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Plea to stop catfish spread
28 March 2018
Media release: Plea to stop catfish spread
Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Programme partners Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Rotorua Lakes Council and Te Arawa Lakes Trust are urging the public to help stop the spread of the catfish in the districts lakes.
The predatory pest species has spread and increased in numbers in Lake Rotoiti and now pose a real threat to other waterways.
The...
Incentives Scheme gains momentum
9 March 2018
The Lake Rotorua Incentives Scheme has secured 10 deals to date which will result in removing 10.7 tonnes of nitrogen from Lake Rotorua.
Negotiations are also near completion with another large landowner, who has opted for land use and management changes, which will remove approximately 8.5 tonnes of nitrogen from the lake.
The $40 million Incentives Scheme has been set up to buy nitrogen from landowners who want to permanently lower their...
Health warning lifted for Lake Okaro
8 March 2018
The health warning issued in November for Lake Okaro has now been lifted by the Medical Officer of Health.
Results of water testing by Bay of Plenty Regional Council confirm that the algal bloom has subsided in the lake.
Despite the lifting of the warning, the public should always be cautious for signs of algal blooms if using lakes.
“Algal blooms can develop rapidly and unpredictably...
Rotorua Rules clarified for 1555 landowners
8 March 2018
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has made contact with more than 1500 rural landowners in the Lake Rotorua catchment this week, to help them understand what the Lake Rotorua Nutrient Management Rules (Plan Change 10) means to them.
Plan Change 10 is part of a range of solutions being delivered through the Rotorua Te Arawa Lakes Programme partnership, to protect and restore Lake Rotorua water quality by reducing nutrient levels in...
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