Author Archives: Catherine Lea
Articles authored by Catherine Lea

Who’s who at the feeding frenzy
A mesmerizing sight to behold in the Marine Park, ‘workups’ […]

The State of our Seabirds
The Te Moananui-ā-Toi / Tīkapa Moana / Hauraki Gulf is […]

The Impact of Marine Heatwaves
Marine heatwaves (MHWs) are defined as when seawater temperatures are […]

Lockdown provides a rare opportunity to study the marine park’s wildlife
Last year when New Zealand entered its first COVID-19 lockdown, […]

Increasing biosecurity at the marine border
Terrestrial pests such as possums, rats and stoats and the […]

Species Protection In Government’s Plan
It is well known that the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park […]

More Marine Protection on the Horizon
The government’s strategy, Revitalising the Gulf (or see the short […]

Spying on the underwater world
Odette Howarth is a PhD candidate at the School of […]

Plastics and our precious fauna
Covered as a case study in the 2020 State of […]

Volunteering in the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park
Ever thought about volunteering? There are many benefits in doing […]

Auckland City’s unusual nocturnal visitor
Is it a gull? Is it a gannet? Is it […]

Masters of Engineering
Most people would likely think of an engineer as someone […]

Understanding how our smallest actions impact the largest residents
A contingent of marine researchers are surveying the Hauraki Gulf […]

Sightings of sharks on the increase?
This summer a series of human-shark interactions around the New […]