Articles from ‘Andy Loader, Poke the Bear’ in ‘Environment’

I read about the Waikato River Authority (WRA) releasing 76,000 elvers (young Tuna) into the Waikato River at Lake Karapiro during the recent Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 2026. · On reading this press release from the WRA I immediately thought to myself; what is to be achieved by this action? The reason for this thought is set out in the title of this article; the good the bad & the ugly! · The Good: · It’s great to see the WRA taking action to…

Currently the Waikato Regional Council is awaiting the final outcome from the Environment Court hearing into the objections around PC1. PC1 is the proposed change to be made to the operative Waikato Regional Plan that was put forward by the Waikato Regional Council back in 2016. · It is expected PC1 will be operative next year and, depending on the final results of the Environment Court hearing, that farmers might need to get resource consent…

Although Koi Carp are mainly only found in the Waikato region at the present time, you can bet on the fact that they will spread across the whole country eventually if they are not controlled in some way. Waikato koi rarely exceed 9 years of age. Females average 5.2 years and males 4.6 years of age. An average fish weighs 3 kg. Females produce 100 000 eggs per kg of body weight. A typical female can produce 300 000 eggs annually (or more if…

PC1 Why Bother Complying · You may well ask what he is on about. · Under Plan Change 1 the agricultural industries are going to be hit with a raft of new regulations and rules for compliance; the aim being to improve the water quality in the region. · Even though only 15 of the sub-catchments in the Waikato and Waipa catchments were exceeding the standards proposed to be introduced through the enactment of PC1 at the time it was proposed. ·…

Fact: Koi Carp are designated as an unwanted organism and a noxious species. They are very successful breeders in New Zealand conditions and cause habitat loss for plants, native fish, invertebrates and waterfowl. · Koi females produce approximately 100 000 eggs per kg of body weight. A typical female can produce 300 000 eggs annually (or more if they spawn^11^ more than once). Koi carp spawn throughout the summer. As they gather for…