I remember the moment I realised what I would do with the rest of my life. I was a seasick two year old, struggling with a rough crossing on the Picton Ferry, when my mum took me outside to get some air. Leaping through the waves were some dolphins. I was hooked. By the age […]
Sarah Wilcox, Anton van Helden and Stefanie Rixecker have just set off on a trip with Heritage Expeditions to the Kermadecs. Tune in to our blog for daily updates from their trip. The morning we left Raoul was one of mixed feelings, so many remarkable experiences and sights in one fleeting visit. An escort of […]
Sarah Wilcox, Anton van Helden and Stefanie Rixecker have just set off on a trip with Heritage Expeditions to the Kermadecs. Tune in to our blog for daily updates from their trip! Waking up to a call of bow riding bottlenose dolphins, is a pretty good way to start any day. A trio of dolphins […]
After helping everybody get back into the zodiac boats from our day outing ashore at Raoul Island, I had a tumble off the side of the boat and ended up in the tide! The water was a subtropical warm, but I was still thankful for a quick and efficient rescue. That was yesterday evening – […]
Sarah Wilcox, Anton van Helden and Stefanie Rixecker have just set off on a trip with Heritage Expeditions to the Kermadecs. Tune in to our blog for daily updates from their trip! I woke up to a gently rolling sea, quickly readied myself for a day looking out to the unimpeded horizon. I joined the […]
Forest & Bird has been campaigning hard for the creation of a large ocean sanctuary in the pristine Kermadec region, writes Anton van Helden. The most northerly part of New Zealand’s marine environment is the subtropical Kermadec region, home to some remarkable species of sharks, sea birds, whales, dolphins, turtles, fishes, corals and other marine invertebrates, some of which are […]
While John Key is in the US wrangling support for New Zealand seat on the UN Security Council, Murray McCully attended John Kerry’s Oceans Conference, where the Secretary of State said the US and other nations need to take bolder steps to protect marine habitat and combat other threats. Our government talks about being world […]