There’s always plenty of fish in the sea, but not in the Rakaia River. Rakaia’s salmon fishing competition is dead in the water and it’s all because of dirty dairy. The intensive dairy industry has sucked Canterbury’s rivers dry with irrigation to grow enough grass for the oversized dairy herd.
February 16, 2026 at 1:58 AM
There’s always plenty of fish in the sea, but not in the Rakaia River. Rakaia’s salmon fishing competition is dead in the water and it’s all because of dirty dairy. The intensive dairy industry has sucked Canterbury’s rivers dry with irrigation to grow enough grass for the oversized dairy herd.
'Fonterra killed my family': Greenpeace protest targets revamped Rakaia salmon statue
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 15, 2026 at 10:12 PM
⚠️ New Additional Warnings for Heavy Rain 🌧️
🟠 Heavy Rain Warning for Banks Peninsula
🟡Heavy Rain Watch for Canterbury Plains and Foothills between the Rakaia River and Amberley
More information: metservice.com
🟠 Heavy Rain Warning for Banks Peninsula
🟡Heavy Rain Watch for Canterbury Plains and Foothills between the Rakaia River and Amberley
More information: metservice.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:12 AM
⚠️ New Additional Warnings for Heavy Rain 🌧️
🟠 Heavy Rain Warning for Banks Peninsula
🟡Heavy Rain Watch for Canterbury Plains and Foothills between the Rakaia River and Amberley
More information: metservice.com
🟠 Heavy Rain Warning for Banks Peninsula
🟡Heavy Rain Watch for Canterbury Plains and Foothills between the Rakaia River and Amberley
More information: metservice.com
📢 Heavy Rain Watch
🕒 20:45, 15 Feb
📍 Canterbury Plains and Foothills between the Rakaia River and Amberley
📄 Periods of heavy rain and accumulations may approach warning criteria. Chance of upgrading to a Warning: Moderate.
🕒 20:45, 15 Feb
📍 Canterbury Plains and Foothills between the Rakaia River and Amberley
📄 Periods of heavy rain and accumulations may approach warning criteria. Chance of upgrading to a Warning: Moderate.
Metservice Alert
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February 15, 2026 at 7:52 AM
In New Zealand we now have fishing competitions without fish because all the water from the rivers must be used for dairy farming.
Innovation.
Not.
Greenpeace alters Rakaia salmon statue, says ‘Fonterra killed the fish’. - Greenpeace Aotearoa […]
Innovation.
Not.
Greenpeace alters Rakaia salmon statue, says ‘Fonterra killed the fish’. - Greenpeace Aotearoa […]
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mastodon.nz
February 15, 2026 at 12:50 AM
In New Zealand we now have fishing competitions without fish because all the water from the rivers must be used for dairy farming.
Innovation.
Not.
Greenpeace alters Rakaia salmon statue, says ‘Fonterra killed the fish’. - Greenpeace Aotearoa […]
Innovation.
Not.
Greenpeace alters Rakaia salmon statue, says ‘Fonterra killed the fish’. - Greenpeace Aotearoa […]
BREAKING: ‘Fonterra killed the fish’ - Greenpeace alters Rakaia salmon statue
#nzpol #protectfreshwater
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#nzpol #protectfreshwater
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Greenpeace alters Rakaia salmon statue, says ‘Fonterra killed the fish’. - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace Aotearoa has altered the Rakaia salmon statue in Canterbury, turning it into a cartoon dead fish in protest of dairy industry environmental destruction.
www.greenpeace.org
February 14, 2026 at 9:33 PM
BREAKING: ‘Fonterra killed the fish’ - Greenpeace alters Rakaia salmon statue
#nzpol #protectfreshwater
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
#nzpol #protectfreshwater
www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
I’m old enough to remember when CHCH prided itself on having the cleanest fresh tap water in the country…mind you that’s when Salmon also used to swim up the Rakaia river as well😡
February 14, 2026 at 12:56 AM
I’m old enough to remember when CHCH prided itself on having the cleanest fresh tap water in the country…mind you that’s when Salmon also used to swim up the Rakaia river as well😡
Opening a new bridge built by the Ministry of Public Works. When we could build infrastructure...
February 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Opening a new bridge built by the Ministry of Public Works. When we could build infrastructure...
