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The Marsden Bank and Mair Bank temporary closure to the take of all shellfish comes into effect today, Wednesday, 29 June 2022. It will end on Friday, 28 June 2024. The closure is made pursuant to section 186A of the Fisheries Act 1996.

Shellfish means and includes all species of the phylum Echinodermata and phylum Mollusca and all species of the
class Crustacea at any stage of their life history, whether living or dead.

More information.

Mount Maunganui’s coast looks very different now from 60 years ago due to coastal restoration efforts that started in earnest in the mid nineties.

Coast Care Regional Coordinator Russell Knutson talks to Scoop in this inspiring article.

https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2206/S00262/value-of-dune-planting-and-restoration-easy-to-see-at-mount-maunganui-beach.htm

Many seabirds get disorientated by artificial lights at night, which can lead to collisions with vessels (vessel strikes).

Following vessel strikes, seabirds can be contaminated with chemicals on deck, such as oil or fuel. This causes loss of waterproofing and subsequent drowning.

Vessel strikes can also cause direct seabird deaths. The risk of vessel strike is highest during foggy and rainy nights.

A guide on how to mitigate this risk is on the DOC website.

Photo by Johannes Fischer

At a staff meeting amongst his colleagues at Christchurch City Council, Jason Roberts received our Pīngao & Toheroa Award.

Jason has been a stalwart of coastal restoration in the Christchurch area for many many years. He has been to many of our conferences and has also run very entertaining quiz evenings during our conference dinners. When we ran the conference in Christchurch in 2017 he was the main organiser.

Here is an article that was published on Inside Government.

Photo: Lyle Mason (CRT trustee), Jason and Greg Bennett (CRT trustee)

All New Zealanders can adapt to the locked-in effects of climate change. The sooner we act, the more effective that action will be.

The Ministry for the Environment is inviting your feedback on this plan. It has been put together so we can minimise the damage from a changing climate. We want to hear about how climate change is affecting you, potential impacts you are concerned about, actions you are taking and what other actions are needed.

Webinars and workshops on this are available and feedback needs to be submitted by 3 June 2022.

Go to the MfE website for more information.