Changes in the way New Zealanders use land are negatively affecting the water quality of our lakes and rivers and […]
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PCE report calls for moratorium on longfin eel fishing – experts respond
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Dr Jan Wright has launched a new report, On a pathway to extinction? An investigation […]
Continue readingWater quality figures make a splash
New water quality grades for New Zealand’s swimming spots have been covered widely by media in the wake of a […]
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A report laying bare the science behind New Zealand’s degraded waterways has received wide media coverage and spurred calls for […]
Continue readingWater quality report – scientists respond
A report that aims to provide scientific context for the divisive issue of water quality in New Zealand is being […]
Continue readingElection 2011 – Major parties on agri-policy
In the lead up to the election, the Dominion Post has quizzed National and Labour on what the key issues […]
Continue readingReport highlights Hauraki pollution
The Hauraki Gulf is suffering from extensive environmental degradation due to a variety of factors, according to a report released […]
Continue readingImpacts of hydraulic fracturing or ‘fracking’
Hydraulic fracturing — a technology commonly known as “fraccing” or “fracking” — widely used in the oil and gas industry […]
Continue readingReport stirs up freshwater policy debate
New Zealand’s waterways will not being getting cleaner any time soon under current government policies, according to a new report […]
Continue readingScience clear on freshwater quality and trout
Following claims that trout are responsible for the decline in New Zealand’s freshwater quality, scientists stepped forward to set the […]
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