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A school of parore fish swim alongside mussels growing at a farm in New Zealand Photo / Lucy Underwood / University of Auckland
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Blues star Kurt Eklund goes viral over new Hauraki Gulf fishing rules

Blues hooker Kurt Eklund has set off a storm online after questioning the fairness of the government’s new Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act, which shuts off large parts of the Gulf to recreational fishers while still allowing…
By Barrier.news4 days ago
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Photo / James Wheeler / CC
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New no-fishing zones arrive in the Hauraki Gulf this Weekend

New marine protection areas come into force across the Hauraki Gulf this weekend, as part of the Government’s new Marine Protection Bill — marking one of the most significant shifts in local fishing rules in decades. From Saturday 25 October,…
By Barrier.newsOctober 21, 2025
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Spearfishing. Photo / Daniel Torobekov
  • Ecology - Aotea Green

Plans laid for New Zealand Spearfishing Championships on Barrier

Photo / Daniel Torobekov
By Barrier.newsSeptember 27, 2025
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A crayfish lurks between rocks. Debate is intensifying over proposed quota increases and their impact on local marine life in the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Jasus Edwards / CC
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Residents Back New Bylaw to Cut Crayfish Daily Limits

Photo / Jasus Edwards
By Barrier.newsSeptember 16, 2025
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An adult black petrel cruises over the waters of the Hauraki Gulf. Photo / Dan Burgin / WMIL
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  • Ecology - Aotea Green

Thirty Years on Hirakimata: What We’ve Learned About the Black Petrel

A new report released this month marks 30 years of black petrel monitoring on Great Barrier Island, the only place in the world — along with Little Barrier — where the seabird breeds, revealing a population holding steady but still…
By Barrier.newsAugust 20, 2025
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Photo /Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, CC BY-NC-ND - Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong
  • Ecology - Aotea Green

Sleepy birds, quiet dawns: how noisy, bright city nights disrupt and change birdsong

Photo / Juli Gaviraghi Mussoi, CC BY-NC-ND
By Barrier.newsAugust 18, 2025
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Chatham Islands. Photo / Flickr / Ville Miettinen
  • Ecology - Aotea Green

How the discovery of an extinct shelduck highlights the rich ancient biodiversity of the Chatham Islands (Rēkohu)

Photo / Sasha Votyakova/Te Papa , CC BY-ND
By Barrier.newsAugust 18, 2025
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Greenpeace petition reignites call for bottom trawling ban in Hauraki Gulf

Greenpeace has launched a fresh petition calling on Oceans and Fisheries Minister Shane Jones to ban bottom trawling, scallop dredging, and Danish seining across the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park. The campaign argues that a century of seabed damage from mobile…
By Barrier.newsJuly 27, 2025
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Plans to ‘De-Extinct’ the Moa Raise Eyebrows

Photo / Heinrich Harder (1858-1935)
By Barrier.newsJuly 10, 2025
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  • Environment - Aotea Green

Visitor Levy Funds Poison and Trapping in National Parks

The government has announced that $22 million collected from international visitors will be used over the next three years to fund large-scale poison and trapping operations, and goat culls across New Zealand’s national parks and offshore islands. Conservation Minister Tama…
By Barrier.newsJuly 6, 2025
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