Blogs about: Waitaki River

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Commercial exploitation or vagaries of nature?

A few weeks ago spot prices for electricity were very high. The justification was that the hydro lakes were low. Now the dams on the Clutha and Waitaki Rivers are spilling water because the lakes are… more →

Homepaddock

Off to a good start for the Year of the Snake

SJPONeill wrote 2 months ago: Latest update in from the lads at Hawkeye UAV…homegrown Kiwi technology in action!! North Otag … more →

Tags: playing with toys, New Zealand, ISR, UAVs, Aviation, Hawkeye, unmanned aerial systems, uas

South Island Travel Guide

amazingcarworld wrote 1 year ago: The Southern Alps run much of the length of the South Island forming a climatic barrier between the … more →

Tags: travel destinations, South Island Travel Guide, South Island Travel, south island, (South Island) New Zealand, New Zealand, otago peninsula, Southern Hemisphere, Edinburgh

Hybridization of the New Zealand kaki- good, bad, or simply unnecessary? — 2 comments

Maddie wrote 2 years ago: Hybridization of closely related species to due land use and climate changes is accelerating. While … more →

Tags: Science of the Day, population genetics, molecular genetics, Conservation, New Zealand, Kaki, poaka, kaki bird, kaki bird New Zealand

Commercial exploitation or vagaries of nature? — 4 comments

homepaddock wrote 2 years ago: A few weeks ago spot prices for electricity were very high. The justification was that the hydro lak … more →

Tags: Energy, Business, Clutha River

Irrigators and Iwi appeal Hunter Downs consent

homepaddock wrote 2 years ago: Existing irrigators and Ngai Tahu have appealed the consent granted to the Meridian Energy-South Can … more →

Tags: Environment, farming, Environment Canterbury, Ngai Tahu, North Otago Irrigation Company, Meridian Energy-South Canterbury Irrigation Trust Hunte, Waiareka Creek

To holiday or not to holiday is the annual question — 3 comments

homepaddock wrote 3 years ago: If the captain of the John Wikcliffe had known what chaos and confusion his arrival at Port Chalmers … more →

Tags: celebrations, otago, John Wickliffe, anniversary day, port chalmers

New regional water authority for Canterbury? — 9 comments

homepaddock wrote 3 years ago: The independent review into Environment Canterbury  recommends that the government sets up a new Can … more →

Tags: Politics, Environment, Environment Canterbury, ecan, Alec Neil

The wondrous Waitaki — 3 comments

richard wrote 3 years ago: Labour Weekend marks the 75th birthday of the Waitaki hydro dam, which is one of the cornerstones of … more →

Tags: Our Neighbourhood, Books, History, New Zealand, Environment, Photography, Waitaki, dam, Engineering

Colour war

homepaddock wrote 3 years ago: One pub, two publicans. One’s from Otago, on the right side of the Waitaki River. The other … more →

Tags: Smiles, Kurow, Speights

Tuesday's Answers - corrected — 4 comments

homepaddock wrote 3 years ago: Monday’s questions were: 1. What were the surnames of Peter, Paul and Mary? 2. Who wrote Bums … more →

Tags: Diversions, Jim Bolger, Tom Lambie, Roger Hall, Paul Tremewan, Gravedodger, Mary Travers, Bums on seats, peter yarrow

Community Irrigation Schemes get $562,000 boost

homepaddock wrote 4 years ago: North Otago Irrigation Company has been granted up to $241,500 over four years from MAF’s Comm … more →

Tags: farming, odt, maf, North Otago Irrigation Company, Kakanui Valley, Community Irrigation Fund, Paul Stocks, Lees Valley, Hurunui Water Project

Opening the spillway — 10 comments

homepaddock wrote 4 years ago: The lake levels are too high in the Waitaki hydro lakes so Meridian Energy has opened the spillway i … more →

Tags: Energy, North Otago, Environment, Meridian Energy, Waitaki Dam, Benmore Dam, Aviemore Dam

National good has local and national cost — 2 comments

homepaddock wrote 4 years ago: The Timaru Herald urges people to think of the national good before appealing to the environment Cou … more →

Tags: Economy, Energy, Agriculture, irrigation, maf, Meridian Energy

Meridian gets interim approval for Waitaki power scheme

homepaddock wrote 4 years ago: Meridian Energy has received interim approval for its application to take water from the Waitaki Riv … more →

Tags: Energy, Meridian Energy, stonewall, Ikawai

Will we keep 100% reliability for irrigation? — 2 comments

homepaddock wrote 4 years ago: The ODT reports that farmers are hopeful a deal can be reached with Meridian Energy to safeguard the … more →

Tags: Agriculture, irrigation, odt, Meridian Energy

Contact's eyeing the Clutha — 1 comment

homepaddock wrote 4 years ago: Contact Energy is investigating more dams on the Clutha River. Contact Energy’s Wellington-bas … more →

Tags: Energy, Resource Management Act, Contact Energy, Carbon Emissions, Meridian Energy, Clutha River, JONATHAN HILL, Beaumont, Luggate


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