Old Taranaki weir finally removed after 20-year battle
ANDY JACKSON/Stuff Te Korowai O Ngaruahine Trust representatives are jubilant at achieving the removal of a disused concrete weir in the Kaupokonui Stream. From left Dion Luke, John Kahu, Kawarau Ngaia and Bart Jansma. The demolition of an old concrete weir this week means eels and other native fish can swim freely up a South Taranaki stream for the first time in 120 years. There have been 20 years of debate about the Glenn Rd weir, in the Kaūpokonui Stream, five kilometres from the coast, which was first identified as a fish barrier in 2001. ANDY JACKSON/Stuff A digger moves in to demolish...
Source: stuff.co.nz