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This past week was Invasive Species Awareness Week in Canada. We asked several experts in the field bout three key invasive species that pose a significant threat to our native species and bio-diversity.

“It simply doesnt have the capacity to treat water effectively.” Lake Waikare is one of the most polluted lakes in the country, and a 2012 study put it at one of the most polluted lakes in the world. Low-lake levels, surrounding farming practices and infestation of koi carp has led to its degraded state, and it often changes colour throughout the year. KELLY HODEL/STUFF/Waikato Times Development in Te Kauwhata is contributing to an inability to treat water flowing into the lake. The cou...

Asian giant hornets: A lot more buzz than sting, experts say Nathan Howes lundi, 18 mai 2020 à 16:03 - The Asian giant murder hornet has garnered an overhyped reputation since news spread this month of its presence in North America. The so-called ‘murder hornets’ don’t live up to that designation and the experts who have been asked at great lengths about that particular type of insect in recent weeks are downplaying the ostentatious buzz its created. While the Asian giant hornet, or its...

Press Release – Waikato Regional Council Recent amendments to and withdrawals of applications to take water from the Waikato River catchment have eased allocation pressure on the waterway, said Waikato Regional Council in an announcement today. This effectively removes the so-called Waikato River Deferral Queue and is a culmination of council consenting staff working with existing consent holders and new applicants over many years to ensure the volumes of water being used or applied for are r...

Waikato Regional Council has changed the way it handles applications to take water from the Waikato River, easing pressure on the waterway.

Fonterra cleared the cows from 16 farms and is using the land to dispose of wastewater, which could be leaching a colourless, tasteless and odourless pollutant into private drinking water supplies.

Fonterra discharging nitrogen-heavy water onto ghost farms Farah Hancock © RNZ/Vinay Ranchhod Fonterra cleared the cows from 16 farms and is using the land to dispose of wastewater, which could be leaching a colourless, tasteless and odourless pollutant into private drinking water supplies. © RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly It was on his runs that Neville Ross first noticed cows were slowly disappearing from local farms. In 2017 most of the stock vanished from two farms. A yea...

Fonterra discharging nitrogen-heavy water on to ghost farms 8 Feb, 2021 06:53 PM 17 minutes to read Buxton Farm is a ghost farm used to spread wastewater. Photo / RNZ / Claire Eastham-Farrelly RNZ By Farah Hancock for RNZ Fonterra cleared the cows from 16 farms and is using the land to dispose of wastewater, which could be leaching a colourless, tasteless and odourless pollutant into private drinking water supplies. It was on his runs that Neville Ross first noticed cows were slowly disappearin...