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Free museum entry for New Zealanders and people living in New Zealand
Te Karu o Te Ika Voyaging Trust and 5 Gyres Institute are using the waka Te Matau a Māui to help measure the amount of microplastics in the ocean. This is the first microplastics trawl in Aotearoa New Zealand’s waters.
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E whakaine ana te nui o ngā kirihou moroiti ki roto i te moana e Te Karu o Te Ika Voyaging Trust me 5 Gyres Institute mā te waka o Te Matau-a-Māui. Koinei te haonga tuatahi o ngā kirihou moroiti ki ngā wai o Aotearoa.
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.
Ngā Uruora Kāpiti Project is a community-based conservation project. Their aim is to create bird-safe native forest running from Pukerua Bay to Paekākāriki, but also to increase the population of native lizards.
Children from Matuala School on Atafu Atoll in Tokelau, are planting and growing pandanus trees at their school to provide shade, grow fruit to eat, secure the ground, and fight climate change.
Project Tongariro is committed to restoring the mauri of their unique central North Island landscape. Tackling invasive weeds like honeysuckle, blackberry, and willow is just one of the ongoing tasks that helps native plants and birds thrive again.
