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Conservation Week: Surfing With Sea Lions, A Short Film

Derek MorrisonApril 25, 2026April 23, 2026

by Derek MorrisonApril 25, 2026April 23, 20260

In this short film, Moss Thompson, a surfer and DOC coastal ranger in Otago, explains what surfers need to do to safely surf with sea lions. We’ve all been there: trying desperately to enjoy a surf only to have a sea lion turn up and get in your grill. Well,......

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Conservation Week: David Agnew On The Intersection Of Surfing And Conservation

Josh GaleApril 25, 2026April 23, 2026

by Josh GaleApril 25, 2026April 23, 20260

DOC veteran David Agnew has spent decades living, working and surfing across the whenua, helping to restore wild places and protect endemic species. He says the intersection between surfing and conservation is clear. DOC veteran David Agnew has traveled the country with his work for DOC … and surfed most......

Conservation Week: Moss Thompson, The Ranger On A Mission To Save Sea Lions

Josh GaleApril 24, 2026April 23, 2026

by Josh GaleApril 24, 2026April 23, 20260

DOC ranger and surfer Moss Thompson works in the same waters he loves –protecting endangered sea lions where they live, breed and play. Moss shares his story from the deep south. My family has always been the outdoorsy types and from an early age we were in the hills tramping.......

Conservation Week: A Predator Detection Specialist With A Passion For Surf

Derek MorrisonApril 23, 2026April 23, 2026

by Derek MorrisonApril 23, 2026April 23, 20260

This DOC ranger travels the southern surf coast, mixing her battles for biodiversity with sessions at hidden spots. Writer Jose Watson catches up with Melissa McNaughtan on the West Coast. Surfer Mel McNaughtan is a DOC Biodiversity Monitoring Ranger who works out of Hokitika. She is part of a team......

Conservation Week: How The Karioi Project Returned Birdsong To Raglan

Josh GaleApril 22, 2026April 23, 2026

by Josh GaleApril 22, 2026April 23, 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......

Conservation Week: Looking Beneath With Kirsty Prior

Nicole StevenApril 21, 2026April 23, 2026

by Nicole StevenApril 21, 2026April 23, 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 23, 2026

by Josh GaleApril 20, 2026April 23, 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......

Expert Insight: Surfing With Sea Lions

Derek MorrisonDecember 23, 2020July 25, 2024

by Derek MorrisonDecember 23, 2020July 25, 20240

They can rattle even the most hardcore surfer with their lunges and antics, but according to Department of Conservation Coastal Otago ranger Jim Fyfe, we’re reading them all wrong. Jim explains how we can co-exist in the waves … In this short film (see below) Jim Fyfe shares his wisdom......