With our event in Riverton only the day after Balclutha we took the opportunity to get up early, drive through the Catlins and stop off at the Petrified Forest in Curio Bay. This is a forest that was submerged by a flood 180 million years ago which buried the trees. Many trunks can be seen […]
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
What with many other people on holiday in New Zealand, we not only felt we should have a chance to explore too, but we also had no schools available to talk to.
We left Mount Cook a little sore in the leg department and the next couple of days saw us both occasionally stopping to stretch. […]
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 […]
As we start moving around New Zealand for our 6 month tour, it seems like an ideal time to re-introduce our New Zealand travel sponsor Wendekreisen. We’ve been delighted with the friendly service received so far and the vehicles have everything we need to survive our coming months on the road being chased North by […]
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 […]
Nicholas and I are delighted to share with you some very special Friends for Sharks news
…. we are engaged to be married!
We have spent the past two weeks on Rarotonga in the Cook Islands providing our Friends for Sharks event for the local schools and Friday 13th March turned out to be a day we […]
As you may be aware from my earlier blog on our Vancouver events, our week in Canada did not run entirely smoothly. However, we still managed to thoroughly enjoy our time in this city of which we had heard nothing but good things from anyone we know who’s visited.
Our arrival began well enough, with a […]
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