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The Whangapouri creek is an unassuming awa running 15km from Pukekohe to the Pahurehure inlet on Auckland’s Manukau Harbour.  The creek...

31 students from 27 schools across Aotearoa joined the 24th annual EMR Poor Knights snorkel trip on 23 May 2025. Hosted by Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust with support from The Bobby Stafford-Bush Foundation and Dive! Tutukaka, the adventure celebrated marine action, art, and kaitiakitanga in one of NZ’s oldest marine reserves. Te Rau Karora Raharaha received the Darren Shields | Wettie Prize for freediving potential.

Grassroots training empowers Waikato communities to restore streams, monitor freshwater, and protect īnanga spawning sites #waiconnection

From ocean passion to conservation career - volunteering leading to impact, inclusivity, and connection. 🌊💙

Water based wellbeing: Spencer Potbury's volunteer journey.

Ever wanted to be a pirate seeking treasure? Well this experience is exactly the same! Just replace pirate with eco-warrior, and treasure

Netherton School’s journey from the Mountains to the Sea. Delivery has restarted in the Coromandel

As a Māori rangatahi growing up in Hawkes Bay, like so many others, I had problems learning at school. This fuelled my passion..."

Rangatahi are inspired to protect and restore our shared life-sustaining ecosystems for future generations.

In February 2025, Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust dipped our toes into southern waters. The wānanga was run with Thriving Southland.

Te Henga (Bethells Beach), West Auckland West Auckland’s Matuku Link was buzzing with activity on February 2nd as more people than...

Snorkelling, rockpooling and bush walks in Matheson Bay | Te Kohuroa The great outdoors is exciting. And when it comes to being on and in...