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A plan by Upper Hutt City Council to introduce grass carp into an Upper Hutt stream has drawn criticism from the Wellington Fish and Game Council.
Upper Hutt City Council is considering introducing the carp, a weed-eating fish, into the Mawaihakona Stream in conjunction with the Wellington Golf Club to control aquatic weeds.
The stream runs through Trentham Memorial and Heretaunga Parks and Wellington Golf Club into the Hutt River.
The council currently uses contractors to pull out the weeds. It would cost about $10,000 to establish...