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Posted on 10 December 2021
Workshop on targets and limits with Ministry for the Environment
On 10 December, we ran a workshop with officials from the Ministry for the Environment's estuaries team on limits and targets.
MorePosted on 07 December 2021
Seaweed could be the answer for skin and environment safe suncare products
Kiwi scientists are investigating if Aotearoa New Zealand’s seaweed and algae can be used in sun care products that are healthy for our skin and the environment.
MorePosted on 01 December 2021
Media coverage in November 2021
Breakfast this morning (no longer available) Building a seaweed sector project leader Serean Adams (Cawthron Institute) talked to John Campbell on Breakfast this morning to share how 900 native seaweed species can remove nutrients, increase biodiversity and protect shorelines in…
MorePosted on 30 November 2021
Marine ecotourism is supporting tourism industry to build back better
As the first official day of summer kicks off tomorrow and the nation gears up to explore their own backyard, the country’s tourism industry is firmly focused on developing more…
MorePosted on 26 November 2021
Project leader awarded for Indigenous water rights research
Associate Professor Elizabeth Jane Macpherson, project leader for the Policy and legislation for EBM project, has been presented the 2021 Royal Society Te Apārangi Early Career Research Excellence Award for…
MorePosted on 25 November 2021
Connecting our research to the offshore wind industry
On 25 November, we virtually attended the Offshore Future Energy Forum.
MorePosted on 11 November 2021
Updated map shows research near you
We’ve updated our Where’s our research map? to share our latest projects. The goal of the map is to connect people to research happening in and around their communities.
MorePosted on 01 November 2021
Seafood Magazine: Seaweed could be a game changer
Shared with permission from Seafood New Zealand Magazine - October 2021:A prosperous rimurimu/seaweed sector has massive potential to improve the health and well-being of Aotearoa New Zealand, new research shows.
MorePosted on 01 November 2021
Six rimurimu/seaweed species could put Aotearoa New Zealand on the map
Rimurimu/seaweed should be a natural contributor to Aotearoa New Zealand’s blue economy because there is a wealth of diversity of species growing along our coastlines.
MorePosted on 31 October 2021
Media coverage in October 2021
The massive potential of the seaweed sectorSeafoodNZ magazine/October 2021 – Article (p38–39) about the Building a seaweed sector project and our recent report reviewing the sector.
MorePosted on 25 October 2021
Haere rā Charlotte
Kia hora te marino, kia whakapapa pounamu te moana, kia tere te kārohirohi i mua i tōu huarahi May peace be widespread, may the sea glisten like greenstone, and may the…
MorePosted on 21 October 2021
Interview with: Eva Siwicka
Originally from Poland, Eva Siwicka moved to New Zealand in 2017 to complete her PhD with our Ecosystem services project.
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