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Category: Tutukaka Kelp Regeneration

  • 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…

  • Restoring the kelp forests of Tutukaka Harbour. 

    A Community-based, Collaborative Regeneration and Research Project  We are excited to announce the launch of the Tutukaka Harbour Kelp regeneration project. Click here to learn more and support this project. The aim of this project is to support the kaitiakitanga of mana whenua/mana moana in restoring the mauri of the harbour by “re-seeding” denuded areas of the…