A company in the Waikato region has been convicted and fined more than $60,000 dollars for illegally discharging chicken manure and leachate waste water into a stream connecting to the Waikato River.
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NewsFederal court victory for embattled Standing Rock Sioux
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe won a significant victory today in its fight to protect the Tribe’s drinking water and ancestral lands from the Dakota Access pipeline.
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Para Kore! Plastic Free Tuesday a hit with Māori
Plastic-Free Tuesday is a growing global movement which aims to make people conscious of their overreliance on plastics. Participants are encouraged to avoid any plastic use on Tuesdays. In Aotearoa, this 'Para Kore' initiative has found favour among Māori.
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Stream pollution angers Owhiro Bay residents
Mokai Kainga Māori Centre and Owhiro Bay residents are concerned about the state of the Owhiro stream and its inhabitants. CEO of Mokai Kainga Mark Forsyth says the recent floods have brought down more toxins from rubbish tips upstream killing the endangered eels and making the food gardens too toxic to eat.
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Waimarama on bottled water
Hastings District Council has delivered bottled water to marae in the Waimarama Township to cope with Hawke's Bay's latest water contamination in the lead-up to Te Matatini. Yesterday low levels of E.coli were detected in the public water supply and a boil notice was released for all water consumption including for pets.
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Cause of koura deaths in Putaruru stream remains unknown
Water testing on a stream in Putaruru has not yet identified a likely cause for the deaths of hundreds of koura last week.
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Porotī Spring owners angry at light punishment of local farmer
The Māori owners of Poroti Springs are angry a local farmer has been handed a light punishment for damming a stream near the springs. Māori owners say the farmer has been fined $750 and asked to apply for a resource consent for the lake.
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Native marine birds and mammals are threatened with extinction- Report
New Zealand’s oceans, coasts, and marine wildlife are under serious and growing pressure, according to the first national report from the Ministry for the Environment and Statistics New Zealand about the marine environment. Most of New Zealand’s marine bird species are threatened with or at risk of extinction, including species of albatrosses, penguins, and herons. More than one-quarter of marine mammal species are threatened with extinction, including the New Zealand sea lion and species of dolphins and whales.
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Rivers less than ideal for Gisborne paddlers
The sewage contaminated rivers in Gisborne are a less than ideal training ground for the NZ Women's Elite Waka Ama Team. Conditions that could jeopardise their health ahead of the world competition.
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NewsNew service to keep shellfish gatherers alert to shellfish toxin levels
The Ministry for Primary Industries has released a new email notification service to warn shellfish gatherers about toxic levels in shellfish.
