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News and updates about our research, outreach and engagement

Enhancing EBM practices
Credit: Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018

Posted on 25 June 2018

Sustainable Seas features on Ocean Bounty S2 EP7

Sir Rob Fenwick,  our Chairman was interviewed about Sustainable Seas on S2 EP7 of Ocean Bounty. You can watch it on TV 3 (Link no longer available) on demand.

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Posted on 30 April 2018

Media coverage in April 2018

Art project helps children tackle affect of climate change on oceansStuffGabby O’Connor’s sci art exhibition at the Suter Gallery in Nelson was the result of a collaboration with over 1300…

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Posted on 31 March 2018

Media coverage in March 2018

Seaweek 2018 teaching units and linksNZAEE Seaweek LEARNZ virtual fieldtrip and Science Learning Hub resources.

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Estimating historic effects from sedimentation and fishing

Posted on 16 March 2018

Sun, sea, sand – and marine science

During Seaweek, more than 4,600 school pupils joined 6 Sustainable Seas researchers for 3 days of marine science fieldwork in Tasman Bay, as part of the LEARNZ virtual field trip Sustainable…

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Tipping points in ecosystem structure function and services

Posted on 08 March 2018

Tipping Points on Radio NZ

Tune in to tonight’s episode of Our Changing World (after the 9pm news) for an excellent in-depth piece that gets into the detail of what the Tipping Points project is investigating, and…

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Kelp Urchin Dunedin credit NIWA 2018
Credit: NIWA 2018

Posted on 06 March 2018

Free school resources about ecosystem connectivity and tipping points

The Science Learning Hub has produced some excellent teaching resources based on our Ecosystem Connectivity and Tipping Points projects.

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Posted on 28 February 2018

Media coverage in February 2018

'Seaworthy' scientists outrun ex-Cyclone Gita as they flee SoundsStuffProfessor Steve Wing from Otago University and the team working on ecosystem connectivity were in the news during Cyclone Gita Ships seek refuge from ex-cyclone GitaMarlborough…

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Dusky dolphins South Island Coast Feb 2018 credit Lana Young

Posted on 26 February 2018

Blog: Lana Young from RV Polaris II (week 2)

Lana, a student at the University of Otago, reports on life at sea and the fieldwork being done for our Ecosystem Connectivity project. This is her first research voyage.

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Everyone enjoying sunset

Posted on 14 February 2018

Blog: Lana Young from RV Polaris II (week 1)

Lana, a student at the University of Otago, reports on life at sea and the fieldwork being done for our Ecosystem Connectivity project. This is her first research voyage.

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Posted on 31 January 2018

Media coverage in January 2018

50 questions about the environment: Our oceansNZ Herald, Jan 2018 Simon Thrush, leader of the Tipping Points project, was interviewed about key issues facing ocean and coastal ecosystems, including threats and pressures…

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Credit: Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018

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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Credit: Ayushi Kachhara NIWA 2018

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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