2 / 4
2000 koi
removed
in
one weekend
Carl Hine removed 108 koi carp from lower
Waikato waterways during the weekend of 7
and 8 November.
The Matamata beekeeper has been bow
hunting for koi carp for about ten years and
took part in this year’s World Koi Carp Classic
around Huntly. Carl caught half of his fish in
Lake Waikare and the remainder in the main
stem of the Waikato River.
The Waikato River Authority is a supporter
of the event.
There were 58 entries in this year’s event
with a total of 1948 koi carp shot. The total
weight of fish taken was 4.84 tonnes. The
biggest fish taken to win the Waikato River
Authority Trophy was for an 8.04 kg carp shot
by Mark Turner.
More than half the fish shot were from the
Waikato River with the remainder taken from
surrounding lakes.
Wetland Showcase
at Lichfield
Waikato River Authority board members and
management were among those who attended a
recent field day showcasing progress on a wetland
construction and renovation on a Lichfield dairy
farm in the south Waikato.
The 1.1 hectare wetland on the Baldwin farm is
being regarded as a best practise outcome for a
farm wetland.
The project received $75,000 of funding from
the Waikato River Authority and is being led by
DairyNZ. The field day was an opportunity for
stakeholders and other farmers to see progress on
the wetland, which is being used as an example
of design and construction of farm wetlands for
environmental improvement.
A strong turn out of farmers, funders and sponsors
for the wetland showcase event at the Baldwin farm
in Lichfield.
Carl Hine with a couple of the fish he caught bow
hunting in the World Koi Carp Classic at Huntly
over the weekend of 7 and 8 November.