Seaweek is an opportunity for all ages to discover the many ways that our lives are connected to the sea. Seaweek comprises a wide range of events, activities, opportunities, competitions and calls to action.
In March every year, educators across Aotearoa encourage and promote events and community action projects to inspire and enable this connection, through:
- activities and presentations within schools
- community beach clean-ups
- kayaking and snorkeling experiences
- marine ecosystem field trips and engagements with citizen science
Seaweek is Aotearoa New Zealand’s annual national week about the sea. Coordinated nationally by Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre (MERC), it focuses on learning from the sea. The goal is to draw attention to the ecosystem which makes up 93% of Aotearoa New Zealand’s territory and covers 71% of the planet and highlight how important it is to all our lives, no matter how near or far we are from it!
To see what is happening in your region for Seaweek 2025 – check out the Seaweek What’s On pages. More information will be added closer to the time.
For more information: www.seaweek.org.nz
Related content
This very useful article lists a selection of unit plans and other teacher support materials for Seaweek that we have grouped under a range of possible teaching topics.
The Hub has extensive marine related resources. Visit the topic Oceans and use the filters to find activities, activities and media for curriculum levels and strands.
Living World – The rocky shore lists Science Learning Hub resources for teachers related to the rocky shore in the Living World strand of the New Zealand Curriculum.
We also have two downloadable professional development webinars; Seaweek 2015 with a focus on the nature of science and teacher ideas and Seaweek 2016 with a focus on marine content and planning.
Explore the Sustainable Seas Challenge and their ecosystem-based management (EBM) system in this article and activity.
