30 Aug 2024

Around the motu: Jonathan Leask in Ashburton

From Nine To Noon, 10:50 am on 30 August 2024

Jonathan says the big story in Mid Canterbury recently has been the fate of a beloved recreational mecca - Lake Camp - with locals concerned about its low levels and the authorities saying 'let nature take its course.

Aerial shots of Lake Camp, inland from Ashburton, taken on August 2 showing the water level in the high country lake

Lake Camp, inland from Ashburton, pictured on 2 August, 2024. Photo: Owen Payne / Environment Canterbury

Local Democracy Reporter Jonathan Leask from the Ashburton Guardian.