Invasive Clams Forum - Taupo Turangi Herald information including; essential actions: ‘Vigilance from the community in following ‘check, clean, dry’ requirements and in reporting any potential sightings’… and more.
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Taupō Lakes & Waterways are co-hosting an Aquatic Biodiversity Forum with REAP Central Plateau outlining the critical threat to our waterways from the Freshwater Golden Clam.
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On 11 October, the Government released the Fast-Track Advisory Group’s recommendation report to Ministers. Resource Management (Freshwater and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, Freshwater farm plan rollout to be paused… and more
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Congratulations to Didymo Dave, aka Dave Cade, now “officially” recognised and rewarded for his immense personal contribution to conservation and biosecurity awareness.
Read MoreLake Taupō Aqua Park has been closed for more than a month after gold clams were found in its lagoon. More than a month after the Lake Taupō Aqua Park was temporarily closed due to the discovery of invasive gold clams, officials are still figuring out how to deal with them.
Read MoreForest & Bird is warning of long-term consequences for nature and the economy following today’s announcement of 131 proposed jobs losses at DOC.
This comes on top of proposed redundancies in other government organisations that have roles to play in protecting New Zealand’s natural environment, including the Ministry for the Environment, Biosecurity New Zealand and NIWA. (Full article here)
Mafalda Baptista WRC Senior Scientist water Quality & Ecology, Science, Policy & Information will give an overview of WRC’s monitoring programme, 5.15 pm Thursday 21st March at the Quality Inn Acapulco, 19 Rifle Range Rd, Taupo. For more on Lake Taupo science see below:
Read MoreLWAG look forward to hearing an update from Jackie Egan (Environmental Planner) at NZ Forest Managers Ltd (NZFM) at our February meeting. Jackie is a regular attendee at our monthly meetings and has given past presentations on NZFM's operations and environmental advocacy.
Read MoreDevelopment of fast-track consenting legislation and changes to the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management
Forest and Bird condemns government proposals removing environmental protections (See their response below the Minister’s letter)
See also EDS response here: https://eds.org.nz/resources/documents/media-releases/2024/government-ramps-up-assault-on-our-natural-world/
Read MoreTopic “GROUNDWATER FLOW PROCESSES & NITROGEN LAG TIME IN THE TAUPŌ CATCHMENT” - Uwe Morgenstern
All welcome - 5.15 pm Thursday November 16 at the Quality Inn Acapulco Conference Room, 19 Rifle Range Rd
Groundwater science has been instrumental in enabling the Lake Taupo Protection Project which has the aim to reduce nitrogen in the Taupo Catchment. Refining the science and monitoring continues. Uwe is a world expert in dating water and has been involved with the Taupo catchment for many years. We look forward to hosting him. Bio here:
Read MoreThe Waikato River is at the centre of a new multi-million-dollar programme aiming to reveal how increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are affecting rivers and lakes – and what that means environmentally, economically, and socially.
Read MoreAll welcome 5.15 pm Thursday October 19, Quality Inn Acapulco Conference Room.
Read MoreRNZ In Depth Special Projects - Kirsty Johnson: https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/in-depth-special-projects/story/2018902262/crown-vs-cow-the-inside-story-of-how-we-failed-to-regulate-our-worst-climate-polluter
Read MoreIncluding: Water Quality of Lake Taupo & surface inflows to Taupo, & groundwater in the Taupo catchment.
Read MoreTaupō District Council is taking the reins of a trust which has played a crucial role in a groundbreaking project to safeguard the water quality of Lake Taupō.
Read MoreForestry has been in the media recently with crashing log prices, contractor layoffs and claims of neighbourhoods and infrastructure being damaged due to poor practices. This is your chance to hear forestry’s side of the story.
Read MoreFreshwater Policy Review ‘drop-in’ style event: June 1st 10-12 at WRC, Taupo 100 Horomatangi St
Policy development is progressing and WRC will consider the feedback they have received from communities, stakeholders and tangata whenua, alongside science information about the state of waterways and trends across the region.
Read MoreOur freshwater 2023 is the latest in a series of environmental reports produced by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ has found poor water quality is affecting people and the environment.
As well as this there is a Lakes380 report showing that half of country's lakes in poor health - New Zealand scientists say almost half of the country's lakes are in poor health, but it's not too late to fix them.
Lakes380, a collaborative project between GNS Science and the Cawthron Institute, wants more resources to clean 1700 lakes that are contaminated. The project has been measuring the health of lakes throughout Aotearoa. ‘Our Lakes’ Health: past, present, future’ https://lakes380.com
Read MoreThe Minister of Local Government, Hon Kieran McAnulty, has announced changes to water services reforms.
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