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Northland's groundbreaking mechanical caulerpa suction dredge could soon head to Aotea Great Barrier Island to help the fight against the invasive seaweed.

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Hon Andrew Hoggard Minister for Biosecurity The battle to contain the fast-spreading exotic caulerpa seaweed has today received a $5 million boost to accelerate the development of removal techniques, says Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard. “The time is now ...

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A true crime series into people missing from the west Auckland community of Piha has seen the start-up of several “walking groups” so women can explore the

A true crime series into people missing from the west Auckland community of Piha has seen the start-up of several “walking groups” so women can explore the...

LiveNews Provides news reports of information as it happens in real time of politics, business, the economy and also reports on global issues and events from a New Zealand viewpoint.

Auckland's aquatic backyard and prime fishing grounds are weed-deep in trouble from exotic caulerpa, a fast-spreading algae that smothers everything in its path. 

Waikato Regional Council’s regular surveys of the region’s coastal marine areas will help support Biosecurity New Zealand to determine if exotic Caulerpa species is spreading throughout the Waikato region. Divers started their annual surveys to ...

A caulerpa expert says 'kill it while you figure out how fast it grows'.