Reflections on ecology and Kaitiakitanga, or stewardship of the natural world, in Aotearoa.
Indigenous Led & Award-Winning EcoTourism in Kaikōura, New Zealand Here I am on the ferry returning from an epic week in the South Island. Dusky Dolphins are jumping in the long wake behind the massive Inter-Island Ferry, loaded with timber, livestock, cars and people. I’m practicing my indiscreet Indian vocabulary […]
Matiu/Somes Island – A Treasure In Wellington Harbor In the case of Matiu-Somes Island, community comes first. It is in this spirit that generations of dedicated people working together to protect an island’s rich inter-cultural and natural heritage are creating an enduring model for the future of environmental education and […]
Conservation in Te Angiangi Marine Reserve & Surrounds, North Island New Zealand Field Research at Te Angiangi Marine Reserve, New Zealand Once again, we stood by our vans at Victoria University and put on some hit-the-road music, finally with an I-pod instead of the endless “Sugar Sugar” early oldies mix I […]
Conservation on North Stradbroke Island / Minjerribah, AU One of the world’s largest sand islands, North Stradbroke Island, or Minjerribah to the Aboriginals who inhabited it for tens of thousands of years before Anglo settlers, has a University of Queensland research station where my class went to study tropical conservation […]
An Academic Journey to Heron Island Research Station in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park\ I am writing about going to Heron Island, the world’s largest coral reef research station in the Southern Great Barrier Reef, a month late, because the salty and flavorful experience needed time to digest. Perhaps […]
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I rere mai te Awa Nui Mai i te Kāhui Maunga ki Tangaroa Ko au te Awa, ko te Awa ko au. The Great River flows From the Mountains to the Sea I am the River, and the River is me. -Whanganui iwi, Tångata Whenua, or traditional guardians of the Whanganui River Catchment […]
In many Southeast Asian countries the ‘Water Festival’ represents an outdoor celebration where people splash one another with water as part of a cleansing ritual to welcome the New Year. Sprinkling water is a sign of respect, blessings and good tidings, and it often also becomes a pretense for celebration! […]