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Read more about the article Waikato catchments ‘vulnerable’ – WRC
Data from NIWA shows the soil moisture deficit across much of the Waikato, including the Coromandel Peninsula, is at field capacity. File Photo

Waikato catchments ‘vulnerable’ – WRC

The Waikato’s catchments are extremely vulnerable ahead of the winter season, a Waikato Regional Council report shows.Regional resilience team leader Rick Liefting, who wrote a report on the summer storm…

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Read more about the article Peanut butter works wonders in trapping
The Toa Trappers of Whiritoa have been using humane auto-traps to lessen the number of rats in the environment. Peanut butter is proving to have a good ‘hit rate’. Photo: SUPPLIED

Peanut butter works wonders in trapping

The use of peanut butter is having a “really good hit-rate” when it comes to one conservation trust’s attempts to eradicate rats from the environment. The Whiritoa Conservation Trust is…

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