The Gold clam (Corbicula fluminea) is also known as the Asian clam. Photo: Supplied/ NIWA
Susan Botting is in Northland, where authorities are gearing up to throw money and time at the region's busiest tourist lake as the threat of a new invasive freshwater pest - the gold clam - grows.
And Northland Regional Council has elected a new chair, Geoff Crawford, at an explosive meeting which saw both tears and accusations.
