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Ngā mihi nui / thank you to everyone who has already made a submission to the Clutha District Council about their ‘Vehicles on Beaches Bylaw’ and their ‘Dog Control Bylaw.’ If you have not had an opportunity, there are five days left to make a submission via: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/67CFBH5, help.desk@cluthadc.govt.nz or ‘Vehicles on Beaches Bylaw, Clutha […]

This may be an uncharacteristic post for SEA SOCIETY; with violence seemingly on the rise, it is important to look at why people behave violently to get to the root of the cause. American Psychotherapist and Writer Shavaun Scott discusses why gun violence has increased in the United States in the last 20 years, and

Happy World Ocean Day! The oceans covers over 70% of the Earth, produces at least 50% of the Earth’s oxygen, provides sustenance for over a billion people worldwide, and employs an estimated 40 million people in ocean-based industries. According to the United Nations: the sad reality is that 90% of big fish populations are depleted,

Yesterday afternoon, a New Zealand fur seal/kekeno was discovered entangled in a net at a beach in Ōtaki. HUHANZ called the Department of Conservation (DOC) and deployed their wildlife response lead Jono to cordon off the young kekeno, so people walking their dogs or driving on the beach wouldn’t accidentally cause him distress. DOC arrived

“I think of something that happened to me in 2019, when I was still living in Northland NZ. I used to love going to the Mermaid Pools in Northland, which was this stunning, massive rockpool. But unfortunately, due to ongoing pollution, Iwi made the tough decision to put a rāhui over these mermaid pools; and

Thank you Seb Rice-Walsh from Radio One 91FM for having me on to talk about New Zealand sea lions/pakake and Sea Society’s protect pakake campaign being a driver in the culmination of the Clutha District Council’s ‘Vehicles on Beaches Bylaw.’ It is a privilege to use my freedom of speech to speak on behalf of

Ngā mihi nui Duke McLeod at Revolution Radio – OAR FM Dunedin – Community Access Media for having me on as your guest today! It was a pleasure to discuss New Zealand sea lions/pakake, vehicular vandalism impacts on wildlife, the Clutha District Council‘s ‘Vehicles on Beaches Bylaw’ and Sea Society’s origin with you! Go on.

– On the 10th of December 2004, New Zealand became the third country in the world to make all indoor workplaces, including bars and restaurants smoke-free. – On the 1st of November 2009, New Zealand banned texting and using handheld cell phones while driving. – In 2014, New Zealand drivers could no longer exceed 50

Thank you to everyone who has already made a submission to the Clutha District Council about their proposed ‘Vehicles on Beaches Bylaw’. We appreciate you, and everyone who signed our initial petition on Change.org. It is your efforts that have put this Bylaw on the table. Submissions close on the 20th of June 2022 via

Tune into Revolution Radio – OAR FM Dunedin – Community Access Media 105.4 FM next Tuesday the 31st at 10.00am! Revolution Radio Host Duke McLeod and I are going to be discussing how special New Zealand sea lions/pakake are, how it is essential for their population recovery to have vehicles restricted on beaches, how people