News from Greater Wellington Regional Council
With the onset of warmer weather the risk of toxic algae throughout the greater Wellington region is rising, with some rivers now over the limit for safe swimming.
People are strongly advised not to swim in the Waipoua River from Paierau Road to the Ruamahanga confluence (this includes the Masterton City area), and the Pakuratahi River at the Kaitoke camp ground in the Kaitoke Regional Park.
Children should be kept away from water in these sites and dogs should be kept on a lead.
“All other rivers are currently below warning levels at our monitored sites but this could change rapidly especially during warm weather, so we are urging people to be careful near all waterways throughout the region,” says Dr Mark Heath, Senior Environmental Scientist at the regional council.
Press Release – Greater Wellington Regional Council With the onset of warmer weather the risk of toxic algae throughout the greater Wellington region is rising, with some rivers now over the limit for safe swimming. People are strongly advised not to swim in the Waipoua River from Paierau Road to …
With the onset of warmer weather the risk of toxic algae throughout the greater Wellington region is rising, with some rivers now over the limit for safe swimming.
People are strongly advised not to swim in the Waipoua River from Paierau Road to the Ruamahanga confluence (this includes the Masterton City area), and the Pakuratahi River at the Kaitoke camp ground in the Kaitoke Regional Park.
Report from LDR
More than 40 protestors marched through Masterton today, protesting against a dam being proposed for the Wairarapa. The campaigners, from a range of local environmental groups, met outside the Wellington Regional Council’s Wairarapa office, joined in opposition to the Wakamoekau community water storage scheme.
A Wairarapa iwi has also raised concerns over the multi-million dollar dam project. Rangitāne o Wairarapa leaders have criticised the company behind the water storage scheme [WCWSS], saying the scheme proposed for near Masterton lacked an assessment of its cultural impact, and had yet to conduct public consultation.
Wairarapa Water Ltd [WWL] is the driving force behind the scheme. Formed in 2017, the company adopted work started by the Regional Council, among other stakeholders on “water security” in the upper Ruamahanga river network.
A Wairarapa iwi has raised its concerns over a multi-million dollar dam project in the area.
The proposed site for the Wakamoekau community water storage scheme, northwest of Masterton.
Photo: LDR / WAIRARAPA TIMES-AGE
Rangitāne o Wairarapa leaders have criticised the company behind the Wakamoekau community water storage scheme [WCWSS], saying the scheme proposed for near Masterton lacked an assessment of its cultural impact, and had yet to conduct public consultation.
Wairarapa Water Ltd [WWL] is the driving force behind the scheme. Formed in 2017, the company adopted work started by Greater Wellington Regional Council, among other stakeholders on water security in the upper Ruamahanga river network.