Sustainable Seas Challenge

EBM – ecosystem-based management – is a holistic and inclusive approach for managing an ecosystem. In this activity, students use...

The Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge’s vision is for New Zealand to have healthy marine ecosystems providing value for every...

The sea is our taonga. Our connections to it are strong. More than 75% of New Zealanders live within 10...

Simply defined, a tipping point is the point when a number of changes or incidents become significant enough to cause...

As New Zealanders, we love our oceans. Coastal and offshore waters are our playgrounds and sustain us spiritually and economically....

The seas surrounding New Zealand are complex. They are a connected and dynamic mix of chemical, physical and biological processes....

When we throw something away, how do we know where it goes? The Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge developed an...

Aerial imaging is not new, and scientists have been using data gathered from manned flights for decades. In recent decades,...

The 2016 Kaikōura earthquake caused sudden large-scale changes along the coastline. The intertidal zones were lifted up to 6 metres...

Scientists and hapū are investigating whether kina (a New Zealand sea urchin) can become our next high-value nutraceutical, functional food...

The Kaituna River flows through the Bay of Plenty, winding its way from Lakes Rotorua and Rotoiti to its outflow...

Mātauranga Māori and science are helping to solve a few questions in Ōhiwa Harbour:

As New Zealanders looking to the future, we are faced with many opportunities – and challenges. These include improving the...

Farming is a way of life in New Zealand – about half the country’s land is used for primary production....

The sea is our taonga. Our connections to it are strong. More than 75% of New Zealanders live within 10...