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Hauraki Gulf
Get on board – waste-wise tips for boaties
Auckland Council is appealing to boaties and leisure craft users to be waste-wise on the water this summer to conserve our oceans and coastlines.
Caulerpa threat: boaties urged to help stop the spread this summer
Boaties heading out on the water this summer are being urged to take extra care to prevent the spread of exotic caulerpa.
Cable Bay Wine Limited sentenced for breach of resource consent conditions
Court rejects call for leniency, emphasises accountability.
Prohibited fire season for islands of the Hauraki Gulf from today
Fire and Emergency NZ has declared a prohibited fire season for the Hauraki Gulf Islands, from 2 December 2024.
New Zealand Nature Fund supports Kawau Island restoration project
Pest patrol on Kawau Island to launch in earnest.
Exotic Caulerpa and the Hauraki Gulf: Assessing the ecosystem services at risk
The NZ Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) final report to the Hauraki Gulf Forum has been released. It states that the value of the Hauraki Gulf’s ecosystem services and natural capital is estimated to be more than $5 billion dollars each year.
Top tips for boaties
Heading to the Hauraki Gulf by boat? Here are our top tips on how you can protect our Hauraki Gulf from waste and pests.
Pricing the impact of failing infrastructure on natural capital services
The impact of the Parnell sinkhole and associated sewage discharge on the natural capital services provided by the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, Tīkapa Moana, Te Moananui-ā-Toi.
1 January 2024 cutoff date to be pest free warranted
Warrants to protect biosecurity on Hauraki Gulf
The State of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, Tīkapa Moana, Te Moananui-ā-Toi… in 2173
The State of the Hauraki Gulf 2173 report presents a fictional future state of the Hauraki Gulf - 150 years from now – and using the best available science works backwards to show how we could achieve those gains.
Hauraki Gulf Marine Park under sustained assault, will long over-due protection and restoration be delivered?
Hauraki Gulf Forum Co-Chairs Nicola MacDonald and Toby Adams will tomorrow publicly unveil the 2023 State of the Gulf report, produced for the forum by Coast & Catchment Ltd.
Our $100 billion natural capital asset: the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, Tīkapa Moana, Te Moananui-ā-Toi
Hauraki Gulf Forum Co-Chairs Nicola MacDonald and Toby Adams have today welcomed the release of a ground-breaking natural capital valuation of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, produced for the Forum by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (...
Marty 'nose' the importance of island biosecurity
While working the waterfront in the early hours of Sunday morning, Marty the English Springer’s nose began to twitch, and he knew something was amiss.
Pest-free focus making good business sense for commercial boaties
From conservation to vessel performance, commercial boat operators are increasingly finding biosecurity is good business practice.
Top tips for visitors
Whether you’re heading out for a day or staying a while, here are our top tips to keep the Hauraki Gulf pest and waste free when you visit.
Strengthened collaboration between Auckland’s Regional Parks and the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park a welcome step forward
Hauraki Gulf Forum Co-Chairs Nicola MacDonald and Pippa Coom have welcomed the adoption of Auckland Council’s new Regional Parks Management Plan (RPMP), which will see strengthened collaboration between Auckland’s Regional Parks and the Hauraki Gu...
