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Action for Healthy Waterways – Expert Reaction

Action for Healthy Waterways – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 28 May 202029 May 2020

The Government has announced new rules and regulations to clean up New Zealand’s waterways and protect them from future pollution.  […]

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Freshwater action plan – Expert Reaction

Freshwater action plan – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 05 September 201906 September 2019

The Government has released an Action Plan for Healthy Waterways, which aims to restore rivers and lakes within a generation. […]

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River water quality report –  Expert Reaction

River water quality report – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 04 October 201811 February 2019

A river quality report and interactive from Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) has measured the health of our rivers through data on 10-year trends […]

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In The News — Water fools?

In the News  |  Published: 19 April 201703 August 2018

After a week of floods and heavy rainfall, fresh water is still in the headlines. Radio New Zealand is diving […]

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New Zealand’s ‘blue economy’ – Dame Anne Salmond

Reflections on Science  |  Published: 23 September 2014

Dame Anne Salmond, patron of the Te Awaroa 1000 Rivers Project, writes about the country’s ‘blue economy’ in the New […]

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Dom Post: Two years on from national water quality plan, nothing has been done

In the News  |  Published: 16 June 2010

Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about the state of New Zealand’s waterways, which are still being polluted despite […]

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