NZFSS Newsletter 51 (2012)
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New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Newsletter Number 51 • December0 | P a g e 2012 ISSN 1177-2026 (print) • ISSN 1178-6906 (online) Contents 1 Introduction to the society .................................................................................................................... 3 2 Editorial .................................................................................................................................................. 5 3 President’s piece .................................................................................................................................... 7 4 He Maimai Aroha – Farewells ................................................................................................................ 9 4 Invited articles and opinion pieces ...................................................................................................... 11 4.1 Prorhynchus putealis: range expansion and call for observations ............................................. 11 4.2 Stealthily slaying the RMA? ......................................................................................................... 14 4.3 A ‘New Deal’ for Fresh Water ..................................................................................................... 15 4.4 A new record for Campbell Island ............................................................................................... 17 4.5 World Class Water and Wildlife .................................................................................................. 18 4.6 Innovative River Solutions Centre at Massey.............................................................................. 19 4.7 The Naturalisation of an Artificial Drainage Channel – Any Ecological Benefits? ....................... 20 5 Student News ....................................................................................................................................... 23 6 Critter of the year 2012 ....................................................................................................................... 23 Triplectides ............................................................................................................................................... 23 7 Conference 2013 .................................................................................................................................. 25 8 Research News ..................................................................................................................................... 26 8.1 Universities ................................................................................................................................. 26 8.2 Government Organisations and Crown Research Institutes ....................................................... 33 8.3 ‘Non-Governmental Organisations’ ............................................................................................ 42 8.4 Unitary authorities ...................................................................................................................... 50 8.5 Iwi organisations ......................................................................................................................... 76 9 Recent Publications ............................................................................................................................. 78 10 S.I.L 1987 Trust Fund Awards ............................................................................................................... 85 11 S.I.L. 1987 Trust Fund Guest Lecturer Award ...................................................................................... 86 12 S.I.L. stories from S.I.L. recipients who ventured abroad .................................................................... 87 13 V.H. Jolly Student Travel Awards ......................................................................................................... 88 14 NZ Freshwater Sciences Society Medal and Honorary Membership ................................................... 89 1 | P a g e 15 Budget for the year ended 30 June 2011............................................................................................. 90 16 Minutes of the 44th Annual General Meeting of the New Zealand Limnological Society Inc. ............ 93 17 New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society Constitution ..................................................................... 98 18 Membership application .................................................................................................................... 101 19 Contacts ................................................................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 2 | P a g e 1 Introduction to the society The New Zealand Limnological Society was formed at a meeting in Christchurch in January 1968. It was renamed the New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society (NZFSS) in 2005 to reflect the broad interests of the membership. Its fundamental aims since inception have been to promote a common meeting ground for freshwater workers in New Zealand and to encourage and promote the exchange of news and views among them. In particular, a newsletter and a list of research workers and their interests is compiled and circulated at least once a year and an annual conference is held. The 2013 subscription is $55.00 per annum, or $15 for students, the unwaged or retired persons. Committee members for the 2011-2012 period were: President Community Outreach Professor David Hamilton Justine Coup [email protected] University of Waikato Private Bag 3105, Hamilton Advocacy and Submissions [email protected] Iain Maxwell [email protected] Secretary-Treasurer Media Monitor Dr Brian Sorrell Mike Patrick [email protected] [email protected] SIL Trust Awards Committee Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Natasha Grainger [email protected] Ms Janine Wech Mary deWinton [email protected] c/- NIWA, PO Box 8602, Christchurch [email protected] 2012 Conference Convenor Not applicable – joint conference with the Newsletter Editor Australian Society for Limnology Hannah Rainforth 8 Mount View Road, Whanganui Honorary Life Members [email protected] Mr A.M.R. Burnet • Prof. C.W. Burns • Dr V. Cassie Cooper • Dr M.A. Chapman • Dr G.R. Fish • Dr E.A. Assistant Newsletter Editor Flint • Dr D.J. Forsyth • Dr R.M. McDowall • Dr D. Katharina Doehring Scott • Dr V.M. Stout • Dr E. White • Prof. Emeritus [email protected] M.J. Winterbourn • Dr Maureen Lewis Elected Committee Members Past Presidents Dr Susie Wood [email protected] 1968-73 Dr V.M. Stout Dr Deniz Ozkundakci [email protected] 1973-75 Dr M.A. Chapman 1975-76 Dr J.M.A. Brown Māori Representative 1976-78 Dr C.W. Burns Dr Jane Kitson [email protected] 1978-80 Dr M.J. Winterbourn 1980-84 Dr B.T. Coffey Student Representative 1984-88 Ms S.F. Davis Kristy Hogsden 1988-92 Dr J.C. Ward [email protected] 1992-96 Dr P. Ryan 1997-2000 Dr I.K. Boothroyd Website Manager 2001-02 Dr J.S. Harding Jeremy Piggott [email protected] 2003-06 Mr N.A. Deans 2006-10 Dr K.J. Collier 3 | P a g e Previous Secretary-Treasurers Previous Editors 1968-73 Mr A.M.R Burnet 1968-70 Dr M.A. Chapman 1973-76 Dr C.W. Burns 1970-72 Dr S.F. Mitchell 1976-78 Ms L.H. Tierney 1972-75 Dr M.J. Winterbourn Ms S.F. Davis 1975-80 Dr T.K. Crosby 1978-80 Dr B.T. Coffey 1980-82 Dr M.F. Beardsell 1980-82 Dr J.A. Robb 1982-85 Dr J.A. Robb 1982-84 Dr D. Forsyth 1986-88 Dr J.C. Ward 1984-86 Mr B. Biggs 1988-89 Dr J.D. Stark 1986-89 Dr I.W. Lineham 1989-2002 Ms J. Talbot 1990-92 Dr D. Rowe 2002-04 Dr R. Young 1992-94 Dr J. Jasperse 2004-06 Dr M.J. Winterbourn 1994-96 Dr I. Boothroyd 2005-08 Dr N. Phillips 1996-98 Dr. K.J. Collier 1999-2000 Dr J.S. Harding 4 | P a g e 2 Editorial “Scientists needed please – apply at your local catchment group” I was fortunate enough this year to become involved in the Land and Water Forum, after the iwi member from Whanganui left for another job and asked me to take over for her. It was a time-consuming, but Hannah Rainforth Outgoing Editor rewarding, process. I can’t imagine another situation that would lead me to have detailed, and convivial, conversations with proponents of irrigation, horticulture and dairy farming. I’m sure you’ve heard enough over the past few weeks and years about the positives of collaboration, so have no fear, it is not my intention in this editorial to espouse its virtues (although I do support the process). Instead I want to reflect on the need to support the process with science. Science was well incorporated into the Land and Water Forum process, with papers commissioned for various working groups, presentations given, and the attendance of some senior scientists at many (but not all) of the sessions. Even so, there were times when those scientists were unavailable (as they are, understandably, rather busy people and cannot attend every meeting) – and those times showed the importance of having such people involved. In their absence, there were questions that arose, uncertainties that needed clarifying, and debates that roamed, sometimes circulating like an unstratified lake. These discussions were often necessary, and I believe we got there in the end, but I do think we could have flowed a little more like a river and avoided a backwater or two had a senior scientist been present at those times. Modelling was a particular concern raised in the discussions, with doubt expressed about