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Te Kura Moana

EMR is a national programme
of experiential learning about marine conservation
Te Kura Moana - School of the Ocean

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Hands up !

Since 2001, EMR has taken 77,688 people through NZ marine reserves, we have guided snorkel experiences for 147,905 people. The total number of kiwi’s engaged in EMR is now 207,494!

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Summer Event Series

Experience the wonders of your local marine environment or marine reserve! EMR organised Community Guided Snorkel and Paddle Days around the country. We provide free hire for all snorkel/kayak/SUP equipment and provide experienced snorkel/kayak/SUP guides to lead your discovery.

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Info for educators

Plan your programme, download our curriculum resources, programme structure, success criteria (learning outcomes) and learning concepts.

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Marine Monitoring

With the multitude of pressures impacting our coastal marine ecosystems it’s important that we are aware of the changes that are occurring so we can respond appropriately. Our Reef Savers timed swim fish surveys provide a quick and simple method to measure the diversity and abundance of fish communities on shallow reef ecosystems.

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Kaitiaki Action Projects

After experiencing their local marine environment and the fully protected marine reserve, participants are encouraged to lead action projects and become kaitiaki of their marine environment.

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New 'Wai Connection' project announced

We’re really pleased to announce that Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust will receive funding from the Essential Freshwater Fund (EFF) to build capability and capacity in New Zealand's freshwater management through to June 2025. 

We're leading a nationwide project called ‘Wai Connection – Tatai Ki Te Wai’ a catchment community engagement project offering on-the-ground support to assist with catchment issues through tailored support.
Wai Connection will increase our coordination support for catchment groups and communities and scale up the suite of programmes and projects that we already offer under Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust including Whitebait Connection, Experiencing Marine Reserves - EMR estuary enagagement programmes, īnanga spawning programme and community-based freshwater monitoring programme throughout Aotearoa NZ through our network of Mountains to Sea Provider Organisations including Tasman Bay Guardians, Eos Ecology, He Awa Ora, He Tai Ora, Healthy Rivers, Living Sea, Mountains to Sea Wellington and some yet to be confirmed and identified.
Join the catchment movement! To start the project off right, we’re compiling a list of as many community catchment groups/collectives as we can – so we know where groups are operating and where there’s gaps. Make sure your group counts by filling out our online form here: https://survey123.arcgis.com/.../13df0f6495cd40409c90c147.... We've compiled all the publicly available databases we can find already, but currently no single comprehensive list exists. The power of such a list seems pretty huge to us, so we hope you can help us build it. Once collated it will be publicly available on the ‘Wai Connection’ website for all.
Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more info or visit www.waiconnection.nz Find the Ministry for the Environment | Manatū mō te Taiao press release here: https://environment.govt.nz/.../essential-freshwater-fund/.

View the project summary document here