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Marine & Freshwater | Education & Conservation


Nature's Prescription: How Movement and Mindfulness Boost Your Wellbeing
Mental Health Awareness Week 2025: the profound and reciprocal relationship between our mental health and the environment.
Oct 73 min read


Fishy origins: how to protect īnanga spawning zones in 6 steps
You might wonder, ‘how do you protect something that swims between rivers and the ocean?’ Part of the answer is to ensure īnanga have optimal spawning habitat. That's why we’ve developed a process to ensure these important fish have the best chance to reproduce and thrive.
Sep 93 min read


An ecosystem in crisis: a warning from our friends in South Australia
Information on the devastating algal bloom in South Australia, and what it could mean for New Zealand
Sep 14 min read


Cold plunging everyday for life: freshwater animals and climate in New Zealand
How water temperature can help or hinder our stream animals' health.
Aug 193 min read


Think like a fish! Clarity Tubes 101
An introduction to underwater visual clarity in New Zealand's streams with Briar Broad and Hana Aickin
Aug 122 min read


Searching for one of the rarest animals in the North Island
The project to protect the Northland mudfish.
Jul 253 min read


Building Resilience from the Mountains to the Sea: Reflections from the 2025 Ōnuku Wānanga
In April 2025, passionate freshwater and marine champions gathered at Ōnuku Marae on the shores of Akaroa Harbour for the annual Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust (MTSCT) wānanga This year’s theme, “Celebrating Our Impact and Building Resilience”, was an experience that rippled through every kōrero, dive, hīkoi, and connection made.
Jul 83 min read


Catchment group support project reaches significant milestone
400 catchment and community organisations reached with tailored support and capacity-building. See the video below to learn how farmers...
Jun 183 min read


Finding ‘Big Fin’: freshwater restoration tales from Karaka and beyond
The Whangapouri creek is an unassuming awa running 15km from Pukekohe to the Pahurehure inlet on Auckland’s Manukau Harbour. The creek...
Jun 52 min read


From the Kaimais to Kaiaua - Grassroots training for catchment groups in the Waikato
Grassroots training empowers Waikato communities to restore streams, monitor freshwater, and protect īnanga spawning sites #waiconnection
Mar 275 min read


Kayak Clean-ups: Paddling our way past pollution
Ever wanted to be a pirate seeking treasure? Well this experience is exactly the same! Just replace pirate with eco-warrior, and treasure
Mar 123 min read


Record Turnout for World Wetlands Day at Matuku Link
Te Henga (Bethells Beach), West Auckland West Auckland’s Matuku Link was buzzing with activity on February 2nd as more people than...
Feb 93 min read

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