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Marine & Freshwater | Education & Conservation

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Not a press release or quick update or nature advice


Approaching seals in New Zealand: what you need to know
New Zealand is a permanent home for two seal/sea lion species: the New Zealand fur seal (kekeno) and New Zealand sea lion (pakake). In...
Jan 62 min read


Approaching dolphins and whales in New Zealand: what you need to know
New Zealand has roughly 15,000km of coastline. That’s a lot of places to play and explore over summer - both from the beach, and on the...
Jan 61 min read


Campbells Bay Adventure
Read about our Campbells Bay Snorkel Day and see what we discovered.
Dec 20, 20242 min read


Eels and damselflies in Centorian Reserve
On a magical night on the eve of Halloween, a small group of Mairangi Bay residents ventured out to explore their local stream after dark.
Dec 12, 20242 min read


Connecting Communities - Hononga hapori | Ngunguru Wānanga 2024
Providing an inspirational professional development and networking opportunity for all those involved or interested in te taiao
Nov 20, 20242 min read


Waimārama Wānanga - Toe biters and torrentfish
Three days of freshwater fun in the Hawkes Bay. Participants learned about īnanga spawning, how to measure health of waterways, ...
Oct 9, 20242 min read


Year two of the Northland Īnanga Spawning Habitat Restoration Project
The team have removed acres of pest weeds, and trapped hundreds of pest mammals, including rats and mice.
Sep 11, 20246 min read


A Trans-Tasman Exchange: EMR at Cuttlefest 2024
A Trans-Tasman exchange between the Experiencing Marine Reserves and Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries programmes.
Sep 6, 20242 min read


Remembering Brian Stafford-Bush
It was a huge loss to hear of the passing of Brian Stafford-Bush from the The Bobby Stafford-Bush Foundation in 2023.
Sep 3, 20244 min read


Cleaning up an urban marine reserve
An amazing crew cleaning up Motu Manawa Marine Reserve
Aug 28, 20242 min read


A young marine biologist in the making! - Kyra Barker's volunteer journey with Mountains to Sea
Kia ora koutou, my name is Kyra and I've always loved the ocean and wanted to scuba dive since I was seven. So, when I saw a school...
Aug 14, 20242 min read


Waiheke rangatahi diving into Tīkapa Moana
Waiheke rangatahi jumping on the Auckland Sea Shuttles Boat after a fun day of snorkelling around the inner Tikapa Moana, Hauraki Gulf....
Aug 11, 20242 min read

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