In the past, many New Zealanders have not understood the value of estuaries. Many European settlers initially viewed estuaries as unproductive wastelands. Land was reclaimed for harbours and ...
People like to live near estuaries. In pre-European times, estuaries were favourite places for Māori to gather – particularly to harvest and enjoy kaimoana. Today, there are major settlements ...
This article recounts the conversation between Tane, his dad and the scientists they find testing the health of their local river. It looks at the information gathered by the scientists and how ...
In this activity, students explore Māori perspectives concerning estuaries. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: explain how a Māori legend can show aspects of Māori thinking ...
In this activity, students become aware of the importance of estuaries. They identify some possible impacts on estuaries and possible actions that can be taken to protect them. By the end of this ...
In this activity, students discuss how a variety of everyday objects can serve as metaphors for the important characteristics and functions of estuaries. By the end of this activity, students ...
Be part of a worldwide movement and use Global Earth Challenge to submit or classify photos to help our planet’s environment and human health. Global Earth Challenge is a citizen science campaign ...
This New Zealand-based citizen science project collects data about butterflies in our gardens, schools, parks and farms – any location in the country or on the outer islands. This annual event – ...
FrogID is an Australian app that uses audio of frogs’ unique calls to identify various species and their locations. We can use it in Aotearoa New Zealand to record the location of introduced ...
With 75% of New Zealanders living within 10 km of the coast, many students will be familiar with estuaries. In scientific terms, estuaries are the interface between the land and the sea – the ...
The rocky shore is a popular topic in primary school science. Below are some Science Learning Hub resources for primary teachers related to the rocky shore in the Living World strand of the New ...
In this recorded professional learning session, Greta Dromgool and guest Alex Daniel from the Waikato Regional Council take a hands-on look at fresh water monitoring. Exploring our urban and ...
Weno Iti, Apanui Skipper and Andrew Swales talk about research they undertook for the toolkit. They describe their collaboration with iwi and their learning from them that resulted in an ...
Andrew Swales, Apanui Skipper and Weno Iti discuss their roles in the development of the toolkit. Andrew led the development while Apanui provided the Māori component – helping to identify the ...
Andrew Swales talks about the E-MAP (Estuary Monitoring Action Plan) he designed to support iwi or community groups to formulate a plan and set objectives for monitoring their estuary.
Dr Candida Savage explains the clues she collects in estuaries and fiords, to understand how changes in land use affect these environments. Click on the labels to watch the videos for more ...
Human actions at sea and on land are putting increasing pressure on the ocean and the species that live there.
The ocean has an amazing diversity of habitat types and species that live within them.
