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JUNE 22, 2023
MPI asked:
Why did you clam up? “They’ve probably been in the waterways more generally for two years because of the size of the clams.” The News understands it was not an MPI scientist who discovered the clams last month but a researcher from another government organisation. In recent weeks, the clams have been detected in the Waipā water supply at the Pukerimu intake and Parallel Road water treatment plant and hydro dam operator Mercury confirmed it had found clams in one of its water intakes at Karāpiro. “We’re still early enough to get on top of what we’ve got,” said Smith. But Stolwyk and O’Regan are unconvinced. “We weren’t part of the initial communications. This could get away on us very quickly and perhaps we need to prioritise this right now,” said Stolwyk who has another reason to be frustrated. She manages the Karāpiro Domain which attracts thousands of people to events on the lake every year. “Every day is a potential risk,” she said. The tiny gold clams are prolific breeders – up to 400 every day - and initial reports suggested there was no likelihood of eradicating them. The clams are hermaphroditic – having both male and female reproductive organs. They typically spawn (breed) in spring and late summer.
By Mary Anne Gill
Waipā councillors say a government watch-dog agency failed to raise a red flag when it learned super breeding invasive gold clams were found in the Waikato River at Karāpiro. They lamented the agency’s apparent lack of urgency at a meeting this week noting it did not alert the council at a high enough level or run any advertising warning lake and Waikato River users about the risk of picking the clams up and introducing them into other waterways. “This could be quite disastrous for us,” said deputy mayor Liz Stolwyk. The News learned that other river territorial authorities – including Waikato Regional, Waikato district and Hamilton city councils – were also kept out of the loop. Waipā mayor Susan O’Regan and chief executive Garry Dyet were among the region’s council bigwigs who summonsed Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) biosecurity staff to a meeting in Hamilton before Fieldays. MPI director general Ray Smith conceded his organisation had not escalated the issue to mayors and chief executives. They would be part of any ongoing activity, he said. He suggested there were other government organisations, and even the Waipā council itself, who might have been aware of clams in the river for some time.
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A month out from the biggest women’s sporting event on the planet, the trophy 32 teams are playing for arrived at Cambridge High School. The FIFA Women’s World Cup was shown to students from Cambridge High School, Cambridge Middle School and St Peter’s Cambridge, who had the opportunity to be photographed with it. Cambridge High prefect and senior girls’ first team captain Jess Savage welcomed guests and spoke about gender equality in sport, calling for equal opportunities for both men and women. She was the first to be photographed with the trophy, then joined on stage by St
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