The Environment Ministry's landmark Our Fresh Water 2017 report concluded New Zealand's most degraded streams were in urban areas. Nikki Macdonaldinvestigates the state of the Wellington region's streams and harbours, and what's ailing them.
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Friends of Owhiro Stream co-ordinator Martin Payne says restoring urban streams requires a dual approach - donning gumboots and gardening gloves to clean and replant, and a suit and tie for resource consent hearings, to oppose contaminants entering waterways.
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