We had a visit from a group of students from Hawaii who came to New Zealand to do some environmental service. Their trip was organised through Rustic Pathways, a global teen adventure travel and community company which sends students all over the world on educational trips which benefit local communities. They were amazingly enthusiastic, and […]

MOWS have finished off the year with a couple of fantastic field days for pupils from Maketu Kura and Te Puke Primary. They took part in an ongoing annual study assessing the size and distribution of kaimoana in the estuary. This data is going to be vital to assess the changes in shellfish abundance and […]

We had an amazing morning for our Breakfast with the Gulls event on Saturday. The forecast rain stayed away, and we had a fantastic turnout with around 62 people taking part in our guided trips over on the Spit, and at least 75 people coming to support us altogether. A huge thank you to everyone […]

We were privileged to be invited to be part of the celebration of the Te Maru o Kaituna Strategy celebration on Sunday the 21st September.  Te Maru o Kaituna River Authority is a co-governance partnership mandated to restore, protect, and enhance the environmental, cultural, and spiritual health and well-being of the Kaituna River.  It is […]

This just goes to show what an amazing job the plants do of holding the dunes together. This is at Newdicks Beach where the dunes get a regular battering from storm surges, but the pingao and spinifex are fantastic at securing the sand, and keeping the dunes intact.  Dunes are our first line of defence […]