Projects

Students are investigating marine ecosystems and taonga species by engaging in hands-on, in-water surveys that combine localised mātauranga Māori (Māori knowledge), science and snorkelling.

This project is reconnecting the taonga shellfish toheroa back with the people through outreach education in local schools and within the wider community of Ripiro Beach.

Innovative predator free courses will run with secondary school students in Wellington and Northland, integrated with the science and technology curriculum and NCEA, and tested for scale-up across New Zealand.

Ahi Pepe MothNet – Aotearoa is citizen science that aims to engage teachers, tamariki (children), and whanau with moths, ecology and how science is conducted and connected to everyday life.

This project will expand the new Whitebait Connection National Īnanga (whitebait) Spawning Programme into early childhood centres and kura kaupapa through developing new resources in Te Reo Māori and Te Whariki curriculum.

Using Mātauranga taupuhi kaiao (traditional ecological knowledge) to design fisheries assessment protocols and enable efficient, independent monitoring of kaimoana resources.

Schools and community groups work with scientists to plan and implement ground-breaking new research into locating and restoring īnanga (whitebait) spawning areas in five regions throughout New Zealand.