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Northland Regional Council's deputy chairperson is urging Kaipara District Council to reconsider its decision to keep Kai Iwi Lakes' boat ramp open, as the threat of invasive freshwater gold clams grows.
"We want the Kai Iwi Lakes boat ramp to be closed immediately. We've only got one chance to deal with this risk," Northland Regional Council's deputy chairperson Jack Craw said.
Kaipara District Council (KDC) needed to revisit its decision not to close Lake Taharoa boat ramp in light of the increased risk of the gold clam spreading to Kai Iwi Lakes, he said.
The highly invasive freshwater shellfish pest was found in a Taranaki recreation lake on 10 November - the first time it's been discovered outside its Waikato River stronghold.
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