Benn Hanns is a research fellow at the University of Auckland. In this interview he shares insights into the importance of rock lobsters as a rocky reef predator, and whether marine protected areas are doing enough to help these species thrive.

After volunteering with Te Kohuroa Rewilding, Masters student, Tegan Baker decided to direct her research into supporting local restoration projects by measuring the cost of voluntary ocean rewilding.

Lennon Kingston is a Duke of Edinburgh's Hillary Award programme candidate and has lived near the sea his whole life. He has been taking part to conservation activities since he was young so when he heard about the challenges his local sea forests were facing, he decided to find a way to help.

Triplefins are one of the most diverse families of fish on Aotearoa New Zealand’s coastal reefs. But because they are small they are often overlooked. If you pause for a moment and look closely around the shallow reefs of Te Kohuroa Matheson Bay, you may notice many vibrant triplefins sitting on the bottom looking back at you.

Heidi Börner is a Rewilding Ranger with Te Kohuroa Rewilding and she contributes her time to the community’s marine monitoring program each year. In this interview, Heidi tells us why she loves supporting the ocean through the Rewilding Ranger program.

Jessica Kennedy is a scientific researcher working to understand the role that kelp forests play in climate change mitigation. Could kelp particles that are transferred to the deep ocean store carbon for hundreds of years and buffer climate change?