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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement
Posted on 01 June 2022
Media coverage in May 2022
Auckland estuaries near ecological 'tipping points', study suggests Stuff – Degradation and recovery theme leader Conrad Pilditch was interviewed about the degradation of Auckland’s estuaries and the work he and his team…
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Posted on 16 May 2022
Haere mai to our new Māori Engagement Specialist, Darcy Karaka
We are pleased to introduce Darcy Karaka as our new Māori Engagement Specialist.
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Posted on 10 May 2022
Te Au o Te Moana - Voice of the Ocean: Elizabeth Macpherson
Associate Professor Elizabeth Macpherson, an environmental law scholar at the University of Canterbury, is looking at the legal frameworks that manage relationships between people and marine environments, and how they…
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Posted on 04 May 2022
Sustainable Seas resources feature in Southern Institute of Technology course
In November, Bálint Koller, Instructional Designer at the Southern Institute of Technology, asked about our resources relevant to marine management and EBM for their ENV402 Marine and Freshwater Ecology level…
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Posted on 15 April 2022
Our impact on the ‘state of the environment’ report
"Human activities including pollution, overfishing, and impacts from climate change are damaging the mauri of our marine environments and reducing our ability to connect with them.
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Posted on 11 April 2022
Seafood Magazine: Exploring what pāua fishery investors need to know
Shared with permission from Seafood New Zealand Magazine - April 2022Researchers from the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge are working with an east coast pāua fishery to identify and assess…
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Posted on 01 April 2022
Media coverage in March 2022
‘We have a full pharmacopoeia of plants’: Q&A with Māori researcher Nicola MacdonaldMongabay – Project Co-leader for Kohunga Kutai, Nicola MacDonald, shares how researchers are using science and mātauranga Māori to create a…
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Posted on 01 April 2022
Updated Research Book highlights new projects
We’re delighted to announce the publication of the latest Research Book for the Sustainable Seas Challenge. It includes new projects that have come on board since last April.
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Posted on 20 March 2022
Haere mai to our new Challenge Manager, Caitlyn Shannon
We are pleased to welcome Caitlyn Shannon to the Challenge Leadership Team as our new Challenge Manager.
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Posted on 18 March 2022
Te Au o Te Moana – Voice of the Ocean: Lara Taylor
Ko Te Arawa te Waka. Ko Ohaki te Marae. Ko Ngāti Tahu, Ngāti Whaoa te iwi. Ko Lara Taylor ahau.
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Posted on 09 March 2022
Patterns bring The Unseen to life
Gabby O’Connor’s bright idea bringing art and science together came to her when she was in Antarctica, watching measuring instruments being lowered into the icy ocean depths.
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Posted on 09 March 2022
Collaborative artwork installed at National Aquarium of New Zealand
Following exhibitions in Whakatū/Nelson, Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington and Tauranga, art-science project The Unseen has now made its way to the National Aquarium of New Zealand in Ahuriri/Napier.
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