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Joint release by ORC and the Southern District Health Board Sampling carried out by the Otago Regional Council has shown the re-appearance of high concentrations of potentially toxic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) at Lake Waihola and a new health warning has been issued for the lake following the...

The recent death of a pet dog due to a suspected case of cyanobacterial poisoning at a river, prompts a renewed warning from Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and the Hawke’s Bay District Health Board about the risks of toxic algae in summer.

Lake Waikōpiro, adjacent to Lake Tūtira, has been confirmed as having dangerous levels of cyanobacteria.

Long-running attempts to improve water quality issues at the iconic Whangarei Falls have been given a $250,000-plus boost from the Ministry for the Environment’s Community Environment Fund.

The latest Otago Regional Council sampling of water quality in the Taieri River near Waipiata indicates that previously high concentrations of E.coli bacteria have dropped to low levels (around 260 cfu/100ml).

Otago Regional Council (ORC) water quality samples taken from Frankton Bay at Lake Wakatipu have shown high levels of the bacteria E. coli. Frankton Bay is one of the 25 sites monitored on a weekly basis for bacteria levels as part of its Contact Recreation monitoring programme.

Small structural modifications made to Pykes weir will produce a big impact for fish in the Te Arai River.

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s summer recreational water quality programme started this week (5 November).

Hawke's Bay's beaches are great for swimming and people can check water quality as the monitoring programme has begun for summer.

Monitoring of water quality at the region’s popular freshwater and coastal swimming spots is under way for summer, with results available on the Taranaki Regional Council website, www.trc.govt.nz.

Fencing a section of the Paritua Stream that runs through farmland at Bridge Pa is another step to help improve water quality in the Karamū Catchment.

Summer recreational water quality monitoring of 750 popular swim spots across New Zealand is now underway.