poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner“. It’s the first thing that came to mind when I read phil u‘s comment this morning about Russel and Trevor Mallard going head to head on Morning Report. Russel did best Trevor in the debate, but in fairness to Trevor [...] read moreFebruary 27, 2008 11:47 am - No Comments
