Photo: Fish & GameGreenpeace says it will be putting up several billboards in the Selwyn district on Thursday to highlight the state of New Zealand rivers. At least one of the billboards will be placed near the Selwyn River where potentially toxic blue-green algae has been found. A Greenpeace spokesperson said the three billboards aim to "remind the prime minister of her promises on New Zealand rivers". Greenpeace says it is worried the Government "might have overlooked" cutting synthetic nitrogen fertiliser to protect rivers as part of its freshwater reforms. The billboards will be erected by Greenpeace activists upstream from Coes Ford on Thursday.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 11, 2020 22:07 UTC