Hauraki Gulf

The summer science fun continues with an episode from RNZ podcast Voices. Meet Gaia Dell'Arriccia, a scientist originally from the south of France who studies the seabirds that live around Auckland's… Audio

Ten years in the making, the government has launched its plan to revitalise Auckland's Hauraki Gulf, and it's immediately been slammed for not including an outright ban on trawler fishing. The new… Audio

A collaborative conservation project to rewild the Hauraki Gulf with green lipped mussels/kutai is underway. The joint initiative between Kelly Tarlton's Marine Wildlife Trust, the University of… Audio, Gallery

This week, Claire Concannon returns to the Noises Islands in the Hauraki Gulf. While conservation action on the islands has led to thriving terrestrial ecosystems, under the water, it's a very… Audio

Claire Concannon visits the Noises Islands in the Hauraki Gulf, where conservation efforts on land have created a haven for native wildlife. Under the water, however, it's a very different story. Can… Audio

The Noises are a conservation success story in the Hauraki Gulf. Claire Concannon joins a team surveying the wētāpunga, seabirds, and other flora and fauna that now thrive on these predator-free… Audio

Claire Concannon joins a research team on the Noises Islands in the Hauraki Gulf to check up on its bird residents. How are the birds faring on these predator-free havens? Audio

Behind the scenes at the Auckland War Memorial Museum, a "menagerie" of specimens is a treasure trove for curator Dr Matt Rayner, who is researching how the Hauraki Gulf's seabirds are faring using… Audio

Claire is back this week with a new story for Our Changing World. Inspired by Bird of the Year, she heads to the Auckland Museum to meet curator Dr Matt Rayner, and discover what the feathers of old… Audio

Edin Whitehead inherited a love of birds from her father and became captivated by the majesty of seabirds on a trip to the Subantarctic Islands. Now a PhD student at the University of Auckland, she is… Audio

Edin Whitehead is a PhD student at the University of Auckland researching how best to help the birds of the Hauraki Gulf, who are facing many threats, including warming waters.  Audio

Last week the government announced 18 new protected areas in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. Marine scientist and conservationist Veronica Rotman has been looking through the changes in depth and talks… Audio