Last month Greenpeace stuck a dead eye on Rakaia's big fish and the locals cried "vandalism!"

Well, Rakaia held it's famous fishing competition over the weekend. Four hundred people entered, and not a single fish was caught. It's the first time that's happened in the 40 years that the competition's been running.

The problem is mainly dairy, of course. Oversized water take permits reduce water flow, which increases water temperature, which kills fish. Gotta feed those pivot irrigators. Cram the fields with cows and the resulting nitrate pollution leaching into most of our waterways does the rest.

They. Didn't. Catch. One. Fish!

https://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/canterbury-fishing-comp-gives-out-60k-prizes-despite-no-fish-caught

#Greenpeace #Nitrate #Rakaia #Dairy #Fish

Tributes flow for Rakaia worker Teariki Akaroa and granddaughter after fatal fire

Plant manager Dallas Woodford said: “This news has come as a tremendous shock to everyone at Anzco Foods…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #after #akaroa #and #been #canterbury #Death #fatal #fire #flow #for #granddaughter #house #NewZealand #NZ #rakaia #rocked #rural #small #teariki #town #Tributes #weekend #worker
https://www.newsbeep.com/181624/

Flavien trace sa route au sein du cœur brut de la Nouvelle-Zélande

Rien ne garantit qu’un voyage en bus devienne un souvenir impérissable. Sauf quand il se transforme en épopée minérale. Du tumulte d’un trajet partagé avec un inconnu éthylique jusqu’aux cimes du mont Hutt, Flavien enchaîne les kilomètres et les contrastes.

Par une nature à couper le souffle, des rencontres inattendues, des plantes rares, des insectes géants... et surtout une bonne dose de crème solaire. Le récit d’une journée de treize heures où chaque détour est une aventure en soi.

(Crédits : Flavien Saboureau)

https://librexpression.fr/le-bonheur-des-trajets-22-55

#cook #flaviensaboureau #france #hutt #librexpression #nature #naturephotograpĥy #newzealand #pizza #rakaia #toyota #trek #trip #weta

A group of quad bikers was attempting to cross the south side of the Rakaia River mouth today, and something went drastically wrong.

One person is dead and several are injured.

https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/02/08/one-killed-several-injured-while-crossing-canterbury-river-on-quadbikes/

#NZ #Rakaia