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Mokihinui River Saved

Posted on 22 May, 2012 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

After walking from the southern branch a couple of years ago, it’s fantastic to see that the Mokihinui River has been saved from flooding by a hydro dam. The project was granted resource consent in 2010 pending a likely appeal … Continue reading →

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New documentaries on New Zealand Rivers

Posted on 14 September, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

I’m not normally one for watching television, but there are a couple of worthwhile television documentaries out right now that document various New Zealand Rivers, and may be worthwhile watching. A Tale of Two Rivers is a 30 minute documentary … Continue reading →

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Meridian, DoC and the Mokihinui River

Posted on 5 August, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Just to add to some of happenings around the Mokihinui River (historic references: a trip report about walking it, a decision to allow damming it, and the Department of Conservation’s appeal to that decision), it looks as if there’s been … Continue reading →

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Mokihinui decision appealed

Posted on 30 April, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Following from this decision, it’s interesting to read on Stuff that the Department of Conservation is now appealing the decision to allow damming of the Mokihinui River. (That’s the river we went for a walk along back during new year.) … Continue reading →

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Mokihinui to be dammed

Posted on 7 April, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

Well, probably. Several months ago I wrote about our trip along the Mokihinui River, which has been under threat of being dammed by Meridian Energy for some time. A few months later than planned, the Official Commission has finally released … Continue reading →

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Trip: Walking the Mokihinui River, Southern Branch

Posted on 14 January, 2010 by Mike McGavinPrint This Post Print This Post

The Mokihinui River, near the south-west side of Kahurangi National Park, has a large catchment. Our new years’ walk along the river was inspired by recent plans of Meridian Energy to build an 85 metre dam, which would flood the … Continue reading →

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