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‘Gutting’: Canterbury greyhound trainers prepare to close down
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/279628/
Two Rakaia greyhound racing trainers are devastated as they prepare to wind up their livelihoods. Tony Hart and…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/279628/
Two Rakaia greyhound racing trainers are devastated as they prepare to wind up their livelihoods. Tony Hart and…
'Gutting': Canterbury greyhound trainers prepare to close down - New Zealand News Beep
Two Rakaia greyhound racing trainers are devastated as they prepare to wind up their livelihoods.
www.newsbeep.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
‘Gutting’: Canterbury greyhound trainers prepare to close down
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/279628/
Two Rakaia greyhound racing trainers are devastated as they prepare to wind up their livelihoods. Tony Hart and…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/279628/
Two Rakaia greyhound racing trainers are devastated as they prepare to wind up their livelihoods. Tony Hart and…
A fishing competition without any fish?
Canterbury's Rakaia salmon are disappearing, and intensive dairying is the main culprit.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609... #nzpol
Canterbury's Rakaia salmon are disappearing, and intensive dairying is the main culprit.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609... #nzpol
The Press
www.thepress.co.nz
February 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
A fishing competition without any fish?
Canterbury's Rakaia salmon are disappearing, and intensive dairying is the main culprit.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609... #nzpol
Canterbury's Rakaia salmon are disappearing, and intensive dairying is the main culprit.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609... #nzpol
Very very beautiful and quiet.
February 7, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Very very beautiful and quiet.
Near-extinction of Stokell’s smelt through abstraction of the Rakaia for irrigation.
February 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Near-extinction of Stokell’s smelt through abstraction of the Rakaia for irrigation.
A once abundant native fish is on the verge of extinction. It is seemingly linked to the rapid collapse of the Rakaia river ecosystem www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
What happened to all the fish?
For the first time in more than 40 years, this year’s Rakaia fishing competition will not involve fishing. What has gone wrong?
www.thepress.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 7:53 PM
A once abundant native fish is on the verge of extinction. It is seemingly linked to the rapid collapse of the Rakaia river ecosystem www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
The sudden disappearance of a small native fish from Canterbury’s rivers has broken an ancient cycle, revealing how the Rakaia River is being steadily drained of life and energy.
Video by @aldenwilliams. Click the link in our bio or go to thepress.co.nz for more.
Video by @aldenwilliams. Click the link in our bio or go to thepress.co.nz for more.
February 6, 2026 at 7:34 PM
The sudden disappearance of a small native fish from Canterbury’s rivers has broken an ancient cycle, revealing how the Rakaia River is being steadily drained of life and energy.
Video by @aldenwilliams. Click the link in our bio or go to thepress.co.nz for more.
Video by @aldenwilliams. Click the link in our bio or go to thepress.co.nz for more.
"The Rakaia fishing competition has been held for more than 40 years. Later this month, it will return. There will be prizes and a crowd. But for the first time in its history, the fishing competition will involve no fishing.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
What happened to all the fish?
For the first time in more than 40 years, this year’s Rakaia fishing competition will not involve fishing. What has gone wrong?
www.thepress.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
"The Rakaia fishing competition has been held for more than 40 years. Later this month, it will return. There will be prizes and a crowd. But for the first time in its history, the fishing competition will involve no fishing.
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
For the first time in more than 40 years, this year’s Rakaia fishing competition will not involve fishing. What has gone wrong?
What happened to all the fish?
For the first time in more than 40 years, this year’s Rakaia fishing competition will not involve fishing. What has gone wrong?
dlvr.it
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
For the first time in more than 40 years, this year’s Rakaia fishing competition will not involve fishing. What has gone wrong?
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📢 The iconic Rakaia salmon sculpture on SH1 has been refurbished by the same artist who created it more than 35 years ago.
