Clean water - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Wed, 24 May 2023 20:00:07 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Clean water - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Takapau hosts community day for waterways health https://cathnews.co.nz/2023/05/25/takapau-hosts-community-day-for-waterways-health/ Thu, 25 May 2023 05:54:15 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=159291 Waterways health saw Central Hawke's Bay farmers heading to the Takapau Town Hall last week. They were laden with bottles of water samples for the Maharakeke and Porangahau Catchment Community Day event. The bottles contained samples of their stream water for testing by Massey University scientists. They were there to test for nitrogen and phosphorus Read more

Takapau hosts community day for waterways health... Read more]]> Waterways health saw Central Hawke's Bay farmers heading to the Takapau Town Hall last week. They were laden with bottles of water samples for the Maharakeke and Porangahau Catchment Community Day event.

The bottles contained samples of their stream water for testing by Massey University scientists. They were there to test for nitrogen and phosphorus levels and to talk to the farmers about their water results.

After an opening karakia led by Anthony Tipene Matua, the attendees were welcomed by Justin King. King is a Takapau farmer and chairman of the Maharakeke and Porangahau Catchment Group. Read more

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