{"id":20633,"date":"2020-03-09T11:26:02","date_gmt":"2020-03-09T10:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-oldwebsite.igcat.org\/?p=20633"},"modified":"2021-01-05T16:36:43","modified_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:36:43","slug":"slime-time-action-for-our-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test-oldwebsite.igcat.org\/fr\/slime-time-action-for-our-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Slime time! Action for our rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s shocking, but right now, <strong>70% of monitored rivers are too polluted to swim in<\/strong>.\u00a0Companies like Ravensdown are driving industrial dairying and making our rivers sick, all so they can make a quick buck.<\/p>\n<p>Use of <strong>synthetic fertiliser<\/strong> has increased 627% since 1990 and in that time the dairy herd has more than doubled. The effects on our rivers are devastating.\u00a0Nitrates from synthetic fertiliser and cow urine, create slimy algal blooms, suck the life out of waterways and threaten the safety of our drinking water.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Coffey grew up near Selwyn Huts, on the banks of the Selwyn\/Waikirikiri River. Several swimming spots along the Selwyn have warnings against swimming.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up on and around the Selwyn River. In boats, fishing, catching cockabillies. But that\u2019s all gone nowadays.\u00a0My nephews can\u2019t do that any more.\u00a0My sister was living at Selwyn Huts but had to move out because she couldn\u2019t keep the kids out of the river,\u201d says Matt.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, [<em>New Zealand\u2019s<\/em>] Government is deciding on new freshwater rules.\u00a0If we get it right, these rules could cap the amount of synthetic nitrogen fertiliser that\u2019s put on the land, stemming the flow into our rivers and thwarting companies like Ravensdown.<\/p>\n<p>Sign <strong>Greenpeace<\/strong>\u2019s petition calling for a ban on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/act.greenpeace.org\/page\/33372\/petition\/1?locale=en-NZ&amp;_ga=2.156304766.416307526.1584979625-209955853.1584979625\">Synthetic Nitrogen Fertiliser<\/a> to save our rivers!<\/p>\n<p>Read full original article at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/new-zealand\/story\/slime-time-action-for-our-rivers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">greenpeace.org\/new-zealand<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s shocking, but right now, 70% of monitored rivers are too polluted to swim in.\u00a0Companies like Ravensdown are driving industrial dairying and making our rivers sick, all so they can make a quick buck. 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