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		<title>Climate Change Effects</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Long]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Our Climate Change Report: "Under Pressure: Climate Change and the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Catchment"]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pest Plants</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Long]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 18:41:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network has published two free posters. Armed with these, you can play a role in combating the ecological effects of weeds on the river.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Source of Sediment</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Long]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 02:05:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[After heavy rain, the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River runs an uninviting shade of brown. If you trace the flow upstream, the trail leads to very clear culprits.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Regenesis (Westmorland West)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Long]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 03:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Revegetating the open western slopes of Westmorland.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tidal Barrier Revisited</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Long]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 02:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The proposal for a tidal barrier to prevent flooding has been revived.  We look at the issues it raises.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Eradicating Glyceria</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Long]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This November, the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network commences a programme to eradicate a pest plant before it takes over much of the riverbank and chokes the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Predator Free Ōpāwaho</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Long]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 09:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A project of the ŌHRN to establish traplines on each bank of the river.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Other Whitebaiting Rules</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Long]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 22:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The rules for whitebaiting have changed a little, but there are some other whitebaiting rules which have never changed. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Help Bring Back the Birds</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Long]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[We need your help! We are launching an initiative to control rats and mice along the riverbank, creating a habitat in which our native birds can return and thrive.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>King Tides</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malcolm Long]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2025 05:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The lower Ōpāwaho Heathcote River was higher than normal recently – it was a time of king tides.]]></description>
		
		
		
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