Latest updates • Māui and Hector’s Dolphin Defenders

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

Protecting Hector’s is good for more than just dolphins

Fisheries NZ recently updated its quarterly bycatch report. Though ironically it’s not new, and it’s pretty bad. The report from April to June includes four Hector’s dolphins killed by trawlers on… Read more

Old bad news on fishing industry bycatch released this week (12 November)

Old bad news on fishing industry bycatch released this week … The Ministry for Primary Industries this week released its latest tally of non-target species captured by the New Zealand fishing… Read more

Cameras on boats needed - but protection needed more

In response to Oceans and Fisheries Minister, Shane Jones, announcing proposed changes to fisheries onboard camera coverage, we issued the following statement and did some media interviews as a… Read more

More dead dolphins drive demands for better Hector’s protection

1 September 2024 … Dolphin advocates are calling on the Luxon-led Government to better protect Hector’s dolphins after yet another death caused by the trawl industry just a few days ago. The… Read more

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