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Posted on 08 June 2020
EBM: a remedy for Aotearoa New Zealand’s oceans
To celebrate World Ocean’s Day, this short animation explains what ecosystem-based management (EBM) is, and why Aotearoa New Zealand’s coasts and oceans need it.
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Posted on 22 May 2020
90 submissions for our Innovation Fund
We received 90 expressions of interest for our Innovation Fund, from 10 universities; 29 separate businesses/industry organisation; 11 Māori businesses, researchers and iwi trusts; 4 Crown Research Institutes; and from…
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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 14 May 2020
Haere mai to our new Chair
We are delighted to welcome our new Chair, Tania Te Rangingangana Simpson, who brings a wealth of knowledge that is directly relevant to our research into bringing together tikanga and…
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Posted on 13 May 2020
Innovation Fund is open for blue economy initiatives
We invite NZ-based researchers, industry, stakeholders and Māori to submit expressions of Interest (EoIs) for research projects that will contribute directly to building a ‘blue economy’ in Aotearoa.
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Posted on 30 April 2020
Media coverage in April 2020
Sir Rob Fenwick: The fêted environmentalist’s urgent last messageThe ListenerSir Rob worked tirelessly for a better Aotearoa to the very last, using his final days to send this message to…
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Posted on 03 April 2020
Blue economy core research concepts open for review
The Challenge Leadership Team has developed core research project concepts for Theme 2: Creating value from a blue economy.
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Posted on 31 March 2020
Media coverage in March 2020
1,800+ schoolchildren explore marine scienceSunLive – Article about our LEARNZ 2020 trip to Bay of Plenty with Dr Kura Paul-Burke and Dr Leigh Tait.
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Posted on 12 March 2020
Aquaculture – it’s not just business, it's personal
Building genuine relationships with the communities they operate in is more important for NZ aquaculture companies than environmental, social or economic factors in determining whether that company gains and maintains…
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Posted on 11 March 2020
Ngā mihi maioha, Sir Rob
Te tai ra, Te tai ra Te tai ra e pari ana ki hea E pari ana ki te kauheke tangata Ka rongo te ao Kua rongo te po E te rangatira Kua riro atu koe…
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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 02 March 2020
Words matter when it comes to social licence
The term ‘social licence to operate’ (SLO) implies that communities have the power to grant or withhold approval for marine businesses, but new research suggests otherwise.
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