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Community stories: Taking action for nature

Saving seabirds, Great Barrier Island Te maimoa manu-moana, Aotea Tīkapa Moana o Hauraki

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.

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Kei te mahi tahi a Wildlife Management International ki te kamupene hī ika o Moana New Zealand ki te whai, ki te tautohu hoki i ngā tāiko ki te moana o Hauraki. Kei te whakapau kaha tēnei kamupene hī ika ki te tiaki i ngā ika e hopukina ana i ētahi wā i roto i ā rātou kupenga/māngoingoi rānei.

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.

Mahia kia rerekē

Tirohia ngā tāngata e whakamāui ake ana i ngā momo kua tata ngaro.

Tīkina tō waea ka tono mō tētahi tūmahi taiao e pātata ana ki a koe: tepapa.nz/collaborate

Ko tenei kaupapa he wāhanga no Te Taiao | Nature i Te Papa.

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