Ngapuhi needs a helping had with Lake Omapere clean up!

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 18 April 2023

Ngāpuhi is calling for a joint efforts to clean up Northland's biggest lake, Lake Ōmāpere.

Te Rūnanga-Ā-Iwi-Ō-Ngāpuhi chairperson Wane Wharerau ​talks to Jesse about the scale of the problem and the help they're needing.

Lake Ōmāpere, near Kaikohe has been badly degraded by land use in the area, pest weeds and algal blooms.

Photo: Supplied - NIWA/ Paul Champion