Testing shows a reduction in toxic algae at Lake Hood, but not enough to have the health warning removed just yet.

Toxic algae levels have dropped at Lake Hood in Canterbury, but a health warning remains in place and the lake remains closed ...

There is no easy or speedy solution to remove the algal bloom issues plaguing Lake Hood in Canterbury. The Ashburton District ...

Jonathan Leask is a Local Democracy Reporter in Mid Canterbury from the Ashburton Guardian.

John Evans stumbled upon something remarkable in the mountainous reaches of New Zealand’s South Island this November. Evans, a farmer and naturalist, was clearing traps in Ashburton Lakes ...

Users of Lake Hood are calling for a review of the closure process after undertaking their own water testing. The lake has ...

Te Whatu Ora last week issued a warning about toxic blue-green algae in Lake Hood near Ashburton. National Public Health Service specialist Dr Claire Salter said the person was exposed to the ...