Meri Kirihimete
Meri Kirihimete ko hari Niu la / Feliz Natal e feliz Ano Novo! We wish you all a happy and safe Christmas and New Year! Sian, Luke, Isabella, André, Gwen, Clara and Ellen x
December 2021
Summer Nights
Aotearoa’s Summer is here! Which means.. beaches, BBQ’s and spending time with whānau and friends. It also means excess exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation in the sun. According to NIWA New Zealand’s UV Index which measures UV radiation levels, it takes an average of only 12 minutes to get burned in Aotearoa! Remember to protect …
Tourism Spotlight
New Zealand has many stunning spots worth travelling too; as the nzherald.co.nz has identified one of these spots is the Clutha Region in the South Island. There you will discover beautiful beaches, unique landscapes, and rare and endangered wildlife. One of these rare and endangered wildlife is New Zealand sea lions/pakake, who are magnificent to …
Our Story
Thank you, Sandra van der Sommen from The The Lost Gypsy Gallery, in Papatowai for this original, beautiful Sea Society drawing. The Committee Members and I are delighted !Sea Society came to be in March 2019. My friend and Committee Member Gwen and I had just returned from (must do) Cape Brett Peninsula and went …
Sea restoration
The adverse effects of super-exploitation of natural resources are acknowledged. Unfortunately, the impacts are not usually local and spread their impacts through the food chain and physical environment. More and more the damage is such that nature cannot recover by itself. This happened in the Hauraki Gulf, where dredger fishing took place in the first …
Kia kaha, Aotearoa!
Cheers to you Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland! Thanks to your mahi / doing your part for others, tomorrow after 107 days in lockdown (but who’s counting), we move to the Red Traffic Light !In a nutshell life under Red means: vaccine passes will enable New Zealanders to go to bars and restaurants; to hairdressers and other personal …