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High country lakes and rivers reports paint 'grim picture'


The report on development in high country lakes and rivers revealed the summed extent of the developed agriculture land in the hill-and-high country catchment areas of the 147,191 hectares in the Rangitata River area had increased from 5294ha in 1990 to 6015ha in 2020 - an increase of 14 per cent.
Most of the new development was on moraine (413ha) and alluvial fan (181ha) landforms, and mostly took place between 2008-19.
The percentage increase was lower than in the Waimakariri (57 per cent, 1139ha), Rakaia (25 per cent, 3918ha), and Hakatare/Ashburton (16 per cent, 1069ha).
“The rate of development in the Rangitata is a concern, but there are other issues at play as well, such as climate change,” Christensen said. ....

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