High levels of toxic algae along Waikanae River, Kāpiti
All TagsRed alert level warnings for toxic algae are in place for the Waikanae River at the old State Highway 1 and Jim Cooke Park, Kāpiti. Toxic algae, or cyanobacteria, is harmful…
Archive: April, 2024
Fire risk lowers enough to safely re-open regional park
All TagsBaring Head/Ōrua-pouanui and Parangarahu Lakes in the East Harbour Regional Park are re-opening in full on Saturday 20 April, after extreme fire risk caused the areas to close earlier this…
Wildfire season cools off, but hot, dry summers are here to stay, says Greater Wellington
After one of the driest summers on record, Greater Wellington nears the end of its first season using a new fire risk management system across its regional parks. Wildfire monitoring began…
Roadkill and official information release shows growing mustelid pest problem for region
All TagsIn bad news for birdlife, roadkill and trappings have shown that Transmission Gully is a mustelid highway - with stoats, ferrets and weasels among the animals using it to get…
Wairarapa drought declaration supported by Greater Wellington
All TagsGreater Wellington is supporting Agriculture Minister Todd McClay’s decision this morning to declare a drought in the Wairarapa. Minister McClay says the decision to expand the medium-scale adverse event classification to…
