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Preliminary results from sampling conducted after the Ohinemuri River turned bright orange on Friday have detected elevated arsenic in the discharged sediment, while the arsenic content present in the water was well within drinking water and ecological protection guidelines for fresh water. This today in a media release from the Waikato Regional Council. Environmental Chemistry […]
Waikato Regional Council is expecting preliminary results in the next 24 hours from sampling of sediment that turned the Ohinemuri River bright orange on Friday afternoon. The council has today provided an update. The council’s incident response team were on site on Friday afternoon and Saturday, taking water and solid samples upstream and downstream of […]
By John Freer Following the recent announcement that Hillary Outdoors is establishing a marine and conservation education training facility at Port Charles, CEO Hillary Campbell details the project. Open the link below to hear our interview.
By John Freer As the country’s leading provider of youth outdoor education experiences, Hillary Outdoors is coming to the Coromandel Peninsula. From term one next year a marine and conservation centre will be provided at Port Charles, this confirmed yesterday with the purchase of the Tangiaro Kiwi Retreat property. Until now all programmes have been […]
By John Freer News this week that the highly invasive Exotic Caulerpa has been found on the Coromandel Peninsula coastline comes with a claim that it is the most serious marine pest invasion yet to occur in New Zealand. That observation comes from Professor Emeritus, Barry Shaw, of Massey University, who last month released a […]
DOC has today announced the options being explored to reinstate walking access to Coromandel’s Cathedral Cove. This is the information released in a media statement. The popular walking track to the picturesque beach has been closed since February 2023, due to damage caused by extreme weather events. DOC’s Hauraki Waikato Taranaki Regional Director Tinaka […]
Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has stepped into the closed Cathedral Cove issue announcing today that the reinstatement of the walking access before next summer a priority. The track to the iconic beach – renowned for its natural rock arch feature – was severely damaged by extreme weather events in January and February 2023. The Department […]
By John Freer Any conversation about Cathedral Cove must be led by the key stakeholders responsible for the whenua, this according to Thames Coromandel Mayor, Len Salt, in response to a visit this week by the Minister for Tourism to the closed iconic tourism track. The Mayor yesterday provided this information to CFM when asked […]
By John Freer A champion may have been found for those wanting to get the Cathedral Cove reopened in the Minister for Tourism and Hospitality, the Hon Matt Doocey. He visited the site today, afterward being strong in his response to a question from CFM on where the closure of land access sat in terms […]
By John Freer Hot Water Beach, Hahei and Whitianga business owners are angered in being excluded from a meeting this Friday, called to discuss critical issues relating to Cathedral Cove by the Department of Conservation. Leading tourism operators such as Hot Water Beach Top 10, Hotties Eatery, Cathedral Cove Park and Ride and Cathedral Cove […]
