Funding Your Project
Northland students celebrate the opening of the Whangarei Harbour Marine reserveFunding your group or project is always a challenge, but the good news is that
The Treaty of Waitangi and Marine Reserves
The Treaty of Waitangi is part of the fabric of New Zealand constitutional law. The general partnership that it establishes between Crown and Iwi in
Designing a Marine Reserve
Mimiwhangata Habitats poster (Kerr & Grace 2005)
This crucial area of marine conservation attracts much debate and unfortunately sometimes uninformed opinion from people opposing
Working With Your Community
EMR students at the Poor Knights Islands marine reserve, photo by Darryl Torckler
In this important section of the How to Kit we look
Your New Marine Reserve: Management and Monitoring
Diver recording fish numbers, photo by Vince Kerr
Marine reserves offer the potential for communities to become active in protecting their own local marine
Application Consultation Period
EMR event at the Poor Knights Marine Reserve The notification of a marine reserve application begins a statutory two month period of public consultation. During this
The Formal Application
The application process under the Marine Reserves Act must be strictly followed. If the process is not followed, the application will become bogged down in
Preparing a Proposal
As information gathering, investigations and informal consultation activities progress, your campaign will reach a point where it is time for communication with the community to
First Round of Consultation
A happy and proud dad at an EMR eventThe ultimate aim of a marine reserve project is the establishment of a marine reserve resulting from
Information Gathering and Your Area
A simple homemade drop video camera systemTo anyone first considering creating a marine reserve, the task of deciding what information is required and how you
Setting a Timeline
The need to manage time in a project like this is great. You only have so much to get your chosen goal line. Thinking about