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Conservation Week: How The Karioi Project Returned Birdsong To Raglan

Josh GaleApril 22, 2026April 22, 2026

by Josh GaleApril 22, 2026April 22, 20260

Next time you’re out for session at Raglan and you hear birdsong in the bush-clad hills above the break, remember the 100+ volunteers, including many surfers, who brought it back from the brink. Whenever Kristel van Houte is out at one of her go-to Raglan spots with her 6’10” mid-length......

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Conservation Week: Looking Beneath With Kirsty Prior

Nicole StevenApril 21, 2026April 21, 2026

by Nicole StevenApril 21, 2026April 21, 20260

Surfer, diver, conservationist, civil servant: Kirsty Prior wears many hats. We caught up with her ahead of Conservation Week to chat about how surfers can contribute to a healthy ocean. One day, out at Jailbreaks in the Maldives a young woman was settled on her board between sets, when she......

Conservation Week: The Inspiring Comeback Of Lizard Specialist Ben Barr

Josh GaleApril 20, 2026April 20, 2026

by Josh GaleApril 20, 2026April 20, 20260

Founder of the Good Surf Now app, Ben Barr lived and breathed conservation until a surfing accident ruined his life. Whangārei writer Josh Gale shares his remarkable comeback story. There was a moment when Ben completely fell apart. He had been teaching Conservation and Environmental Management at NorthTec Wānanga, pushing......

Special Report: What The New Marine Reserves Mean For You, Fishing … And Sharks

Derek MorrisonOctober 26, 2023April 22, 2026

by Derek MorrisonOctober 26, 2023April 22, 20260

New marine reserves raise a raft of questions for southern surfers as 10-year process finally bears fruit. We ask the experts how they even work, what implications there will be for surfing and fishing, and whether we should expect an increase in sharks over time. In early October this year,......

Marine Reserves And Types Explained

Derek MorrisonOctober 25, 2023April 22, 2026

by Derek MorrisonOctober 25, 2023April 22, 20260

Following the Department of Conservation’s (DOC) announcement of six new marine reserves to be established along the southeastern coast of the South Island we delve into what they are and what they will mean for our coastline. Some of the early confusion with the unveiling stemmed from the addition of......

No Marine Reserve For The Catlins

Derek MorrisonOctober 25, 2023April 22, 2026

by Derek MorrisonOctober 25, 2023April 22, 20260

When the Department of Conservation (DOC) announced six new marine reserves to be the first established along the southeastern coast of the South Island in October, there was one glaring omission: The Catlins. While the six new marine reserves, dotted from Oamaru to just north of Bull Creek, aim to......

In Search Of The South

Jordan SparrowJanuary 4, 2023April 22, 2026

by Jordan SparrowJanuary 4, 2023April 22, 20260

The Sub-Antarctic islands are a strange and mysterious place. A place where sea lions roam the mountain peaks, where penguins waddle through the remains of failed settlements, and where megaherb fields give you the feeling of being in the middle of a Dr. Seuss world. If you have ever felt......

Shark Bait: A Dead Whale In The Lineup

Derek MorrisonAugust 13, 2022April 22, 2026

by Derek MorrisonAugust 13, 2022April 22, 20260

Decomposing whale carcasses have been described as being like “crack cocaine” to great white sharks. So when a young humpback whale washed up in close proximity to some of Dunedin’s best waves, the alarm bells started ringing. According to shark expert Riley Elliott, that’s for good reason. “Whale blubber is......

Conservation: How You Can Help Our Hector’s Dolphins

Derek MorrisonNovember 2, 2021April 22, 2026

by Derek MorrisonNovember 2, 2021April 22, 20260

Fisheries New Zealand is asking for feedback on proposed fisheries measures to further protect South Island Hector’s dolphins. Hector’s are the small wee dolphins that love to surf and hang out with humans – especially kids. An encounter with a Hector’s dolphin will brighten up anyone’s day, but they need......

Sharks: Extinction Seems Imminent

Derek MorrisonMarch 10, 2021April 22, 2026

by Derek MorrisonMarch 10, 2021April 22, 20260

Despite an increase in shark sightings and one fatality this summer in New Zealand, the future of our shark populations has long had marine scientists concerned. Now, the results of a new Nature study show just how grim things really are. Marine biologist Melissa Cristina Márquez, also known as the......