New Zealand: Ongoing Dairy Pollution of Te Waikoropupu Springs Reserve

April 17th, 2017

Disclosure: I am involved with the effort to bring attention to the pollution and water take issues at Te Waikoropupu Springs Reserve.

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Intensive dairy farming is destroying freshwater resources around New Zealand. It turns out the crown jewel of them all, a national treasure and a globally unique ecosystem is now threatened.

How does this look for the Clean, Green New Zealand brand?

Via: SOSGoldenBay.nz:

Fish Creek, which feeds directly into Te Waikoropupu Springs Reserve, is being severely polluted by dairy runoff several times a month when it rains, with E.coli >2000/100mL at the point where Fish Creek flows into the Springs Reserve.

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4 Responses to “New Zealand: Ongoing Dairy Pollution of Te Waikoropupu Springs Reserve”

  1. Dennis says:
    April 17, 2017 at 9:07 pm

    When I was there a few years ago, I was astounded at how close cow paddocks were to the spring itself. I thought that at the least there would be a buffer similar to those used to purify greywater.

  2. Kevin says:
    April 17, 2017 at 9:59 pm

    The pictures and videos of frothy poo water in that area are bad, but I hope people in the NZ Government (yes, I know you’re reading) will please consider the mountain of expert analysis contained on the site.

  3. pookie says:
    April 18, 2017 at 5:17 am

    Kiwis should put up billboards at NZ airports that advise tourists to:

    Visit Te Waikoropupu Springs!
    (before dairy farmers turn it into a giant cow toilet)

  4. Dennis says:
    April 18, 2017 at 9:20 pm

    @Pookie
    That is probably the most efficient way to finally get something done…I wonder what a couple of billboards would cost.

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