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Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>While this story is a couple of weeks old, it's worth recording that the proposed Waste-to-Energy plant outside Waimate has suffered a major blow.</p><p>The 60% owner, China Tianying Inc., is chasing fast track approval. Following widespread opposition from locals, the land owner, Murphy Farms, has not renewed the sales and purchase agreement and the project is left landless.</p><p>But they're still aiming for fast-track... just somewhere else.</p><p><a href="https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360576685/company-behind-controversial-waste-energy-plant-loses-land-near-glenavy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3605766</span><span class="invisible">85/company-behind-controversial-waste-energy-plant-loses-land-near-glenavy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Waimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waimate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ProjectKea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProjectKea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/WasteToEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WasteToEnergy</span></a></p>
Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>Waimate -- elevated nitrates</p><p>The Waimate District Council is advising users of the Lower Waihao Rural Water Scheme to cease water consumption immediately as nitrate levels have breached the maximum accepted value.</p><p>They don't give the latest readings but levels have been peaking for over a month, dangerously close to the council's 50mg/L limit.</p><p><a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360507433/lower-waihao-rural-water-scheme-users-asked-cease-water-consumption" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360507433/</span><span class="invisible">lower-waihao-rural-water-scheme-users-asked-cease-water-consumption</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NZ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Nitrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nitrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Waimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waimate</span></a></p>
Bob LeFridge :tinoflag:<p>On its nitrate map, Greenpeace cites low concentrations of nitrate as being less than 1 mg/L.</p><p>But look at the level of poison they're drinking in Waimate. The council reports nitrate levels of 47mg/L but claims that's "safe" as the limit is apparently set at 50mg/L.</p><p>Can the council really claim that 47mg/L is "safe"?</p><p><a href="https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360498699/nitrate-levels-increase-lower-waihao-water-scheme" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3604986</span><span class="invisible">99/nitrate-levels-increase-lower-waihao-water-scheme</span></a></p><p><a href="https://maps.greenpeace.org/maps/aotearoa/know-your-nitrate/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">maps.greenpeace.org/maps/aotea</span><span class="invisible">roa/know-your-nitrate/</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@nickofnz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nickofnz</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Waimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waimate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Nitrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nitrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Water</span></a></p>
MsLiz<p>Margaret Cruickshank, New Zealand’s first registered woman doctor. ~I'd never heard her story until reading this piece by <span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.nz/@ShayneParkinson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ShayneParkinson</span></a></span> </p><p>Have a read! <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/woman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woman</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/female" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>female</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/doctor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doctor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nzhistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nzhistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/Waimate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Waimate</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.shayneparkinson.com/the-beloved-physician/1096/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">shayneparkinson.com/the-belove</span><span class="invisible">d-physician/1096/</span></a></p>
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