Effective pest control depends on local teams but requires national oversight and funding. A federated system could strengthen New Zealand’s biosecurity response.
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Two million people drink water from the Waikato. But the river is degrading as pollution and invasive clams spread faster than monitoring protocols can detect.
The invasion threatens more than water. Clams could foul dam intakes and reduce hydroelectric efficiency in a river that generates 13% of New Zealand’s power.
