Category Archive

What do plummeting milk prices mean for our fresh water?

Geoff SimmonsDecember 17, 2014Environment

This year milk prices have soured like a bottle left in the sun. There has been much wailing and gnashing of teeth about the economic impact of the fall in prices, but what, if anything does it mean for our … Read More

1080 is good but far from perfect. That is why I am investing in am alternative to 1080

Gareth MorganDecember 15, 2014Environment

It has been a big year for the vision of a Predator Free New Zealand. My hope is that 2014 will be remembered as the start of a movement that sees New Zealand eventually rid itself of invasive mammal predators. … Read More

All I want for Christmas is action on climate change

Geoff SimmonsDecember 14, 2014Environment

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with Batman. Yet every Christmas morning, under the tree I found Superman merchandise. Apparently my parents couldn’t tell the difference, which led to several years of bitter disappointment. The annual round of … Read More

Amazing work by landcare group protecting our rivers

Gareth MorganDecember 1, 2014Environment

One of the finalist in the River Story Awards, the Rangitata Gorge Landcare Group, is a farming community that has taking on a war against pest plants that threaten their grand, braided, glorious river in Canterbury. Check out their story. … Read More

Most Improved River for 2014

Gareth MorganNovember 30, 2014Environment

Last Thursday evening we hosted the New Zealand River Awards for the second time. The Awards recognise the hard work of Regional Councils and their communities on improving the health of their local rivers. On Friday we met the winner … Read More

The Kiwi Bach is a Sinking Ship and Taxpayers Should Not Pay to Bail You Out

Geoff SimmonsNovember 27, 2014Environment

A new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) Jan Wright released today highlights the perilous status of our national institution – the seaside bach or crib. The PCE’s report is a summary of the state of the … Read More

2014 New Zealand River Award Winners

Gareth MorganNovember 27, 2014Environment

Two Canterbury rivers – the Otukaikino and Cam – took out 1st and 3rd place in the 2014 New Zealand River Awards for the most improved rivers in the country. The Oroua River in the Manawatu was the 2nd … Read More

River story winner Bill Kerrison – Saving NZ’s longfin eel

Gareth MorganNovember 27, 2014Environment

The Award winning River story for the 2014 New Zealand River awards story is about one man, Bill Kerrison, who has worked tirelessly for more than 20 years trapping and transferring eels and other native fish species past the dams … Read More

The problems of measuring water quality

Gareth MorganNovember 26, 2014Environment

Professor Gary Jones from Canberra how is the keynote speaker at the 2014 NZ River Awards tonight. The following podcast is Gary speaking to Radio NZ’s Kathryn Ryan about the vexing questions of water quality and quantity. The problems … Read More

Impact of dairy effluent on rivers in New Zealand [infographic]

Gareth MorganNovember 24, 2014Environment

Should we be able to swim in our rivers? Water quality has been in the news a lot this year – in particular the Impact of dairy effluent on rivers in New Zealand. But if we want to swim in … Read More

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