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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......

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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......

Subantarctic Surf Discovery, Part 2: Enderby Island

Derek MorrisonJanuary 7, 2019April 22, 2026

by Derek MorrisonJanuary 7, 2019April 22, 20260

Chasing waves on Enderby Island starts with getting to know the locals. They’re furry and blanket the place like lolling beach bums of the south. A little respect (and a lot of patience) will go a long way in this remote part of the Southern Ocean perched on the western......

Subantarctic Surf Discovery, Part 1: Campbell Island

Derek MorrisonDecember 31, 2018April 22, 2026

by Derek MorrisonDecember 31, 2018April 22, 20260

Finding new waves on planet earth these days is a pretty tough ask. Sure the odd slab might be unearthed here and there, but the goalposts are well out on any significant discoveries. Especially here in New Zealand. So when I was given the chance to join an expedition voyage......

Vege Power: How One Surfer Owned His Wave-Miles Guilt

Derek MorrisonOctober 15, 2018April 22, 2026

by Derek MorrisonOctober 15, 2018April 22, 20260

It’s 10:30am on a Tuesday and Matt Jenks is pulling up outside Japanese restaurant Jitsu in lower Stuart Street, Dunedin, parking his bike and heading inside with a 20-litre container to drain the kitchen of its used vegetable oil. It’s a 10-minute side-trip on his way to work at Dunedin......

Take Three For The Sea

Derek MorrisonJuly 27, 2018April 22, 2026

by Derek MorrisonJuly 27, 2018April 22, 20260

Even though it is a city beach, Seconds in Dunedin is always an adventurous spot to get to, with a fence to scale, a landslip to slither over and a rockface to clamber down to get to the kelp-covered jump rock. This is the easy bit, the final hurdle before......