Mena the penguin detective, KaikōuraMena te kaimātai kororā, Kaikōura Waitaha

Mena is a DOC conservation dog who’s trained to sniff out little penguin nests so conservation groups can protect them.

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He kurī tiaki taiao a Mena nā Te Papa Atawhai. Kua whakaakona tēnei kurī ki te rapu i ngā kōhanga o ngā kororā hei whakamarumaru mā ngā rōpū tiaki taiao.

Make a difference

See people getting hands-on to help our coasts and oceans.

Grab your phone and volunteer for a nature project near you: tepapa.nz/collaborate

This project is part of Te Taiao | Nature at Te Papa.

Four people planting and weeding plants on the side of a sand dune

Planting Harakeke, Westport

Buller High School have been revegetating the Cape Foulwind Walkway with harakeke. They’ve planted over 9,000 plants!

A view across an inlet with the sun shining low on it. There's a map of New Zealand overlaid on the image on the top right-hand side.

Saving seabirds, Great Barrier Island

Wildlife Management International are working with fishing company Moana New Zealand, to track and tag black petrels in the Hauraki Gulf. This fishing company is taking action to save species they sometimes catch in their nets/lines.

A map of New Zealand overlaid on an interior shot of a hairdresser

Cutting back on waste, Wellington

Scout Hair Salon are doing their bit for the environment – from recycling their tin foil and composting gathered hair, to using ethically conscious product ranges.

Mena the penguin detective, KaikōuraMena te kaimātai kororā, Kaikōura Waitaha

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