Herbicide spraying starts today on the spartina grass along the edges of the Taruheru River.
It is the first stage of a Gisborne District Council project, in collaboration with mana whenua, to get rid of the invasive spartina weed from the inner-city waterway.
GDC sustainable futures director Joanna Noble said members of the council’s biosecurity team would spray the grass at low tide, along t...
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