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.

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.