The Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ have released the latest national report on the state of our freshwater. […]
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Groundwater wells run risk of running dry – Expert Reaction
New analysis of roughly 39 million groundwater wells around the world, including in New Zealand, sheds light on just how […]
Continue readingExpert Q&A: Aquifers, groundwater and how contaminations can occur
A campylobacter outbreak in Havelock North affected an estimated 4000 people, sent dozens to the emergency department and sparked an […]
Continue readingHavelock North water contamination inquiry – Expert Reaction
A Government Inquiry will examine the water contamination that left an estimated 4000 Havelock North residents ill with gastroenteritis. The […]
Continue readingUPDATED: Hawke’s Bay campylobacter outbreak – Expert Reaction
An outbreak of gastroenteritis – likely caused by Campylobacter – has sent at least 20 people to hospital in Hawke’s Bay. […]
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 readingNewsletter Digest: Water issues, food insecurity, NZ’s energy strategy and IPCC review results
Wrangling over water issues Polluted rivers, dirty dairying, greening the MacKenzie Country, dams for hydro-power and water allocation — these […]
Continue readingTimaru Herald: Land use impact on water ‘not known for decades’
Gerald Piddock writes in the Timaru Herald about groundwater – scientists say that the impact on our groundwater of intensive […]
Continue readingWhat’s in our groundwater?
Groundwater is a crucial natural resource — around one third of the water used in New Zealand comes from underground […]
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