WEAVING THE STRANDS 2007-
Weaving the Strands. Issue 33. 2016 March
The recreational fishing park is a great idea but it’s only one of several great ideas that need to be ushered in together ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 32. 2015 December
The message from the Forum’s State of our Gulf reports is being heeded with responsibility and innovation becoming the new normal among resource users ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 31. 2015 September
I’m used to gridlock on Auckland’s southern motorway but traffic chaos on Tamaki Drive a few weeks ago was something special ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 30. 2015 June
In early autumn I made the trek into Windy Canyon at the top of the road between Claris and Port Fitzroy on Aotea/Great Barrier Island ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 29. 2015 March
Last month the Hauraki Gulf Forum published its fourth Hauraki Gulf Marine Park poster series in association with the New Zealand Herald ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 28. 2014 December
Recently an observant commercial fisherman off the Coromandel noted the first black petrel of the summer, home from South American waters to breed on our ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 27. 2014 September
The Hauraki Gulf Forum has just completed its three yearly assessment of the state of the Hauraki Gulf/T kapa Moana as required under the Hauraki Gulf Marine ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 26. 2014 June
Releases of native wildlife on our Hauraki Gulf islands have featured prominently in the past 25 issues of Weaving the Strands ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 25. 2014 March
It is good to see the Sea Change – Tai Timu Tai Pari marine spatial plan process gaining momentum ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 24. 2013 December
The beginning of a new term for the Hauraki Gulf Forum is a good time to reflect on the waters we have charted and the sea conditions ahead ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 23. 2013 September
A significant milestone was passed on 9 September with the official launch of Sea Change – the process to prepare a Hauraki Gulf Marine Spatial Plan ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 22. 2013 June
I am pleased to announce this year’s Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Seminar date and line up of speakers. The 9 September event at Auckland Museum will be our fourth ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 21. 2013 March
A few weeks ago I was invited to spend the afternoon on Explore New Zealand’s Whale and Dolphin Safari boat ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 20. 2012 December
The challenge the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act presents to management agencies is to integrate, in order to protect and enhance environmental quality. Do this ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 19. 2012 September
Listening to presentations from the high calibre speakers at our recent Charting the Enhancement Pathway seminar drew comparisons to assembling a jigsaw puzzle ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 17. 2012 June
The Prime Minister’s Science Advisor and the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment are among the speakers at this year’s Hauraki Gulf Marine Park ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 16. 2012 March
New research on the Hauraki Gulf’s resident population of Bryde’s whales shows we are in danger losing them ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 15. 2011 December
The purposes of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act focus on integrating management and recognition of the relationships of ta ̄ngata whenua with Tikapa Moana/ ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 14. 2011 September
It has been a huge month for the Gulf. We witnessed the release of the first endangered species on officially-declared, pest-free Motutapu and Rangitoto islands ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 13. 2011 June
Join us on Tuesday 9 August at the Auckland Museum to explore the findings of the 2011 Hauraki Gulf State of the Environment report ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 12. 2011 April
The Hauraki Gulf Forum reconvenes for the first time this month following the local body elections last October and the formation of the new Auckland Council ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 11. 2010 August
In the last few weeks an independent hearings panel has released its decision on an application to dispose of marina dredgings in the inner gulf ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 10. 2010 May
A wide-ranging and compelling picture of the unique features, threats and management issues of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park emerged from a 10th anniversary ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 9. 2010 March
On February 27 more than 130 people marked the 10th anniversary of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park on Motutapu ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 8. 2009 November
The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act asks management agencies to focus their efforts on sustaining the life-supporting capacity of the environment of the Hauraki ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 7. 2009 August
Recent photographs in the Herald of orcas cruising city beaches with soon-to-be-pest-free Rangitoto as a backdrop makes me proud to live in this beautiful, ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 6. 2009 May
Last month on Motuihe I had the privilege of holding a little spotted kiwi prior to its release on the island sanctuary ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 5. 2009 March
Just before Christmas I was delighted to host the launch of a new guidebook: Exploring the Hauraki Gulf: From Bream Head to the Coromandel, written by Linda ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 4. 2008 November
When you scan the stories in this issue of Weaving the Strands it will quickly become apparent how signifcant and powerful integrated management is...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 3. 2008 August
Wherever we go we nd inspiring stories of how people and organisations are working together to make a difference...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 2. 2008 June
In the three years since the Hauraki Gulf Forum published its first State of the Environment Report, the agencies and members of the Forum have worked to give ...MORE
Weaving the Strands. Issue 1. 2008 March
Recently I travelled by boat from Great Barrier to Auckland, across the waters Hauraki iwi call Tikapa Moana, past the nature reserve of Hauturu, the vineyards...MORE