Hauraki Gulf Forum

Forum Seminars

2011 State of our Gulf Seminar

The Hauraki Gulf State of the Environment Report Seminar and Launch Programme was held at Auckland Museum on Tuesday 9 August 2011.

List of speakers

     

Dr Shane Kelly
Lead Author, 2011 Hauraki Gulf State of the Environment Report

The State of our Gulf (1.8 MB PDF)


 

Dr Matt Rayner
NIWA/University of Auckland

Signals from seabirds (713.0 KB PDF)


 

Dr Rochelle Constantine
University of Auckland

Where to for whales? (1.5 MB PDF)


 

Dr Simon Thrush
Principal Scientist and Science Leader Coastal Ecosystems, NIWA

Do we know enough? (881.8 KB PDF)


 

Dr Malcolm Green
Principal Scientist, Coastal Physical Processes, NIWA


 

Tim Higham
Hauraki Gulf Forum Manager


 

Dr Roger Grace
Marine biologist and photographer


 

John Eccleton
Motutapu Restoration Trust

   
 

Rick Braddock
NZ Carbon Farming Trust


 

Eric Barratt
Director New Zealand Seafood Industry Council Ltd

Valuing the resource (275.0 KB PDF)


 

Scott Macindoe
New Zealand Sports Fishing Council


 

Tony Bouzaid
Yachtsman, businessman and environmentalist

  

Kevin O'Sullivan
Coastguard educator and marine consultant


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2010 10th Anniversary Seminar

The Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act celebrated its 10th anniversary this year. To mark this milestone and a decade of achievements, and to raise awareness of Auckland's remarkable marine park, the Auckland Museum hosted a special symposium.

List of speakers

     

Mike Lee - Chairman, Auckland Regional Council
"The making of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park"


 

Alison Reid - Social research coordinator, ARC
"Economic and social drivers for change: the Auckland State of the Environment Report"

Alison Reid presentation (893.4 KB PDF)


 

Peter Singleton - Waikato Regional Council
"Addressing rural pressures: WRC’s soil and water report and responses from the agricultural sector"


 

Malcolm Green - NIWA
"Addressing urban pressures: the latest findings on the accumulation and effects of storm water contaminants in Auckland harbours"

Mal Green presentation (1.3 MB PDF)


 

Bill Brownell - Covener, Muddy Feet Project
"Addressing urban pressures: the latest findings on the accumulation and effects of storm water contaminants in Auckland harbours"


 

John Ogden - GBI Charitable Trust
"A great ark? What does Great Barrier’s new state of the environment report tell us about the condition and future of New Zealand's fourth largest island?"


 Rochelle Constantine - University of Auckland
"Room to move?: Can the resident Bryde’s whale population cope with the busy shipping lanes of the Gulf?"

 Karen Stockin - Massey University
"The importance of Hauraki Gulf waters for the New Zealand common dolphin"

 

Rick Braddock - farmer, trustee of the Motutapu Restoration Trust
"A model for the future: how Motutapu might become the centrepiece of the park"


 

Mark Morrison - NIWA
"Looking after the park fishery: what makes the Gulf so productive?"


 

Chris Gaskin
"Rediscovering seabirds: why the wider Gulf area is so important for our avian fauna"

Chris Gaskin speech notes (118.3 KB PDF)


 Mike Dreaver - Chief Crown Negotiator
"After settlement: on what settlement of treaty claims in Auckland might mean for the Gulf"

 Rachel Trotman
"Providing incentives: how non-regulatory initiatives can transform the gulf"


 Raewyn Peart
"How might the new Auckland Council give effect to the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park Act?: Making the marine park act work in RMA policies and plans"

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