Archives For Freshwater

Four out of six whitebait species are threatened with extinction. Helen Ough Dealy finds out how rangers on riverbanks, small planes, and the whitebaiters themselves are helping protect our national taonga.

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A new report shows there’s a big opportunity to improve whitebait spawning habitat in the Whanganui River.

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This Sunday marks World Ranger Day. To celebrate meet our new River Rangers tasked with restoring key waterways in Aotearoa as part of the Ngā Awa river restoration programme.

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