Explore related articles

Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge

The sea is our taonga. Our connections to it are strong. More than 75% of New Zealanders live within 10 km of the coast, and the sea is an important part of our Kiwi lifestyle – whether we use it ...

+ Create new collection

ARTICLE

Resilience to stress

Resilience usually refers to an individual’s tendency to cope with stress and adversity. This concept is increasingly being used in the scientific fields of ecology and ecosystems research ...

+ Create new collection

ARTICLE

Human impacts on the Bay of Plenty

Coastal marine ecosystems balance on a fine ecological edge. They are dynamic and can easily be disturbed by human impact such as contamination from pollution or excessive harvesting. They can ...

+ Create new collection

Explore related activities

ACTIVITY

Environmental thinking and planning with ecosystem-based ...

EBM – ecosystem-based management – is a holistic and inclusive approach for managing an ecosystem. In this activity, students use EBM principles as a framework to consider how a local area of ...

+ Create new collection

ACTIVITY

Responding to Rena

In this activity, students consider short-term and long-term responses to an environmental disaster such as the Rena. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: describe what might ...

+ Create new collection

ACTIVITY

Estuaries – a Māori perspective

In this activity, students explore Māori perspectives concerning estuaries. By the end of this activity, students should be able to: explain how a Māori legend can show aspects of Māori thinking ...

+ Create new collection

Explore related citizen science projects

CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT

Marine Metre Squared

Marine Metre Squared is a New Zealand citizen science project that supports communities to monitor their local seashore. The project has been designed to provide meaningful, valid environmental ...

+ Create new collection

CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT

Penguin Watch – Zooniverse

Help scientists establish valuable baseline data about the numbers, locations, habits and health of penguins in a range of Southern Ocean sites. This information will enable better understanding ...

+ Create new collection

CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT

Spyfish Aotearoa

Come and visit Aotearoa New Zealand’s underwater world in this online citizen science project. Discover, count and identify unique fish species that live within our marine reserves ...

+ Create new collection

Explore related PLD

TEACHER PLD

Living World – The rocky shore

The rocky shore is a popular topic in primary school science. Below are some Science Learning Hub resources for primary teachers related to the rocky shore in the Living World strand of the New ...

+ Create new collection

TEACHER PLD

Estuaries – a context for learning

With 75% of New Zealanders living within 10 km of the coast, many students will be familiar with estuaries. In scientific terms, estuaries are the interface between the land and the sea – the ...

+ Create new collection

TEACHER PLD

Freshwater resources – planning pathways

Freshwater is defined as inland water – springs, streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands. It includes water that is stored in glaciers and under the ground within soil and in aquifers. Freshwater is ...

+ Create new collection

Explore related videos

VIDEO

Working together

This introductory video by the Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge shows the wide collaborative effort to involve diverse communities in developing ecosystem-based management (EBM).

+ Create new collection

VIDEO

Rapid response to the Rena

Immediately following the grounding of the Rena on the Astrolabe Reef, the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and the University of Waikato formed a marine response team. This team surveyed local marine ...

+ Create new collection

VIDEO

Sustainable Seas national marine experiment

The Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge is conducting the country’s first national experiment of its kind. Professor Conrad Pilditch explains how scientists are collecting data on the ...

+ Create new collection

Explore related interactives

INTERACTIVE

Marine ecosystem

Explore this interactive diagram to learn more about life in the sea. Click on the different labels to view short video clips or images about different parts of the marine ecosystem. Select here ...

+ Create new collection

INTERACTIVE

Environmental forensics

Dr Candida Savage explains the clues she collects in estuaries and fiords, to understand how changes in land use affect these environments. Click on the labels to watch the videos for more ...

+ Create new collection

INTERACTIVE

River investigations and the nature of science

This interactive timeline highlights how students investigating the Oruarangi Stream engaged with the nature of science.

+ Create new collection