I knew the West coast of New Zealand would be beautiful but I had no idea it would be so consistently gorgeous as the miles ticked by.
When we left Southland after our Forest & Bird event, I was sad to be saying goodbye to the southern hospitality and, more unusually, the pink silage bales surrounding […]
Our final event in Invercargill, New Zealand was with Forest and Bird Southland branch and we were really looking forward to this event. Our hosts Chris and Brian Rance were very welcoming and Chris showed us their own conservation project before our evening lecture at the Forest and Bird AGM. They have created their own […]
We also enjoyed two other day walks along different sections of the Kepler Track in Fjordland and, each time, the forest was slightly different and offered new views with rivers that rushed past us in a flurry of strong currents, ripples and cold blue water. Te Anau had received exceptionally high rainfall during our visit […]
What an incredible surprise we had in Fjordland after travelling there from our events in Invercargill. It is fair to say we were pretty weary when we arrived in Te Anau and the staff at the YHA Te Anau hostel kindly offered us a room for our stay. We were beyond excited at the prospect […]
Our latest article for The Scuba News discusses the controversy surrounding the cage diving industry within New Zealand. Is cage diving with Great White sharks right or wrong?
http://www.thescubanews.com/2015/05/03/cage-diving-with-great-white-sharks-is-it-right-or-wrong/
We were recently interviewed by 3 News about the Great White shark cage diving industry at Stewart Island, New Zealand. This industry is highly controversial as locals fear the cage diving operations may have negative impacts upon their fishing industry and water users’ safety. You can read about their concerns and our interview here:
http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/sharks-a-threat-to-paua-divers–nz-first-2015042110
After a busy and successful round of events in Christchurch, we took some time away from our computers to explore the stunning scenery of New Zealand’s south island. We made the most of the glorious Easter sunshine and visited Akaroa, Lake Tekapo and Mount Cook National Park. We found ourselves constantly shouting ‘view’ as each […]
We are celebrating our 25th shark conservation event and what a way to celebrate…with an event at Ao Tawhiti Unlimited Discovery school, Christchurch. This fantastic school made us very welcome, the students really enjoyed themselves and they kindly donated £50.50 to Friends for Sharks. They also gave us shark art and some beautiful vegetables from […]
Our first two weeks in New Zealand have flown by with a variety of shark conservation events in Christchurch and surrounds. We have had a busy and fun time sharing our work with adults and children including at Templeton, Opawa, Clarkville and Papanui Primary schools. The reception we received at each school was very positive […]
Rarotonga in the Cook Islands has a population of approximately 13,000 people and we were really looking forward to spending time within this island community and sharing our shark conservation work with people that are surrounded by the ocean and different shark species on a daily basis.
We arrived after our week in Vancouver to glorious […]
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