Archive for April, 2024
Lagoon emergency opening could have been avoided
As with any issue there needs to be balance and the Waituna Lagoon is no exception, according to Waituna Catchment Group Chairman Maarten Van Rossum. Recent articles in the media have told only one side of recent happenings in the catchment, which is 40km south-east of Invercargill, in Southland. TIMELINE: November 6, 2023 ES testing shows […]
Waituna Lagoon – closed but not forgotten
By Jo Crack Waituna Lagoon has now quietly closed to the sea, ironically at Easter when those who claim to be the guardians of the lagoon were not watching – DOC, Iwi and ES. As has often been the way in the past, the lagoon has again whispered to the locals, and in a stroke […]
20 years on, lamb price still low
We’ve been here before. Just happened to find an interesting site on the web that saved old websites from away back – in this case I was looking up Farmnews. The website is called Wayback Machine for anyone who wants to look back. Anyway, happened to notice a press release on Farmnews from 20 years […]