Hauraki Gulf
Protecting our coastal backyard
Efforts to protect our coastal waters from further degradation are piecemeal, slow and amount to a drop in an ocean of problems. How do we bring life back to the sea? Audio
Off the grid: Life on Great Barrier Island during lockdown
Third generation Great Barrier Island resident Tom Daly is living off-the-grid with his wife Beth and three children under six -- Beau (6), Finn (4), Hucks (2). He talks to Jim about how they are all… Audio
Hauraki Gulf residents fume at lockdown-flouting boaties
Hauraki Gulf island dwellers say lockdown-flouting boaties are putting them at risk. There are a large number of people self isolating on their boats and then coming onshore on gulf islands including… Audio
Concerns over state of Hauraki Gulf
The State of the Gulf 2020 report has painted a stark picture of the health of Hauraki Gulf - the report's lead author Dr Shane Kelly joins The Panel to explain the findings of the report. Audio
Significant change needed to heal Hauraki Gulf - Conservation Minister
Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage says significant changes are needed to save wildlife in the Hauraki Gulf.
It comes after a report released today by Auckland Council outlined unsustainable threats… Video, Audio
Dire warnings over health of the Hauraki Gulf
Ominous warnings about the health of the Hauraki Gulf are laid out in a new report which finds fisheries in peril, and polluted waterways choked with sediment build up. The State of the Gulf 2020… Audio
Rebecca Ramsay - Coastal erosion in the Hauraki Gulf
Auckland's prized Hauraki Gulf islands are under seige from the sea setting archaeologists in a race against time to save important historic sites. One is Auckland council Specialist Archaeologist… Audio, Gallery
Dr Rochelle Constantine - Whale poo divulges its secrets
Dr Rochelle Constantine is an Associate Professor in biological sciences and marine science at the University of Auckland. Her most recent multi-disciplinary, collaborative project is focused on The… Audio, Gallery
Waterspouts seen off Auckland's coast
Residents in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf have witnessed a rare display of waterspouts. The weather phenomenon was seen off the coast of Waiheke Island this morning - followed by heavy downpours and… Audio
Nesting boxes 'a safe place' for little blue penguins
The conservation student behind a project to put 100 nesting boxes on islands around the Hauraki Gulf hopes it will help the world's smallest penguin population to flourish.
Artisan sea salt from the Hauraki Gulf
Buckets of water from Auckland's Hauraki Gulf are being processed and refined into artisan sea salt. Landscape gardener, Greg Beattie was looking for an extra challenge, and his one man band venture… Audio
Hauraki Gulf Health inertia
There's disappointment and frustration from some groups over the lack of official response to a groundbreaking report on how to improve the deteriorating health of the Hauraki Gulf. When it was… Audio
Restoring the Hauraki Gulf with mussels
A project to restore the mussel beds in the waters around Auckland could provide part of the answer to cleaning up the Hauraki Gulf. The gulf has been affected by sediment and nitrate runoff from… Audio
Saving rare seabirds from the brink of extinction
Dr Andre Raine is an American conservationist who's been honoured as a bird saviour for his work with three critically endangered seabirds in Hawaii: the Newell's shearwater, the Hawaiian petrel, and… Audio, Gallery
Hauraki Gulf Bryde's whale crisis averted
Conservation crisis averted in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf - Bryde's whales no longer under threat, University of Auckland marine scientist, Rochelle Constantine tells Kathryn Ryan why. Audio
Fishing giant Sanford rails against Hauraki Gulf plan
An ambitious plan to phase out destructive fishing methods, such as trawling, in the Hauraki Gulf is being slammed by the biggest commercial fisher in those waters as unscientific and uneconomic.
New plan to restrict fishing in Hauraki Gulf unveiled
Tougher restrictions on recreational and commercial fishing in the Hauraki Gulf are proposed in a new plan being unveiled in Auckland.
Whale strike reduced in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf
Fewer Bryde's whales are being hit in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf after a deal to make cargo and cruise ships go slower.
Mystery dinghy linked to Browns Island fire
Police are calling for sightings of a white dinghy as they investigate a woman's stranding and a large fire on Browns Island in the Hauraki Gulf. Audio
The story of the Hauraki Gulf
Concerns about the decline of the Hauraki Gulf have prompted a book looking at the unique marine space's history in the hope people will be prompted into protecting the area. Raewyn Peart's grown up… Audio, Gallery