top: Plane at Queenstown Airport ~ photo by Southern Light It’s not my imagination that every time I go to Queenstown Airport to drop off or pickup someone, it seems busier each time! From all accounts numbers are expected to further increase in the 2016 -17 summer season coming up. For a long time now… Continue reading Records set at Queenstown Airport | Otago Daily Times Online News
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Black Stilt chicks released onto the Tasman River bed in the MacKenzie Country
top: Juvenile kaki black-stilt On 08/08/2016 the Dept. of Conservation released several black stilt kakī chicks that had been raised in their Twizel avery. It is the world’s rarest wading bird! Photos below courtesy of Rachel Hufton’s FaceBook feed who was at the release And from a good friend CragRat, more similar photos here… Continue reading Black Stilt chicks released onto the Tasman River bed in the MacKenzie Country
Water incident a wake-up call: Prof Sir Alan Mark | Otago Daily Times Online News
Sir Alan Mark worked and earned tremendous respect in the Otago region long before being the recipient of a knighthood. His words below are well worth reading… University of Otago botanist Prof Sir Alan Mark says the Havelock North water contamination crisis is a ”major wake-up call” about the need for more sustainable agriculture and… Continue reading Water incident a wake-up call: Prof Sir Alan Mark | Otago Daily Times Online News
Poisoning the wells: a history of infected drinking water in Canterbury | Stuff.co.nz
Recent events in Havelock North have triggered a growing interest in water quality! After a gloomy week of rain, the sun finally returned to Darfield. But the rain had brought poison, and the town soon fell sick.The crisis began with a smattering of upset stomachs, but ended with more than 100 seriously ill people. For a week in 2012, locals were vomiting and nauseous,… Continue reading Poisoning the wells: a history of infected drinking water in Canterbury | Stuff.co.nz
Letter: Aquifer concern | Stuff.co.nz
Trevor and Barbara Chinn, friends of mine who live by Lake Hawea, may have become very mindful of water quality by the proximity of many thousands of dairy cattle at nearby Hawea Flat. Trevor’s letter below should be read in the context of his lifetime’s work as an internationally acknowledged glaciologist… The South Island has… Continue reading Letter: Aquifer concern | Stuff.co.nz