Community celebrates success of hapū led marine protection More than 250 locals and visitors have been left in awe at the abundance of marine life at Maitai Bay in the Far North.  The bay has been under a strict ‘no take’ rāhui for nearly nine years, since local hapū Te Whānau Moana me Te Rorohuri took action at the alarming decline in fish numbers.  To see the impact of the protections, the bay’s annual community snorkel day was hosted by Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust

The Hauraki Gulf Marine Protections Act has been a long time coming. Does it do a good job of protecting the Gulf? Here's what we think.

Based on extensive peer-reviewed science and recent High Court rulings, we’re urging the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) to implement the maximum feasible reductions in Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and introduce targeted spatial closures. This is the only way to restore the ecological balance our reefs and marine ecosystems desperately need.

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