Beneath the waves, beneath the lies • Māui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders

Bycatch Reduction Plan Annual Report damns bottom trawling and it damns dolphins

Thanks for all your support as we challenge one of the most entrenched and damaging industries in the country, one that’s making many species extinct, and has special protection from its conflicted… Read more

Fight the Fisheries Act reforms

The fishing industry kills more Māui and Hector’s dolphins than any other known cause. And now the industry wants their minister, Shane Jones, to change the Fisheries Act, to hide the evidence, to… Read more

It’s a wrap - for now

We’ve been on the road for almost seven weeks, taking action for Hector’s dolphin protection. Thanks to everyone who joined us, who gave us accommodation, kai, koha and encouragement. In that time we… Read more

Hector’s dolphins at New Brighton Beach - dead and alive

On Saturday 1 February on Christchurch's new Brighton beach, we rolled out a year’s worth of work from one of our supporters. A Kaikoura local, Max, was so frustrated by the Government’s suggestion… Read more

Tales from the Protect Hector’s dolphin roadshow 2025

We're currently touring the South Island talking to people about Hector's dolphins, and honouring those killed by the fishing industry. We've been at the busy Picton Maritime Festival where we spoke… Read more

Little guys taking on the big guys

Last week on World Wildlife Conservation Day, Māui and Hector's Dolphin Defenders, our small, grass-roots organisation, took an appeal against the US Government in the US Court of International… Read more

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