Huanui College SeaBin Sorters

For the 2nd year running Huanui College, Glenbervie has sorting the SeaBin on their timetable of Thursday afternoon optional activities. This term we have Aston Plunkett, Zef Brooks and Charley Welford continuing the College’s support of the Seabin. The Seabin was officially opened in April 2019 by Pippa Benton and other Huanui College students whoContinue reading “Huanui College SeaBin Sorters”

Regenerating the kelp forests of Tutukaka Harbour

Project Update 28-12-22 Community response to the Tutukaka Harbour Kelp Restoration Project has been amazing! Following the public hui on Sunday 11th Dec donations started coming in. We are absolutely blown away by your generous support and really heartened by all the offers of help with the project.  As a result, the site preparation hasContinue reading “Regenerating the kelp forests of Tutukaka Harbour”

Te Whanga Hauora o Tutukaka

Regenerating the kelp forests of Tutukaka Harbour: A Community-based Collaborative Regeneration and Reseach Project Update 13-12-2022 First kelplings “planted” at Philip Island We had a great turnout on the morning of Sunday 11th Dec for the first of our kelp regeneration “plant outs”. Of course, we don’t actually plant the kelp in the sand, butContinue reading “Te Whanga Hauora o Tutukaka”

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 theContinue reading Restoring the kelp forests of Tutukaka Harbour. 

SeaBin back in Action!

The SeaBin is back in Action! Roger in the Tutukaka Marina Office has done an incredible job replacing the motor, prop-speeding the whole bin and giving it a thorough clean! A volunteer group of Huanui College Students, Glenbervie, will be sorting the rubbish every Thursday afternoon during Term 3. Their involvement forms the Community ServiceContinue reading “SeaBin back in Action!”

SeaBin Shed Donated

has very kindly donated a shed for the SeaBin! Thank you so much NorthlandWaste for your generous donation. After 3 years of operation in the Tutukaka Marina, the SeaBin has finally got its own shed! The SeaBin was officially ‘opened’ by Pippa Benton who was a student at Huanui College, Glenbervie, on 29 April 2019.Continue reading “SeaBin Shed Donated”