Te Wairua O Te Moananui Ocean Spirit
Ko tatou te moana, Ko te moana ko tatou.
We are the Ocean, the Ocean is us
Our Vision
We are a registered Charitable Trust based on the beautiful Tutukaka Coast in Northland, New Zealand. We vision a healthy moana in which coastal ecosystems and human communities thrive in a harmonious, respectful and mutually beneficial relationship that recognises the Ocean as a living being, whose Mauri (life-force) is critical to the healthy functioning of the planet.
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Latest News
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Kina gardening at Motu Te Maika
(Phillip Island) 11am Sunday 23rd August The kelp forest regeneration site at Motu Te Maika (Philip Island) in Tutukaka Harbour is flourishing, with strong natural juvenile kelp recruitment adding to the initial Green Gravel planting from our lab in Church Bay. Over the past 2 years we have seen a steady increase in the diversity and abundance…
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Spring Newsletter
As we move forward with the energy of Spring we would like to update our supporters with news from the Trust. While we have had a pause on communications in recent times, there has been plenty going on behind the scenes, and more to come with summer just around the corner! Read on for updates…
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Autumn batch of kelplings doing well
Our third batch of kelpings, “planted” out six weeks ago, are doing really well. After doing a site preparation and kina removal session our team of volunteers carefully placed each of the 250 green gravel pebbles in nooks and crannies on the rocky reef substrate of Phillip Island in Tutukaka Harbour. This time around we…
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