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Over a year ago, the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment released Managing our estuaries, a report that clearly outlines many estuaries are in trouble. Join us for a conversation about designing long-term monitoring programmes for estuaries, informed by our research.

The webinar is on at 11am on Wednesday 27 October.

Judi Hewitt (Sustainable Seas Challenge) and Megan Carbines (Auckland Council) will present 7 lessons for resource managers to consider when designing long-term monitoring programmes for estuaries.

Go here to register.

WWF is looking for hands-on community conservation groups that WWF-New Zealand and The Tindall Foundation can help fund.
Groups can focus on anything from habitat restoration and wildlife protection, to teaching skills that empower communities to care for their local environment.

Community groups can apply for up to $15,000 to amplify their amazing work and help our country’s precious nature thrive.

If you’re taking part in a conservation project, then we’d love for you to apply here.

Together, we can make a lasting impact for Aotearoa - and our planet.

Erica Rowlands has started a petition: That the House of Representatives pass legislation requiring all domestic cats to be registered via microchip to their legal owners, and to be desexed unless kept contained by registered cat breeders.

It is widely known that cats cause problems for native species, and that rescue groups face relentless battle against the effects of irresponsible owners. We have committed as a nation to invest in the goal of being predator free by 2050, but with no improvement in sight for the management of pet cats, or the elimination of feral populations. Requiring cats to be registered and desexed will reduce their populations, enforce responsible cat ownership, and protect our wildlife.

Cats eat shore birds and lizards. Your signature counts.

https://www.parliament.nz/…/petition-of-erica-rowlands…

Thames Coromandel District Council is looking for a Coastal Restoration Coordinator. Here a little bit of information:

About the role

The coordinator promotes the coastal restoration programme and works with a broad range of stakeholders, including Waikato Regional Council, Department of Conservation, Coastcare coordinators, local iwi, rural and suburban communities

Key responsibilities include:

• Coastal restoration and promotional activities
• Community, key stakeholder planting days and working bees
• Monitoring dune restoration activities

For more information and to apply please go to this page.

A number of internships are available over summer with Northland Regional Council.

Opportunities are available in the following areas:

• Freshwater Ecology (2 positions) - assist in ecological monitoring of rivers and streams, freshwater fish monitoring, macroinvertebrate sampling and more.
• Coastal Monitoring - assist in plan and conduct assessments of dune health, monitoring of marine plastic and litter, intertidal shellfish survey and ecological assessments of Northland’s estuaries.
• Compliance Monitoring - varied role predominantly monitoring water bores and assisting with water sampling and collecting data.
• Investment Property -learning about large scale commercial property management and Health and Safety requirements for contractor management.
• Marine Biosecurity - assisting with the annual hull surveillance programme, lab work, in-water survey, community engagement events.

For more information and to apply, please go the the NRC website.