Aotea Great Barrier Environmental Trust

26/05/2026

Such a good project!

01/05/2026

A really significant development which we hope leads to sensible protections for Aotea.

Ngāti Rehua - Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trust Board and the Aotea/Great Barrier Local Board are wanting the government to back a plan to manage the kōura population.

01/05/2026

Ngāti Rehua - Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trust Board are co-hosting two Seaweed Community Workshops with MPI and ESNZ, and would love to see you there.

These sessions will cover how to identify exotic caulerpa and other key seaweed species, along with an update on what’s happening locally and nationally. It’s a great chance to learn, ask questions, and connect with others who care about protecting our moana.

📍 Saturday 16 May, 1–3pm – Tū Mai Taonga Office
📍 Sunday 17 May, 1–3pm – Claris Conference Centre

There will be a practical session, so please bring along any seaweed samples you’ve found.

Please RSVP to Hannah by 4 May for catering purposes – [email protected]

Nau mai, haere mai – come along, learn something new, and help protect our paradise 🌿🌊

Kia ora e te whānau,

We’re co-hosting two Seaweed Community Workshops with MPI and ESNZ, and would love to see you there.

These sessions will cover how to identify exotic caulerpa and other key seaweed species, along with an update on what’s happening locally and nationally. It’s a great chance to learn, ask questions, and connect with others who care about protecting our moana.

📍 Saturday 16 May, 1–3pm – Tū Mai Taonga Office
📍 Sunday 17 May, 1–3pm – Claris Conference Centre

We’re also asking people to bring along any seaweed samples you’ve found so we can do a practical ID session together.

Please RSVP to Hannah by 4 May for catering purposes – [email protected]

Nau mai, haere mai – come along, learn something new, and help protect our paradise 🌿🌊

26/04/2026

Let’s hope this leads to some sustainable solutions for Aotea’s koura.

Iwi and the local board want the government to back a population management plan for Great Barrier Island before it is too late.

22/04/2026

Wow! Well done to the OME volunteers! Happy conservation week.

20/04/2026

Ngā Huhua | Abundance: New exhibition shines a light on Te Moana-nui-a-Toi (Article in Environmental News Issue 53 by Kate Waterhouse)

Opening at the NZ Maritime Museum with a pōwhiri for Ngāti Rehua whānau in November, Ngā Huhua | Abundance—the Lifeforce of Te Moana-nui-a-Toi is a story about the incredible diversity of life in the waters around Aotea. A partnership with Ngāti Rehua Ngātiwai ki Aotea was new territory for the Museum but it has yielded a beautiful result, which can be enjoyed free for Aucklanders until July.

Barrier people will recognise some familiar faces in the video kōrero on wall mounted iPads, speaking about the significance of this moana and the changes needed to return it to abundance. Alongside these are awesome underwater images by Richard Robinson and footage of everything from mackerel (hautere) to mako sharks, to honu (turtles) and maki (orca), which were shot by Steve Hathaway. There’s a serious manta ray angle (no spoilers) and look out for gorgeous artwork by Jade Beazley, and weavers Joelene Nepia and Margaret Ngawaka, along with taonga from the descendants of Toi Te Huatahi. He was the first of the great navigators to arrive on Aotea’s shores around 1250 AD and the outer Gulf still bears his name...

Read more about it here: https://www.gbiet.org/en53-ngahuhua

Photo 1: Exhibition flyer

Ways to support AGBET:
Donate: https://www.gbiet.org/donate
Join: https://www.gbiet.org/join-us
Volunteer: https://www.gbiet.org/volunteer

17/04/2026

50 plus Pateke flocking on the Awana Stream today. It would be interesting to know where they have all come from across the island. Awesome sight on a calm autumn day at Aotea