Video / Mike Thorpe / Tim Tarbotton
Video / Mike Thorpe / Tim Tarbotton
Rakaia Salmon
www.nzherald.co.nz
February 2, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Rakaia’s big salmon restored, miniature version bruised
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/261145/
By Jonathan Leask, Local democracy reporter The famous Rakaia Salmon statue is due to be reinstated next week,…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/261145/
By Jonathan Leask, Local democracy reporter The famous Rakaia Salmon statue is due to be reinstated next week,…
Rakaia’s big salmon restored, miniature version bruised - New Zealand News Beep
By Jonathan Leask, Local democracy reporter
www.newsbeep.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Rakaia’s big salmon restored, miniature version bruised
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/261145/
By Jonathan Leask, Local democracy reporter The famous Rakaia Salmon statue is due to be reinstated next week,…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/261145/
By Jonathan Leask, Local democracy reporter The famous Rakaia Salmon statue is due to be reinstated next week,…
Biogeography of the widespread Aotearoa New Zealand mite harvester genus Rakaia (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) based on UCE-derived subgenomic data todayheadline
Aotearoa New Zealand is home to a remarkable number of endemic taxa, some of which have existed on the archipelago since before…
Aotearoa New Zealand is home to a remarkable number of endemic taxa, some of which have existed on the archipelago since before…
Biogeography of the widespread Aotearoa New Zealand mite harvester genus Rakaia (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) based on UCE-derived subgenomic data todayheadline
Aotearoa New Zealand is home to a remarkable number of endemic taxa, some of which have existed on the archipelago since before the breakup of Gondwana. The mite harvesters (suborder Cyphophthalmi), tiny non-spider arachnids that dwell in forest leaf litter and caves, are one such group. The mite harvester family Pettalidae Shear exhibits a classic Gondwanan distribution with notable diversity in Aotearoa, which is home to three pettalid genera.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Biogeography of the widespread Aotearoa New Zealand mite harvester genus Rakaia (Arachnida, Opiliones, Cyphophthalmi) based on UCE-derived subgenomic data todayheadline
Aotearoa New Zealand is home to a remarkable number of endemic taxa, some of which have existed on the archipelago since before…
Aotearoa New Zealand is home to a remarkable number of endemic taxa, some of which have existed on the archipelago since before…
13°C approaching Rakaia, hasn’t stopped raining since Dunedin.
Last year’s worst ever summer has nothing on this eternal winter of sadness.
Last year’s worst ever summer has nothing on this eternal winter of sadness.
January 23, 2026 at 5:14 AM
13°C approaching Rakaia, hasn’t stopped raining since Dunedin.
Last year’s worst ever summer has nothing on this eternal winter of sadness.
Last year’s worst ever summer has nothing on this eternal winter of sadness.
Korimako on Harakeke (New Zealand Bellbird on New Zealand Flax, Anthornis melanura & Phormium tenax), Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury, New Zealand 02.01.2012
#canterbury #newzealand #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #fauna #animal #animals #bird #birds #flora #plant #valokuvataivas
#canterbury #newzealand #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #fauna #animal #animals #bird #birds #flora #plant #valokuvataivas
January 2, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Korimako on Harakeke (New Zealand Bellbird on New Zealand Flax, Anthornis melanura & Phormium tenax), Rakaia Gorge, Canterbury, New Zealand 02.01.2012
#canterbury #newzealand #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #fauna #animal #animals #bird #birds #flora #plant #valokuvataivas
#canterbury #newzealand #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #fauna #animal #animals #bird #birds #flora #plant #valokuvataivas
Rakaia Gorge, Rakaia River, Canterbury, New Zealand 02.01.2009
#canterbury #newzealand #landscape #landscapephotography #gorge #gorges #river #rivers #valokuvataivas
#canterbury #newzealand #landscape #landscapephotography #gorge #gorges #river #rivers #valokuvataivas
January 2, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Rakaia Gorge, Rakaia River, Canterbury, New Zealand 02.01.2009
#canterbury #newzealand #landscape #landscapephotography #gorge #gorges #river #rivers #valokuvataivas
#canterbury #newzealand #landscape #landscapephotography #gorge #gorges #river #rivers #valokuvataivas
SH1 bridge blocked in Canterbury after crash
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/209927/
Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen The Rakaia Bridge at State Highway 1 in Canterbury is blocked following a…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/209927/
Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen The Rakaia Bridge at State Highway 1 in Canterbury is blocked following a…
SH1 bridge blocked in Canterbury after crash - New Zealand News Beep
The Rakaia Bridge at State Highway 1 in Canterbury is blocked following a crash.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
SH1 bridge blocked in Canterbury after crash
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/209927/
Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen The Rakaia Bridge at State Highway 1 in Canterbury is blocked following a…
https://www.newsbeep.com/nz/209927/
Photo: RNZ / Patrice Allen The Rakaia Bridge at State Highway 1 in Canterbury is blocked following a…