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.

It was a huge loss to hear of the passing of Brian Stafford-Bush from the The Bobby Stafford-Bush Foundation in 2023.

Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) - Te Kura Moana ran their 23nd annual Poor Knights competition trip on Friday 17th May.

For this year's trip we had 32 students and 30 guardians representing 26 schools from 7 regions of Aotearoa including Northland, Auckland, T

Kina barrens at the Poor Knights. Taken by Lorna Doogan The impact of long spined urchins (Centrostephanus rodgersii) on Poor Knights...