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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement
Posted on 08 March 2018
Tipping Points on Radio NZ
Tune in to tonight’s episode of Our Changing World (after the 9pm news) for an excellent in-depth piece that gets into the detail of what the Tipping Points project is investigating, and…
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Posted on 06 March 2018
Free school resources about ecosystem connectivity and tipping points
The Science Learning Hub has produced some excellent teaching resources based on our Ecosystem Connectivity and Tipping Points projects.
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Posted on 26 February 2018
Blog: Lana Young from RV Polaris II (week 2)
Lana, a student at the University of Otago, reports on life at sea and the fieldwork being done for our Ecosystem Connectivity project. This is her first research voyage.
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Posted on 14 February 2018
Blog: Lana Young from RV Polaris II (week 1)
Lana, a student at the University of Otago, reports on life at sea and the fieldwork being done for our Ecosystem Connectivity project. This is her first research voyage.
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Posted on 19 December 2017
Social licence and NZ aquaculture
Our research has found that personal relationships go a long way towards aquaculture companies gaining/maintaining community acceptance and social licence to operate.
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Posted on 18 December 2017
New resource: Understanding kaitiakitanga in our marine environment
This publicly-available report examines mātauranga associated with the marine environment, and explores themes and why they are important to consider in decision-making.
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Posted on 14 December 2017
Video: The Unseen
The story so far: 14 workshops, 1,300 school children and 15km of rope! This arts-science-education project is working with communities and school children to explore the risks associated with environmental and…
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Posted on 01 December 2017
Video: How current legislative frameworks in NZ enable EBM
Lara Taylor and Tania Te Whenua gave this presentation at the NZ Coastal Society conference.
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Posted on 30 November 2017
Video: Tipping points in NZ coastal ecosystems
Conrad Pilditch gave this presentation at the NZ Coastal Society conference. The research is part of the 'Tipping points in ecosystem structure, function and services' project.
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Posted on 29 November 2017
Video: Making room for enacting Māori values in the marine environment
Caine Taiapa gave a presentation at the NZ Coastal Society conference about enacting Māori values in the marine environment.
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Posted on 28 November 2017
Video: Community participation in marine restoration
Patrick Barrett and Priya Kurian gave a presentation about the restoration of the Ōngātoro/Maketu estuary at the NZ Coastal Society conference.
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Posted on 27 November 2017
Video: How do NZ communities participate in decision-making?
Paula Blackett and Erena le Heron presented a preliminary review of marine participatory process initiatives that have been used for decision-making in New Zealand, at the NZ Coastal Society conference.
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