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I have been lucky enough to live in a home which is entirely powered by 14 solar panels that sit on the rooves of two sheds. The panels feed energy to 24 batteries which store enough energy for three days of power. If there is not enough sun a backup generator is used. After moving […]

Thank you, Fergus Sutherland, for this cool, yet unfortunately realistic New Zealand sea lion/pakake cartoon! For those of you who have not had the pleasure of meeting Fergus and his wife Mary, they are Otago-locals. Fergus is a keen conservationist: actively involved in yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho and pakake conservation. He is an artist, and the Secretary

Here we go whānau. Approximately two years in the making, and the day has come to vote for essential protection measures for wildlife in The Catlins. New Zealand sea lions/pakake were once distributed from Cape Reinga/Te Rerenga Wairua to the Subantarctic Islands, before humans colonised Aotearoa. They were nearly wiped out due to our over-harvesting

“I believe the greatest privilege in this world is to use your freedom of speech for those who have no voice.” – Ricky Gervais Beginning tomorrow – until the 20th of June 2022, use your freedom of speech and speak up on behalf of New Zealand sea lions/pakake, yellow-eyed penguins/hoiho, and all of the voiceless

Thank you, Richard Davison at the Otago Daily Times; it is good to see another article addressing the current threats facing wildlife in The Catlins. The Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust have made a proposal to the Clutha District Council calling for better dog control measures to protect penguins at Jacks Bay. Trust General Manager Sue Murray

Check out the awesome video by CNN Travel featuring Hannah Yeardley: a volunteer at the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust and Jim Fyfe: a senior ranger at the Department of Conservation! Access the article here: https://edition.cnn.com/…/new-zealand-sea…/index.html. When ‘Mum’ appeared at Taieri Mouth in Dunedin NZ in 1993, she gave birth to the first pup born

Thank you Richard Davision at the Otago Daily Times for raising awareness of the Clutha District Council’s proposed ‘Vehicles on Beaches Bylaw.’ On behalf of our colleagues: the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust, Forest & Bird, pakake specialists and our Sea Society whānau, we thank the Clutha District Council for providing a resolution to our

Do you like nature? Are you an outdoors person, (e.g. a fishermen / women, surfer, beach-goer, hiker?) Do you like animals? Do you have a whānau / tamariki? Do you want to preserve Aotearoa’s unique environment for future generations? Do you consider prioritising conservation efforts for indigenous and endangered wildlife important? Do you consider prioritising

When I created the ‘Protect Endangered New Zealand Sea Lion’ petition on Change.org in June 2020, and began corresponding with Forest & Bird, the New Zealand Sea Lion Trust, local Department of Conservation rangers, Politicians, Councilors, pakake specialists, Mana Tāhuna and Tangata whenua, I dreamed the Clutha District Council would respond with a ‘Vehicles on

Happy Mother’s Day/Te Rā o Māmā. Shout out to all of the mother’s out there (hi Janine), who have birthed us, raised us, fed us, and loved us – even as teenagers. Being a mother is a full-time job and can sometimes be thankless. So, take the opportunity today to thank your mother for all