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People living near Lake Tegano, the biggest freshwater lake in the southern hemisphere, have expressed fear at the recent unexpected deaths of flying foxes in the area.

Alarmed Northland authorities are now searching for a koi carp after 10-year-old Zeke Voschezang reported seeing one of the unwanted freshwater pest fish in Kaipara's Lake Taharoa. The koi carp is the first seen in the 50,000-year-old lake - New Zealand's biggest dune lake and among the best

The latest environmental report on New Zealand’s lakes and rivers reiterates bleak news about the state of freshwater ecosystems, and warns that climate change will exacerbate existing threats.