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ALERT: Te Reinga Bridge Closure (Ruakituri River)
The Te Reinga Bridge on the Ruakituri River is Closed to all passage (pedestrians and vehicles) until further notice following damage to the structural support.
- Eastern
- 7/04/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Manchurian wild rice could trick you
Duck hunting gets you out along the waterways and in among some of the plants that like wet feet.
- 18/01/2022
- Richie Cosgrove
Positives found in High Court loss on Lindis
Otago Fish and Game Council is considering the implications of a judgement from the High Court where its appeal against the Lindis River Environment Court decision was not upheld.
- 3/12/2021
- Richie Cosgrove
Fish & Game Supports Calls for Forestry Re-Focus
Fish & Game NZ is supporting calls for an urgent rethink on the rapid proliferation of exotic forests currently being supported by central government, and instead, refocus on native plantings…
- 25/11/2021
- Richie Cosgrove
Band-Aid Won’t Heal Canterbury’s Water Woes
Fish & Game says Environment Canterbury’s (ECan) recent amendments to planning provisions are nothing more than a “band-aid solution” to critical overallocation and pollution of the region’s waterways.
- 24/11/2021
- Richie Cosgrove
DRAFT SPORTS FISH AND GAME MANAGEMENT PLAN
In compliance with Section 17M of the Conservation Act 1987, the Council hereby gives notice that the Draft Central South Island Sports Fish and Game Management Plan is available for…
- Central South Island
- 16/10/2021
- Richie Cosgrove
Nutrients In Rivers - How Much Is Too Much?
Top New Zealand freshwater scientists have answered the question of how much nutrients should be permitted in our rivers to maintain ecosystem health.
- 11/06/2021
- Richie Cosgrove
Funding proposal for Lake Hayes misses the point
Polluters must help foot the bill to clean up Lake Hayes.
- Otago
- 6/05/2021
- Bruce Quirey
Stunning photo helps save wetlands
Marlborough photographer Matt Winter’s stunning photo of a New Zealand shoveler duck lifting off the water has won the 2021 Game bird habitat stamp photo competition.
- 2/02/2021
- Richie Cosgrove
Huge Boost for Wetland Restoration
Wetlands throughout the country will benefit from the Government’s One Billion Trees Programme which will be used to create habitat for wildlife and help offset carbon emissions.
- 21/12/2020
- Richie Cosgrove