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Credit: Waikawa, Māhia © Desna Whaanga-SchollumTe Au o Te Moana story series
This series aims to whakamana (empower) the voices of researchers, co-developers, Māori partners and communities of research and practice as…
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Tune in to our new, short docuseries, Turning the Tide
Ripples of hope have risen from the work of marine researchers, kaitiaki, and community members who’ve pooled their knowledge for the good of the ocean.
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Causal loop mapping pilot
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A whānau perspective for Te Tai-o-Aorere ki Mohua (June 2024)
ViewBringing to life people and places of the moana
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Animation series telling the story of a local estuary and the people connected to it (May 2024)
ViewHe Tauira – Exemplars of Te Ao Tūroa
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A podcast series showcasing Te Ao Tūroa principles through case studies (June 2024)
ViewTe Ao Tūroa wānanga – Rangatahi insights on exploring Te Ao Tūroa principles and Whakapapa o te Wai
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Videos sharing thoughts from two rangatahi who attended the wānanga (June 2024)
ViewTe Ao Tūroa Principles – Whakapapa, Mauri and Mana with the Mātāpuna
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Podcast series exploring the key integrity markers that bind and guide the Te Ao Tūroa Framework (June 2024)
ViewHe Tapuwae – Concepts and principles of a Te Ao Tūroa informed economy
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A podcast describing the principles of Te Ao Turoa and how they relate to, and can inform, the development of Māori economies (June 2024)
ViewHe Waka Māori – Mana and Mana Motuhake with the Mātāpuna
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Podcasts exploring the key concepts and principles of mana and mana motuhake (June 2024)
ViewNgā Aho Kōrero – The Te Ao Māori Synthesis Journey
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A podcast featuring discussions with Te Ao Maori synthesis activity leads (June 2024)
ViewNgā Tohu
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Reclaiming and preserving traditional knowledge of maramataka to inform transformative practice in marine monitoring and management.
ViewWao Tupuna
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Reclaiming ancestral knowledge of maramataka to inform cultural environmental indicator development.
ViewTe Au o Te Moana Podcast Series
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Series of interviews about Challenge research that has been influenced and underpinned by Te Ao Māori (June 2024)
ViewConsidering scale and EBM in Aotearoa New Zealand
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Graphic depicting how successful practice for EBM requires a clear understanding of scale by decision-makers (2024)
ViewHealthy coastal ecosystems
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This infographic provides overview of the factors required for healthy coastal ecosystems (October 2023)
ViewPātaka Kōrero User Guide
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This resource demonstrates some of the main functions and elements of the front-end user interface of the Pātaka Kōrero system, a digital st…
ViewConference research posters
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The below posters were presented at our 2023 conference, Te Au o Te Moana.
ViewBig Blue Aotearoa
- Digital tool
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Developed in partnership with The Spinoff, this resource is designed to help change New Zealanders way of seeing our moana, in a bid to enco…
ViewEBM, MSP and MPA: Explained
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This short explainer video was created to help clarify the overlap and distinction between EBM, MSP, and MPA, and how they can be used toget…
ViewSeaweed Summit
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The first ever Seaweed Summit in Aotearoa New Zealand was held on 7 October 2022, organised in partnership with ANZSA, Aquaculture NZ and Ca…
ViewVirtual field trips for schoolchildren
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These field trips were created (in partnership with LEARNZ) for primary school children across the country to virtually travel and experienc…
ViewStressors affecting estuaries
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This infographic shows the multiple stressors that can affect estuaries. (May 2022)
ViewEBM as urban transport
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This infographic uses the analogy of urban transport requirements to explain ecosystem-based management (EBM).
ViewTreaty-based marine governance & EBM
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This booklet and accompanying poster (May 2022) summarise key concepts and/or information from the 2020 report 'Stemming the colonial enviro…
ViewTe Au o Te Moana story series
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This series aims to whakamana (empower) the voices of researchers, co-developers, Māori partners and communities of research and practice as…
ViewCarbon cycle within a seaweed farm
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This infographic shows the pathways of carbon flow from seaweed aquaculture based on measurements and calculations of carbon sequestration p…
ViewPossible ecosystem services and negative environmental effects associated with seaweed aquaculture in coastal environments
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This infographic indicates the likely nature and degree of effect by large or small '-' or '+' symbols. (November 2021)
ViewKaitiaki-centred business models: 3 pou
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This poster summarises an analytical framework for examining kaitiaki-centred business models. A kaitiaki-centred business model is one that…
ViewWhat will enable Aotearoa New Zealand's seaweed sector?
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This infographic visualises the barriers and gaps that are impeding the sector, and what actions can be taken to address them. (August 2021)
ViewA snapshot of the global seaweed sector
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This infographic visualises: which seaweeds make up most of the global supply; what they are used for; growth of seaweed aquaculture in the …
ViewHui-te-ana-nui: Kaitiakitanga cards
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Mātauranga Māori is a complex system of experiential knowledge that comprises intergenerational beliefs, values and practices that contribut…
ViewUncovering estuary health with eDNA
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eDNA metabarcoding offers a sensitive, cost-effective and fast way to detect nutrient enrichment effects in estuaries. Marine ecologist Dana…
ViewTouching Outward: Art-Making at the Seam Where Care Meets Risk
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Longley A, K Fisher, G O'Connor, J Hutchinson (2021)
Journal of Embodied Research
Cetacean conservation planning: dealing with uncertainty and data deficiencies
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Fabrice Stephenson presented this poster at the 5th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Auckland, 13-16 December 2020
ViewAotearoa New Zealand's key marine legislation
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This poster shows key pieces of legislation in our marine realm, and where they apply.
ViewWebinar back catalogue
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All our webinars are recorded and uploaded to this YouTube playlist within 48 hours
ViewEBM: a remedy for Aotearoa New Zealand's oceans
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This short animation explains what ecosystem-based management (EBM) is, and why it's needed.
ViewScience Learning Hub collection
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We have a partnership with the SLH, who use our research to produce multimedia teaching resources linked to the NZ Curriculum.
ViewAgriSea - a blue economy success story
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AgriSea is an example of an innovative enterprise that is creating economic value from sustainable marine activities, based on healthy marin…
ViewProtecting land and sea through EBM
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A hapū story of implementing a rāhui on a local beach to protect and restore diversity and abundance in the water.
ViewGenerating a blue economy through EBM
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This 6 min video asks what might be possible in livelihoods and economy in our marine spaces
ViewOceans Mesh - our social seas
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A collaborative project exhibited at the Light Nelson festival, July 2018
ViewOceans Mesh - behind the scenes
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This 2 min film explains how the sci-art collaboration Oceans Mesh was made.
ViewConnecting through EBM
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This detailed AO poster outlines examples of EBM-like initiatives occurring in Aotearoa New Zealand.
ViewCaring through EBM
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This 4-page comic presents a human and non-human view of caring for a place
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