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Community stories: Taking action for nature

Waka plastics trawl, Hawke’s Bay Te hao kirihou mā runga waka,Te Matau-a-Māui

Te Karu o Te Ika Voyaging Trust and 5 Gyres Institute are using the waka

  wakaboatMāori | Noun 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.

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 te takutai me te moana.

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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