Tag: seaweed caulerpa in Hauraki Gulf
Check your anchor: New rules for boaties and fishers at Onetangi
New biosecurity controls are in place over an area of Waiheke Island waters to prevent the spread of exotic caulerpa.
The controlled area notice that...
New development delays decision on Onetangi controlled area notice
Biosecurity New Zealand is taking into account reports of a potential reduction of caulerpa in some areas before it decides whether to issue a...
No anchoring – Palm Beach and Onetangi to get controlled...
Around 60 people gathered at a public meeting held at Onetangi Hall on Wednesday 23 October to gauge public appetite for a controlled area...
New exotic seaweed found in the Hauraki Gulf
Another exotic seaweed species, Asparagopsis taxiformis, has been found in two different areas of the North Island and alarm bells are ringing in the...
$10million boost to develop effective tools for caulerpa eradication
The government is investing an extra $10million in the fight against caulerpa. The money will be allocated to continued testing and to finding which...
Fragmentation of caulerpa ‘big worry’
A one-size-fits-all approach will not work in the eradication and treatment of exotic caulerpa and there is concern that some methods result in fragmentation...
Boaties flout rāhui amid caulerpa eradication trial
Despite persistent warnings and the implementation of a rāhui by the Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust Board, boaties have continued to flout restrictions, causing disruption...
Boaties flout rāhui and pack out popular bays
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Ngāti Paoa is reminding boaties to stay clear of Waiheke’s rāhui zone as it gears up for a trial to...
Caulerpa in crosshairs for new PM after rāhui gaffe
Prime Minister-elect and Waiheke homeowner Christopher Luxon will work to tackle the island’s invasive caulerpa threat as a matter of urgency when he forms...
Divers suck up more than 10 tonnes of caulerpa at...
As work starts to remove exotic caulerpa from the seabed around Waiheke, the first suction dredging trial on the pest seaweed wraps up at...
