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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement
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 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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Posted on 21 November 2017
Tipping Points team receives sustainability award
The NZ Coastal Society Conference’s Sustainability Award promotes sustainable coastal leadership and action in New Zealand, with the greenstone mere representing the winner’s mana and kaitiakitanga.
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Posted on 07 November 2017
Smart aquaculture
A new aquaculture project from the Science for Technological Innovation (SfTI) National Science Challenge to develop technologies for sustainable, more productive, marine farming aligns well with our mission.
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Posted on 16 October 2017
New term, new NZ marine science resources
School pupils can now explore a real-world issue facing New Zealand – how to best manage our vast marine resources – thanks to a collaboration between the Sustainable Seas Challenge…
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Posted on 20 September 2017
Eureka! Is ocean farming the future?
Jonathan Chan, from Auckland Grammar School, has won the Eureka Award Gold Scholarship sponsored by NIWA for the most innovative and creative science, technology and/or engineering solution that addresses issues…
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Posted on 07 September 2017
Coastal tipping points talk at EDS conference
Prof Simon Thrush gave an invited presentation about our national estuaries experiment, and opportunities for management and governance agencies to address sudden unexpected changes in marine ecosystems.
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