Projects

As cities grow, so do impacts associated with noise. Using a novel approach, this project will evaluate Auckland’s coastal ecosystem health through the recording and analysis of underwater soundscapes.

The Aquavan will travel from sea to source, engaging new audiences and building community skill in environmental monitoring and knowledge mapping, expanding the 2018 project, ‘Aquavan... Discovering our Coastal Connections’.

Rangatahi will discover their passion for science by learning about ecology, conservation & marine biology, by comparing their own backyard to Matiu Somes Island.

'Tai Moana, Tai Ora' will engage with tamariki of Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Te Parehuia in their natural marine science environment to determine the health of their environment.

Students from semi-rural schools will work with researchers to investigate how land use, water quality and biodiversity conservation can simultaneously contribute to the overall health of a catchment.

The project team will gather information on the types of litter, and the origin of litter on the Taranaki coastline, and in particular, in the Tapuae Marine Reserve.

The project whānau will be exploring the characterisation and connectivity of taonga species inside and outside Tapuae Marine Reserve and Ngā Motu/Sugar Loaf Islands Marine Protected Area.

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.

Students are collecting and analysing data to co-produce a mobile-learning application that will allow citizen scientists to monitor salp populations in coastal marine ecosystems.