When Auckland Council agreed to support a significant multi-year monitoring programme of seabirds on The Noises, The Noises Trust was delighted, because ecological surveys of this nature are an essential tool for assessing overall ecosystem health. Leading this ambitious study…
The number of living creatures of all Orders, whose existence intimately depends on the kelp, is wonderful... I can only compare these great aquatic forests of the southern hemisphere with the terrestrial ones in the intertropical regions. Yet if in…
Once upon a time, for many kiwis, being in a boat on the ocean was all about fishing, fishing and more fishing. Many of us have photo albums of old holiday snaps, where Stubbies-clad dads stand beside sunburnt kids, all…
In one of Patricia Grace’s short stories, a young girl spends the last hours of a summer seaside holiday seeking a deeper communion with the place. “Because how could you be really sure of coming there again next summer?” she…
Today, the Government released its action plan for the Hauraki Gulf: Revitalising the Gulf: Government Action on the Sea Change Plan. The long-awaited government response to Sea Change was welcomed by The Noises Trust and its project partners Auckland Museum…
It’s International Insect Week from June 21-27, a biannual initiative run by the Royal Entomological Society in the UK that acknowledges all the vital work insects do - from breaking down waste matter, providing food for other creatures and adding…
We need to talk about our project. And to do so, we need to first talk about Sea Change. Every project has a genesis story, and ours starts with Sea Change. The development of Sea Change Tai Timu Tai Pari…
It’s been years in the planning - and that pandemic didn’t help, setting efforts back a fair way - but the good news is, in April 2021, construction of the boardwalk on Ruapuke Island (aka Maria) finally got underway, thanks…
On a blustery autumn day, a boatful of brave visitors disembarked the Auckland Sea Shuttle water taxi on the eastern side of Ōtata and scrambled their way up the stony beach. Strong winds from the night before had whipped up…
With the hot summer nights giving way to cooler longer ones we are all settling into a quieter winter pace of life. However, on The Noises thing are just starting to hot up with the dark night air filled with…