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Sacred Lake of the Māori in New Zealand National Park Under Threat of Becoming Polluted: Visitor Contamination to Blame
Its name, Rotomairewhenua, was given by the Ngāti Apa, a local Māori tribe. The name’s meaning: the lake of peaceful lands. To New Zealanders, and to the Māori, the small body of water is sacred and ...
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Toledo’s community art highlights importance of native plants for safe drinking water
"Telling this story through something visual that beautifies a community is a great way to educate Toledo residents and reconnect them to nature in the place they call home." ...
New Zealand’s Blue Lake faces ecological threat: How tourists can help
New Zealand’s Blue Lake, the world’s clearest freshwater lake, is under threat from the invasive algae Lindavia, commonly ...
Why tourists are being told to wipe their shoes before visiting the ‘world’s clearest lake’
Hikers in New Zealand risk polluting the “clearest lake in the world” with a microscopic alga carried on their boots.