Protect Our Gulf

Protect Our Gulf A environmental conservation trust set up to watch over the islands of the Gulf with a wide mandate to protect the waters of the gulf. It's really all we have.

We want to bring back bio-diversity in our moana. We love the land, the sea and the people.

Looking forward to welcoming Jono Ridler for the Protect our Gulf AGM on the 18th of October.  12-2, Waiheke Resource Tr...
06/10/2026

Looking forward to welcoming Jono Ridler for the Protect our Gulf AGM on the 18th of October. 12-2, Waiheke Resource Trust in Mako street.

Hear about his passion for the sea, the Hauraki Gulf, and what it was like to swim the length of the North Island - 1369 kms in 90 days!! More about Jono here https://liveocean.org/swim4theocean/

Join us for soup and a fireside chat, as well as the quick AGM to elect officers and update you on what we've been doing.

One man attempting to swim 1,000 miles of treacherous coastline. To ignite New Zealanders around the race for a healthy ocean.

26/09/2026

Really thrilled to announce that we will welcome Jono Ridler, advocate for our oceans to be our speaker at our annual AGM. Jono will be speaking about his experience swimming around our country to highlight our current environmental issues with biodiversity & bottom trawling. Come & have a chat while supporting Protect Our Gulf. Sunday, October 18th, 4 to 6 pm at the WRT on Mako Street. Please message us if you are coming (for catering - light refreshments). See you there!

Good protest to get to if you're worried about National/ACT's attack on Conservation land.  From the link:  The Conserva...
15/09/2026

Good protest to get to if you're worried about National/ACT's attack on Conservation land.

From the link: The Conservation Amendment Bill would make it easier to exploit and even sell off public conservation land. From forests and wetlands to rivers, coastlines and mountain ranges, the places that belong to Aotearoa are under threat.

New Zealanders love conservation land: it’s where we tramp, hunt, holiday, and appreciate nature. It’s part of who we are. Conservation lands are one of our greatest defences against climate breakdown. They’re also the last refuge for endangered native species that are fighting to survive.

Beyond what these rare wild places do for us, they have a right to exist simply for their own sake - because the value of nature cannot be measured by a ledger.

This Government has steadily dismantled environmental and climate protections - from the Fast-track Approvals Act, to the Fisheries Amendment Bill, to the new RMA bills.

This election, politicians from every political party need to hear that people from all walks of life want our environment protected, not exploited.

Join tens of thousands of people who will March for Nature this September the 19th.

Gather at 1.00 pm in Albert Park by the rotunda, walk down to Britomart (Te Komititanga Square)

On Saturday 19 September 2026, at 1pm, people from across Aotearoa will come together in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland to stand up for nature and defend conservation land.

We have a great new website folks and fishes! Made by our very own webpage designer and POG secretary Jack Grunfeld. Go ...
06/07/2026

We have a great new website folks and fishes! Made by our very own webpage designer and POG secretary Jack Grunfeld. Go and take a look and let us know what you think!

A community-led charity protecting the Hauraki Gulf — one of Aotearoa's most treasured marine environments.

Protect our Gulf AGM today at 4 at the Waiheke Waiheke Resources Trust & Sustainability Centre.  We'll talk about all th...
06/12/2025

Protect our Gulf AGM today at 4 at the Waiheke Waiheke Resources Trust & Sustainability Centre. We'll talk about all the different things we've submitted on this year. Alice McSherry will be giving an update on the marine space in her capacity as Kaiwhakatere of the Marine Project. Koura (crayfish) survey results, update on kelp gardening and of course...some snacks. Hope to have it all done and dusted within an hour so do come along.
Photo credit Mitch Thorburn

Tomorrow, Monday is the last day to make a submission to the gene editing bill which is going through the select committ...
16/02/2025

Tomorrow, Monday is the last day to make a submission to the gene editing bill which is going through the select committee process before it becomes a law.

New Zealand is currently GE Free in crop and field and food is GE free. This bill could affect our ability to determine what kinds of GE organisms are released into the environment and whether they are tracked.

Submit now, here is the organics NZ submission.
https://www.oanz.org/gefree-future-make-a-submission

Communities have a right to decide if they want to be GE free without this being imposed by the government.

We should continue to adopt a precautionary principle towards the release of any GE organisms into the environment.

There is a estimated risk to the economy of up to 20 billion, particularly the organic growers of losing our GE free status.

This is particularly important to Waiheke where people value organic food and which is separated from the mainland by water.

The Government is rushing radical changes to New Zealand’s gene technology laws, putting farmers, growers, and exporters at risk of unfair costs, trade disruptions, and market losses. The Gene Technology Bill has passed its first reading and is now with the Health Select Committee.

28/11/2024
AGM today at 4.00 at the Waiheke Resources Trust.  We'd love to see you, brief updates on issues affecting the Hauraki G...
16/11/2024

AGM today at 4.00 at the Waiheke Resources Trust.

We'd love to see you, brief updates on issues affecting the Hauraki Gulf amd the work we've undertaken this year to alert central and local government on issues affecting the Gulf, followed by a cup of tea.

Beautiful photo of Brydes Whale by Stephanie Behrens, Auckland University from Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre website.

16/11/2024

Nelson-based trawler Tasman Viking pulled up 37kg of coral west of New Zealand.

please sign everyone! So important!
31/10/2024

please sign everyone! So important!

Reverse the decision to open protected areas of the Hauraki Gulf to commercial fishing

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