Te Taiao

Ōpito Bay Tipa Regeneration project:  Phase 1, mission complete!

What a beautiful day Saturday was! Over 30 people joined us at Ōpito Bay to celebrate the successful completion of Phase 1 of the Ōpito Bay Tipa Regeneration Project. Kaumātua [...]

Woollen whāriki rolled out at Ahuahu

Ngāti Hei and Ngāti Pāoa unite in the next step in a battle against exotic Caulerpa with woollen whāriki laid over patches at Ahuahu. In the spirit of kaitiakitanga and [...]

Exotic Caulerpa: Updated advice from Biosecurity NZ

Latest advice from Biosecurity New Zealand on how you can protect the coastal waters we all love from the invasive seaweed exotic caulerpa: A battle is underway at sea this [...]

Nicola MacDonald from Ngāti Manuhiri, organisers of the Te Wero Nui roadshow event.

Te Wero Nui roadshow Whitianga. Let’s rid our moana of exotic Caulerpa!

Great to see Whitianga community members, iwi leaders, scientists, experts in mātauranga Māori, rangatahi, MP Scott Simpson, MPI, divers and business people all turn out for Te Wero Nui- the [...]

Scallop Diving

Ngāti Hei present Coromandel Scallop Restoration Plan to Hauraki Gulf Forum

Ngāti Hei, in collaboration with LegaSea, presented their plan to restore the Tipa / Scallop population on Eastern Coromandel today to the Hauraki Gulf Forum (HGF), the statutory co-governance entity [...]

Opito Bay Rāhui

Voluntary rāhui imposed on Coromandel scallop fishery

Opito Bay locals have joined forces with Ngāti Hei to put a voluntary rāhui in place, banning scallop harvesting over summer. The rāhui was put in place by kaumātua Joe [...]