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Posted on 18 December 2020
10 things you need to know about the ocean this summer
The world’s oceans are in trouble and humans are responsible. In Aotearoa New Zealand, the state of our marine environment is declining.
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Posted on 01 December 2020
Maramataka wānanga: making connections
The Ngā Tohu o te Ao project team hosted their first kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face) wānanga in Tauranga, which brought together the research collective of: Pakirikiri Wananga (Tokomaru Bay, Ngati…
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Posted on 27 November 2020
Our researchers nominated for Kudos Awards 2020
Congratulations to our researchers who were nominated for the Kudos Awards this year! Dr Joanne Ellis (co-leader for Communicating risk and uncertainty) Associate Professor Kura Paul-Burke (co-leader for Awhi Mai Awhi Atu…
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Posted on 30 September 2020
Media coverage in September 2020
Morning news, episode 52 (this recording is no longer available)Māori TV/Te Ao Tapatahi A Skype interview with Dr Kura Paul-Burke, story starts at 41m45s.
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Posted on 14 September 2020
Early signs of success at mussel ‘restoration stations’
Commercial mussel lines are great at catching mussel spat, but are predominantly made of plastic.
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Posted on 11 September 2020
Benthic animals ride out innovative lab experiment
Dog cockles and sponges are widely distributed around our coasts, where they are important in structuring communities and ecosystems.
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Posted on 16 June 2020
Interview with Josie Crawshaw
Dr Josie Crawshaw is an Environmental Scientist at Bay of Plenty Regional Council, with a focus on marine ecology.
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Posted on 14 May 2020
Free Zoom backgrounds for Earth Day
This Earth Day, we’re celebrating our favourite place on the planet – the ocean.
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Posted on 09 March 2020
1,800+ schoolchildren (virtually) explored marine science for Seaweek
Last week (3–5 March), schoolchildren from across New Zealand travelled with LEARNZ and the Sustainable Seas Challenge to discover what's threatening mussels/kuku or kūtai, a taonga species, in Ōhiwa Harbour,…
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Posted on 31 October 2019
Media coverage in October 2019
Breakfast TVNZ (no link available) Director Julie Hall was interviewed about the report Our Marine Environment 2019 A call to arms on New Zealanders’ abuse of the ocean The Spinoff This article about the MfE report Our Marine Environment 2019 included…
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Posted on 29 October 2018
Success factors for marine conservation planning: a case study
A recently completed Sustainable Seas Challenge research project has examined the Kaituna River re-diversion as a case study for how best to involve and engage communities and Māori in marine resource management.…
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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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