Waitotara River News Today

Ngaa Rauru is joining up with Taranaki Regional Council to search for "nature-based solutions" to flooding of the Waitōtara River catchment in the face of climate change.

Bird roosts mitigate some impacts of wind farm development 12 Apr, 2021 04:01 PM 3 minutes to read Richard Thompson (left) and his team from MacBlack Timber with Josh Penn (right) on top of a completed shag roost, showing the structure and its strength. Photo / Peter Frost Richard Thompson (left) and his team from MacBlack Timber with Josh Penn (right) on top of a completed shag roost, showing the structure and its strength. Photo / Peter Frost Wanganui Midweek In mid-March, two large timber st...

Police were called to the Waitotara River bridge around 8pm on Friday. One person was seriously injured after their car crashed off a bridge and into a river on State Highway 3. Officers were called to Waitotara, South Taranaki, around 8pm on Friday. READ MORE:

Seaweek events planned for Whanganui on March 6-14 3 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM 2 minutes to read The Kiwi Conservation Club will visit the Tapuarau Conservation Area on the north side of the mouth of the Waitotara River. Photo / File Laurel Stowell is a reporter for the Whanganui Chroniclelaurel.stowell@whanganuichronicle.co.nzWhangaChron A trip to a coastal wetland and dunes, a driftwood sculpture competition and a beach clean-up are some of the events in Whanganui for Seaweek/Kaupapa Moana. It is on...

Fish & Game: Summer hunting for paradise shelduck on offer 16 Feb, 2021 08:10 PM 3 minutes to read Paradise shelduck numbers in the Taranaki region are high. Photo/ Supplied Stratford Press For Taranaki game bird hunters who cant wait for the traditional May start of the hunting season to come around, Fish & Game is all set to lay on some summer hunting opportunities. Fish & Game has declared a special hunting season over two weekends for paradise shelduck to help farmers disperse flocks that c...