- Selwyn Water Pollution continuedReturning from a trip to Christchurch I elected to sample a series of flowing drains/springs in the Springston to Selwyn area covering the length of Chamberlains Road (5) plus the Selwyn River at Chamberlain’s Ford and a tap at the … Continue reading
- Canterbury’s Water Pollution – The Politician’s Roll of ShameAn Opinion by Dr Peter Trolove Recent stories from Wellington suggest politicians enter parliament for gratuitous sex or to increase their personal wealth by facilitating immigration &/or the sale of New Zealand to overseas investors. While that may be true … Continue reading
- Selwyn River (A Lost River) – A Power Point PresentationSlides from a recent Power Point presentation by Alan Strong to the NZFFA AGM
- Yesteryear on NZ’s once “Best Brown Trout River”.Well known author of trout fishing books George Ferris, in the 1950s, once described Canterbury’s Selwyn River, in its hey-day, as being looked on as “the best brown trout river in the Dominion.” Sadly this is not the case today. An … Continue reading
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- The Rakaia River – Canterbury’s troubled waterIn 2016 the Rakaia River was judged to be the highest ranking braided river within the Canterbury region for UNESCO World Heritage or Ramsar international status. https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/media/documents/oexp-science/geography/community-engagement/geog-309/2019/GEOG309-19-The-selection-of-a-Canterbury-high-country-braided-river-for-UNESCO-World-Heritage-and-Ramsar–status,-using-multiple-combined-ranked-metholdogies.pdf A Protected River Recognizing the threat of “death by a thousand cuts” due … Continue reading
- Anglers Strive To Save Degraded Rangitata RiverA petition calling for better protection for the Rangitata Fiver has been launched. Anglers are calling on Environment Canterbury to properly protect the Rangitata River as required under the river’s Conservation Order (WCO) A New Zealand Salmon Anglers Association deputation intends … Continue reading
- An essay of degraded rivers that need to be fixed upThese are a couple of photos taken on Tauhei Road, near Seiferts Road of the Mangawara Steam, the colour of the which runs around the Pukemokemoke Scenic Reserve and past the Fulton Hogan Quarry beside Tauhei Road, and then runs … Continue reading
- Polluted Water from a Polluted Democracywhy the coalition government must deliver fit for purpose freshwater standards before the election. Just another broken promise? New Zealand has an indirect democracy where every three years we elect politicians to carry out promised election policy. In 2017 the … Continue reading
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