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Submissions needed to protected Hurunui

Submitted by jonathan on Wed, 2011-11-30 19:58.

The Hurunui River needs you to make yet another submission. We are making progress to protect this river - and we need you to write another few sentences to help us. Submissions close by 4.30pm on the 2 December 2011. Email to mailroom@ecan.govt.nz. Please forward this to those you know who paddle the Hurunui.

Green Party launches plan to clean up rivers

Submitted by jonathan on Sun, 2011-08-21 12:06.

Gearing up for the 2011 election, the Green Party has launched a plan to clean up our rivers. The plan includes setting standards for clean water, introducing charges for irrigation water and supporting water clean-up initiatives. Read more at http://www.greens.org.nz/cleanrivers

King Country Energy abandons Mokau hydro scheme

Submitted by Mike Birch on Wed, 2011-06-29 10:27.

King Country Energy has announced that it will not proceed with proposed Mokau hydro scheme. Although Environment Waikato granted consents for a dam last January, KCE says that the scheme would be “economically infeasible”.

Forest and Bird urge support for wild Mokihinui

Submitted by jonathan on Thu, 2011-02-03 21:19.

Forest and Bird have launched a campaign against taxpayer-owned Meridian Energy's proposal to dam the wild and scenic Mōkihinui River. "Forest & Bird was joined by MPs, including Chris Hipkins, Peter Dunne and Kevin Hague, and representatives of organisations representing kayakers, rafters and trampers, who also want the river to remain in its natural state." The campaign invites supporters of a natural, undammed Mokihinui to send an e-card to Meridian Energy (or via Facebook) opposing the scheme. Please join the campaign, and let your paddling buddies know about it.

Too precious to dam

Submitted by jonathan on Mon, 2010-12-20 22:00.
Polly Miller described this trip down the Mokihinui River in NZ Canoeing 10.3.

Fish & Game and Whitewater NZ withdraw from Hurunui WCO

Submitted by jonathan on Mon, 2010-12-20 13:53.
Release Date: 
Monday, 20 December 2010

Fish & Game and Whitewater NZ have withdrawn their joint application for a Water Conservation Order (WCO) for the Hurunui River.

Whitewater NZ President Polly Miller says: “The primary reason for withdrawing is that the ECan Act watered down the Water Conservation Order law and process to such an extent that we have decided that our efforts to protect the river are best directed toward other processes. We are hopeful that withdrawing from the WCO will create a context where a collaborative solution to conservation and recreation needs, and environmentally responsible irrigation possibilities may be found for the Hurunui/Waiau catchment within the framework of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy.”

Consent moratorium on Waiau River

Submitted by jonathan on Tue, 2010-11-23 18:31.

Environment Canterbury Commissioners have imposed a moratorium on resource consents to take, dam, divert or use water in the Waiau River catchment, saying “A moratorium would also allow due consideration to be given to the vision and principles of the Canterbury Water Management Strategy as set out in the Environment Canterbury Act."

Protest descent of Mokihinui

Submitted by jonathan on Mon, 2010-10-25 21:01.

120 kayakers and environmentalists staged a mass descent of the Mokihinui River (video) on Sunday to protest Meridian's proposed 85m dam. Meridian's consents to dam the wild and scenic Mokihinui have been appealed by DOC, Forest & Bird and Whitewater NZ.

Mōkihinui Dam

Submitted by jonathan on Mon, 2010-10-25 19:45.
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Meridian propose to construct an 85MW dam on the wild and scenic Mōkihinui river. Consents have been granted but have been appealed to the Environment Court.

Over 100 kayak and raft the the Mokihinui River on Labour Weekend

Submitted by jonathan on Thu, 2010-10-21 10:58.
Release Date: 
Thursday, 21 October 2010

Over Labour Weekend over a hundred people will fly into the Mokihinui River on the West Coast, a wilderness river under threat of being dammed. The trip, organised by Whitewater NZ and Forest & Bird, is the largest of its kind to be held in New Zealand and will involve kayakers, rafters, VIPs, conservationists and media people from all over New Zealand. The trip is an opportunity to highlight the importance of the river, give this diverse group an opportunity to be part of a journey down the river, and let the river speak to them.

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