“Wairau River – The Health of a River
The Wairau River is under threat, In 1997 there were 2655 acres of vineyards planted in Marlborough, today there is more than 22,000. The need to irrigate in a chronically dry area is just one of the threats to the river. Dairy farm runoff and increased use of agrichemicals has all contributed to the unavailability of clean water. Now Trust Power is aiming to build six new hydro power stations along the Wairau River.” MTS; www.maoritelevision.com; 09/02/2011
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He take ā-taiao ka tohua i ia wāhanga, ka titiro ki ngā pūtake o te raruraru, ka whakaatu hoki i ngā mahi a te Māori ki te whakaora i te ao tūturu i o rātau ake rohe.
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“TUAWHĀ – Wairau River – The Health of a River
Kai te raru te Awa o Wairau, i te tau 1997, 2655 kā eka māra wāina i whakatōkia ki Te Tau Ihu o te Waka ā-Māui, neke atu i te 22,000 kai reira ināianei. Ko te hāwaiwai i tērā wāhi tino maroke tētahi o kā mea whakararu i te awa. Nā kā para mai i kā paamu kau me te whakamahi i kā matū ahuwhenua, kua kore he wai mā. Kai te titiro a Trust Power ki te whakatū i kā teihana hiko e ono i Wairau.”