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	<title type="text">Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Network</title>
	<subtitle type="text">A voice for the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River</subtitle>

	<updated>2026-05-09T07:50:06Z</updated>

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		<author>
			<name>Malcolm Long</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Climate Change Effects]]></title>
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		<id>https://ohrn.nz/?p=7112</id>
		<updated>2026-03-22T07:11:58Z</updated>
		<published>2026-03-22T07:13:50Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Our Climate Change Report: "Under Pressure: Climate Change and the Ōpāwaho Heathcote River Catchment"]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Malcolm Long</name>
					</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Pest Plants]]></title>
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		<id>https://ohrn.nz/?p=7085</id>
		<updated>2026-03-03T18:07:56Z</updated>
		<published>2026-03-02T18:41:54Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![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.]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Malcolm Long</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Source of Sediment]]></title>
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		<id>https://ohrn.nz/?p=6524</id>
		<updated>2026-03-02T17:17:14Z</updated>
		<published>2026-03-01T02:05:36Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![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.]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Malcolm Long</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Regenesis (Westmorland West)]]></title>
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		<id>https://ohrn.nz/?p=6787</id>
		<updated>2026-04-16T21:51:13Z</updated>
		<published>2025-12-11T03:09:31Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Revegetating the open western slopes of Westmorland.]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Malcolm Long</name>
					</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Tidal Barrier Revisited]]></title>
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		<id>https://ohrn.nz/?p=6713</id>
		<updated>2025-12-02T06:50:47Z</updated>
		<published>2025-11-28T02:35:52Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[The proposal for a tidal barrier to prevent flooding has been revived.  We look at the issues it raises.]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Malcolm Long</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Eradicating Glyceria]]></title>
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		<id>https://ohrn.nz/?p=6689</id>
		<updated>2025-10-16T07:38:43Z</updated>
		<published>2025-10-09T08:00:07Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![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.]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Malcolm Long</name>
					</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Predator Free Ōpāwaho]]></title>
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		<id>https://ohrn.nz/?p=6633</id>
		<updated>2026-05-09T07:50:06Z</updated>
		<published>2025-09-10T09:56:29Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[A project of the ŌHRN to establish traplines on each bank of the river.]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Malcolm Long</name>
					</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[The Other Whitebaiting Rules]]></title>
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		<id>https://ohrn.nz/?p=3377</id>
		<updated>2025-09-17T04:16:18Z</updated>
		<published>2025-09-03T22:55:13Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[The rules for whitebaiting have changed a little, but there are some other whitebaiting rules which have never changed. ]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Malcolm Long</name>
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		<title type="html"><![CDATA[Help Bring Back the Birds]]></title>
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		<id>https://ohrn.nz/?p=6593</id>
		<updated>2025-08-28T03:46:43Z</updated>
		<published>2025-08-19T09:05:07Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![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.]]></summary>

		
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		<entry>
		<author>
			<name>Malcolm Long</name>
					</author>

		<title type="html"><![CDATA[King Tides]]></title>
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		<id>https://ohrn.nz/?p=6471</id>
		<updated>2025-07-15T07:38:02Z</updated>
		<published>2025-07-15T05:32:13Z</published>
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		<summary type="html"><![CDATA[The lower Ōpāwaho Heathcote River was higher than normal recently – it was a time of king tides.]]></summary>

		
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