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Kōrero: Irrigation and drainage

Recreational use of water

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Recreational use of water

With the projected increase in water use for irrigation there are concerns from the community about the continued supply of quality water for household use. Sportspeople, such as this man fishing for salmon on the Rakaia River, are also concerned that fishing and boating conditions on rivers should be preserved.

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by Jaap van der Stoel

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Terry Heiler, Irrigation and drainage – Irrigation and the environment, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/19614/recreational-use-of-water (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Terry Heiler, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.