Environment & Ecology – Page 9 – Great Barrier Island News

Looking out towards the rock at Pah Beach on Aotea, Great Barrier Island.

Environment & Ecology

2024 a Make-or-Break Year for the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park

By Alex Rogers On one of the islands in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park this summer, lots of small snapper washed up dead. A friend who has witnessed the decline of the health of the Gulf over many decades filleted one…

Tryphena Helipad Proposal Stirs Controversy

The property located at 135 Rosalie Bay Road, encompassing 9181m², was acquired by its current owner in June 2022. This site, now the subject of a proposed helipad, boasts views over Mulberry Grove, stretching towards the mainland and the Coromandel.…

Herbs of Aotea, Great Barrier Island – no not that one

Above: Mānuka or Tea Tree. Photo / Sid Mosdell / Creative Commons Aotea, Great Barrier Island, is the rohe of local iwi Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea, and for centuries their ancestors have relied on rongoā, the traditional Māori medicine,…

Female Red-Eared Slider Turtles are usually a little larger than males. Photo / Rod Morris, Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (1986)

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Red-Eared Slider Turtles: A Menace to Aotea’s Biodiversity

Female Red-Eared Slider Turtles are usually a little larger than males. Photo / Rod Morris, Department of Conservation Te Papa Atawhai (1986) Red-eared slider turtles have become a concerning pest on Aotea Great Barrier Island, posing a significant threat to our precious…

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney

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Claim filed against Crown over seaweed infestation engulfing Aotea

This bright-green invasive caulerpa seaweed is smothering the delicate marine ecosystem on Great Barrier Island. Photo / Glenn Edney By Will Trafford, Whakaata Māori News Ngāti Rehua/Ngāti wai ki Aotea, the mana whenua and mana moana of Aotea (Great Barrier Island),…

Above: Motu Aotea is ditching single-use takeaway coffee cups. Photo / Greta Recup / Creative Commons

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Ban on Single-Use Cups on Aotea, Great Barrier Island in Eco-Friendly Shift

Aotea, Great Barrier Island is setting a remarkable environmental precedent as it endeavors to become the first location in Aotearoa New Zealand to eradicate single-use takeaway cups.

The Book Exchange and Community Pantry at Medlands. Photo / Anamata Resource Recovery

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Trash to Treasure: the Island’s Waste Warriors weigh in

Above: The Book Exchange and Community Pantry at Medlands. Photo / Anamata Resource Recovery We asked, you answered. Here are some insights from our island’s Waste Warriors on Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling. Reducing waste is a journey, and you don’t…

A fish affected by milky white flesh syndrome showing a skinny tail. Photo / NIWA / Rikki Taylor

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Snapper in Hauraki Gulf found with milky white flesh syndrome

A fish affected by milky white flesh syndrome showing a skinny tail. Photo / NIWA / Rikki Taylor NIWA has been called in to investigate evidence of snapper in the Hauraki Gulf suffering from milky white flesh syndrome. The Ministry for Primary…