Tag: Hauraki Gulf
Another whopper gets away
The credibility of efforts to police commercial fishing activity in the Hauraki Gulf has taken another blow after Greenpeace released a leaked Ministry of...
Hauraki Gulf’s beauty belies its plight
Looking out on the gulf, everything seems fine whatever the weather - blue water, studded with green islands, fringed with sandy beaches, seemingly teeming...
Wartime sinking of liner now huge threat to gulf
In the midwinter of 1940, the Royal Mail Ship Niagara carrying eight tonnes of South African gold bullion departed Auckland on the second leg...
Dolphins delight with spring splash and dash
The week ended with some early spring sunshine and a visit to Oneroa Bay by a pod of about eight dolphins on Friday afternoon.
As...
Island could lose say over ocean
Waiheke leaders are fighting to keep a local voice on the Hauraki Gulf Forum which is making plans for the future of the gulf.
Waitemata...
Fishing impacts on seabird numbers
Red billed gulls are now as endangered as New Zealand dotterels with numbers plummeting in the Hauraki Gulf.
The gulls used to breed in “huge...
Dolphins come calling
Dolphins claimed Kennedy Point as their realm last Thursday, coming within centimetres of the beach near the car ferry.
A pod of about six bottlenose...
Marine reserve plans for gulf create waves
Keep Our Beaches is renewing its fight over plans for marine reserves on the northern coast of Waiheke.
Group representative Deb Cox, from Sandy Bay,...
Scientist calls for urgent marine protection
Tensions were high at a meeting last week to discuss 12 new marine reserves proposed by Waiheke Local Board. While marine biologist Roger Grace...
Bold plan for new marine reserves
Plans for 12 potential new marine reserves in the waters of the Waiheke Local Board area have been sent to the government.
The local board’s...
