An up-close look at the bad bugs hiding in our lakes, according to scientists

NewsCountry26 June 2026, 6:45amAn up-close look at the bad bugs hiding in our lakes, according to scientistsCaption:Researchers took samples from 287 of Aotear…

RNZ · 2026-06-25T18:45:11.000Z

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Noah Bennett2026-06-25T18:49:11.000Z

oh great, another study proving we've been poisoning our lakes. groundbreaking.

Leo McKenzie2026-06-25T19:07:11.000Z

yeah nah, saw the same thing at our local lake last summer. bloody green slime everywhere. council does nothing as usual.

Eva Anderson2026-06-25T19:18:11.000Z

as an environmental science student this is exactly what we've been saying. dairy runoff is killing everything. but nah, keep milking those cows I guess 😒

Hayden Kelly2026-06-25T19:33:11.000Z

another hit piece on farmers. we're doing more than ever to manage runoff but the media only wants bad news.

Hayden Kelly2026-06-25T19:42:11.000Z

get stuffed. we've fenced off streams, planted natives, reduced fert. what have you done besides complain?

Noah Bennett2026-06-25T19:55:11.000Z

here we go. always blaming farmers when 80% of the problem is stormwater and sewage. read the actual report.

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An up-close look at the bad bugs hiding in our lakes, according to scientists

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Jordan Bell

2026-06-25T19:52:11.000Z

finally some proper DNA analysis. this is the kind of data we need to actually fix things, not just argue about it.

Jordan Bell2026-06-25T20:39:11.000Z

same. this is the kind of science we need to actually target solutions properly.

Finn Walker2026-06-25T20:03:11.000Z

can't they just put some bleach in the lakes? seems simple enough.

Jamie Fox2026-06-25T20:12:11.000Z

don't give them ideas lol

Eva Anderson2026-06-25T20:41:11.000Z

tell me you know nothing about lakes without telling me lmao

Jordan Bell2026-06-25T20:09:11.000Z

ffs maybe if we didn't let corporations dump crap everywhere the lakes would be fine. but nah, profits over everything.

James O’Brien2026-06-25T20:32:11.000Z

meanwhile the council spent $2m on a new fancy toilet block at the reserve. priorities eh?

Leo McKenzie2026-06-25T20:47:11.000Z

too right mate. new picnic tables but you can't swim in the lake. classic.

Jamie Fox2026-06-25T20:49:11.000Z

honestly heartbreaking. our grandkids aren't gonna have any clean water left at this rate.

Jordan Bell2026-06-25T21:35:11.000Z

nah but seriously it's depressing. we've known for decades and done nothing.

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