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Otago Daily Times
6 days ago
- General
- Otago Daily Times
Pest seaweed running rife in Fiordland sounds
A diver inspects a crop of pest plant Undaria which is causing issues in Fiordland. (file photo) The rapid spread of an invasive seaweed in Fiordland waters has forced a regional council to adjust how it deals with the is a fast-spreading pest that has established itself around the country over the past 30 years, including in Fiordland's Te Puaitaha/Breaksea Sound and Tamatea/Dusky Sound. Environment Southland has now revealed it is shifting away from large-scale control at those sites because it cannot contain it under existing budgets. Instead, it will target new infestations and concentrate on high-risk anchorages and moorings. 'This change will enable an increase of surveillance trips to high-risk areas and to act quickly if any new infestations are found - within existing budgets and resources,' council team leader marine Kathryn McLachlan said. The decision was made by a governance group which includes the council, the Ministry of Primary Industries and the Department of Conservation, with support from Fiordland Marine Guardians. The new approach had already been successful at Taiari/Chalky Inlet in 2019, with the area declared free of the pest last year, McLachlan said. Guardians chair Dr Rebecca McLeod said while the previous goal was to contain the plant to an area until eradication technology could be developed, it had now spread extensively throughout the two sounds. 'We appreciate that this incursion has now reached a size where efforts to reduce its spread and reduce the biomass are no longer effective.' The focus was now on containing Undaria within the two fiords and making sure new incursions were detected quickly, she said. Undaria competes with native species and travels by attaching onto ship hulls. Fiordland Marine Guardians urged operators entering Fiordland to check their hulls and gear were clean, and reminded that all vessels entering the region were required to hold a clean vessel pass from the council. The plant was not believed to have reached Fiordland until 2010, when a single mature plant was found in Te Puaitaha/Breaksea Sound. Environment Southland said it was also doing control work at Easy Harbour on Rakiura/Stewart Island. LDR is local body journalism co-funded by RNZ and NZ On Air
Yahoo
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'90s Pop Icon, 56, Stuns Fans With Shocking Appearance
'90s Pop Icon, 56, Stuns Fans With Shocking Appearance originally appeared on Parade. Sarah McLachlan, 56, has clearly found the fountain of youth. The '90s pop icon and Lilith Fair regular shared a social media video over the weekend that had fans doing a double take at the Canadian songstress's ageless Fumbling Towards Ecstasy singer posted a video in which she answers random questions to help fans get to know her better. Wearing an adorable white jumpsuit, her hair swept up in a messy bun, and sporting little to no makeup, McLachlan put her natural beauty on full display. She effortlessly shared her answers, even revealing a personal pre-show ritual. 'Melissa and I, um… we smack each other really hard on the bum — just wakes us up!' McLachlan revealed, before laughing and admitting she may have overshared. Fans were quick to notice her toned arms, with one commenting, 'Those arms — whoa 🤯 ❤️,' and another adding, 'You are so cool and timeless. Also, your arms!!! They are so strong. 💪🏻💪🏻❤️❤️❤️'McLachlan shares two daughters with her ex-husband, Ashwin Sood. She recently celebrated 30 years since the release of Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. 🎬SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox🎬 '90s Pop Icon, 56, Stuns Fans With Shocking Appearance first appeared on Parade on Jun 1, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jun 1, 2025, where it first appeared.
Sky News AU
03-06-2025
- Politics
- Sky News AU
Ukraine has ‘bloodied the nose' of Russian forces with their ‘stoic' defence
Bondi Partners Senior Advisor retired Major General Gus McLachlan discusses the latest drone attack from Ukrainian forces, showing their ability to 'strategically fight back'. 'I absolutely admire … the stoic defence the Ukrainians have put up – they have bloodied the nose of Russian forces,' Mr McLachlan told Sky News Australia. 'This latest attack really shows an ability to really strategically fight back as well.'
AU Financial Review
25-05-2025
- Business
- AU Financial Review
Gil McLachlan gambles on pub boss hang-xiety
Last week, Gil McLachlan 's first major move as Tabcorp CEO spilled into public view. This masthead reported on the former AFL chief's proposal for a country-wide renovation of pubs and clubs, sprucing up the Tabcorp-branded gaming caves. The venues don't pay a cent. Crucially, McLachlan is suggesting re-tooling how Tabcorp pays for bets placed in venues, particularly scrapping the flat commissions they enjoy now.
Sydney Morning Herald
23-05-2025
- Business
- Sydney Morning Herald
The true cost of the AFL abandoning free-to-air Saturdays in its $4.5 billion TV deal
As an AFL headline, it was one of the more impressive as Gillon McLachlan moved towards the conclusion of his 11-year stewardship of Australian rules football: A whopping and legacy-sealing $4.5 billion seven-year broadcast rights deal worth an extra $70 million annually to the game until the end of 2031. McLachlan and his team had managed to stick with what they knew in the game's media partner for the best part of more than three-quarters of a century, Channel Seven, along with its long-time pay TV partner Foxtel and Telstra, rejecting a $6 billion, 10-year offer from Paramount Plus. The players would be richer, the clubs would be safer and AFLW and all the game's markets would be developed and expanded. And the fans would never be better off. The McLachlan announcement came at the start of the 2022 finals series, but the deal did not kick in until he was long gone at the start of 2025 season. Nor did the hidden nasties: Notably the fact that the AFL had chosen for the first time to charge its supporters to watch the football on its most traditional day, and to place every game on a Saturday behind a paywall. Not one non-Victorian club of the six contacted by this masthead is happy with the new deal. At least four are deeply concerned about the changes the new deal has forced upon the fixture and the loss of audiences on a Saturday. Generally the clubs based in Sydney and southern Queensland believe the removal of Saturday night football from Channel Seven has handed the NRL a costly free kick. Loading Media and club bosses unwilling to be quoted on numbers for fear of antagonising head office say that the loss of the free-to-air Saturday night game has cost the AFL conservatively 400,000 viewers each week – even allowing for the boosted Fox Footy rating and the estimated uplift in subscriptions of 100,000. While it is true that Seven is more than making up the numbers with Thursday night football across each round and with the new and semi-regular Sunday night games, the decision to turn its back on a regular Saturday night free-to-air audience smacks of an own goal by the competition.
