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 …
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. Mental health is still misunderstood; therefore, I am adopting the United States initiative here in Aotearoa. Mental health includes depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), schizophrenia, dementia and autism. Mental health has many faces, it does …
Many of you will know the name: Elon Musk. He is the co-founder and CEO of Tesla, founder of SpaceX, bought Twitter for $44.0 billion; and according to Forbes is worth $246.2 billion. What will Twitter look like under his ownership? Well, Musk has said that Twitter should avoid getting involved in content regulation, and …