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Beneath the waves, beneath the lies

Briefing paper for Incoming Ministers - Matters of Urgency for Hector’s and Māui

The election of the new National-NZ First-ACT coalition in October 2023 caused a collective shudder among environmentalists. With their promises to bring back oil and gas drilling, to extract, dig… Read more

Learn to draw the Māui dolphin!

Click the link below to learn how to draw our beautiful Māui dolphin. This video is created by Young Ocean Explorers, a New Zealand business designed to educate our younger education. Click around… Read more

Report any sightings of the Māui dolphin

Reporting Māui dolphin sightings is vital as DOC is still building their knowledge of this species. Learn more about how to recognise this subspecies of Hector's dolphins here. To report sightings… Read more

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