Experience the wonders of your local marine environment or marine reserve! The EMR programme organises Community Guided Snorkel and Paddle Days around the country. We provide free hire for all the snorkel/kayak/SUP equipment and provide experienced snorkel/kayak/SUP guides to lead your discovery. See below for our DRAFT poster for 2021-22 events around Aotearoa! 

The purpose is to provide an inspirational professional development and networking opportunity for all those involved or interested in freshwater and marine conservation. Usually held in April, in Northland every second year and other parts of NZ every other year. Our theme changes each wananga. Our theme for 2021 was 'partnerships' and was held at Kennedy Bay, Coromandel . Take a look at the 2021 proceedings.

Massive thanks to Lotteries Community and the Waikato Regional Council Environmental Initiatives fund. Special thanks to MTF, The Tindall Foundation, DOC Commmunity Fund and 2Plus.

Seaweek  5th - 13th March 2022
 "Toiora te Moana - Toiora te Tangata - Healthy Seas, Healthy People".
EMR is planning heaps of groovy events! Take a look at our event calendar

Presented by Experiencing Marine Reserves . Supported by the Department of Conservation and Pacific Coast Kayaks

Come and explore our local marine reserve by kayak. Learn first-hand about the marine life that lives there and get kayaking tuition from professionals.

Marine kaitiaki guardians from Kaitaia to Otago rewarded with Poor Knights snorkel experience!

The annual EMR competition trip is made up of representative students from each school that that participates in the programme. We now offere the trip to all eight regions where EMR is operating, thanks to sponsorship from Dive! Tutukaka and the Bobby Stafford-Bush Foundation.