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Forum
Read what’s going on, join the discussions, and/or use the forum to start discussions on freshwater topics. The more people using it, the better! You will need to be a NZFSS member to be accepted as registered as a forum user. Give a user name (this can be, but doesn’t have to be, your name or email address) and a password to be able to post on the forum.
Here are some topics discussed in the past on the NZFSS freshwater discussion forum:
- How to engage with the “River’s Group” launched by the Institution of Professional Engineers NZ (IPENZ) and Water New Zealand (formerly the NZWWA)
- Effects on aquatic ecosystems with mining on the conservation estate
- Turnbull Group’s recommendations on water governance
Submissions
After some discussion on our forum, a submission has been written on behalf of NZFSS, by the executive committee, to give our views on mining in the conservation estate.
The submission is divided into four themes:
1. Freshwater values in the Conservation Estate;
2. Construction and roading effects;
3. Waters quality and biodiversity impacts;
4. Management and remediation.
At the NZFSS annual conference in 2008, the proposed National Policy Statement was a focal topic, with a workshop devoted to the topic attracting some animated discussion. Subsequent discussion papers from Society members have attracted comments from a variety of members which have been distilled into this submission to the Board of Enquiry.
National Policy Statement Submission
National Policy Statement Submission follow up letter to the Minister for the Environment Feb 2011
Response from the Minister for the Environment, Dr Nick Smith 24th March 2011
On behalf of the NZFSS, Kevin Collier has written the following submission on the Draft Water Research Strategy.
Water Research Strategy Submission
On behalf of the NZFSS, David Hamilton has written the following submission on the proposed Biodiversity NPS.
NPS Biodiversity Submission May 2011
After polling the NZFSS members about stress, Kevin Collier has written an open letter outlining the overall results of that poll.
Jobs
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