The Marlborough Mermaid's Bluewater Taonga

07/10/2025

Are you looking for something to do 11-19 Oct? Check this out if you are in Wellington.

Destination Earth is a multi-sensory, interactive art installation that reveals the vital connections between ocean, atmosphere, and human activity in the era of climate change, spotlighting the pulse and flows of the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.

05/10/2025

Are they rocks? No they are seals!

05/10/2025

On a day trip further afield we were excited to discover a nursery of seals on the East Coast! There were loads of seals asleep - look closely as you might think they are just rocks!

23/09/2025

The loss of sea w**d forests is worse than expected...

06/09/2025

The importance of sea forests!

27/08/2025

10/08/2025

What is your connection with nature?

Do you think there is a risk of "extinction of experience" of the natural world?

Last year I was selected to present (on encouraging designers to explore their personal connection with nature) at a (virtual) Italian conference. Those who joined my presentation were mainly involved in urban design, interior design as well as architects, engineers and town planners.

Professor Richardson was also one of the presenters at that Italian Conference.
You can learn more below....

Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies

01/08/2025

Curious about underwater forests…

In The Neighbourhood - tonight at 5pm...

Amy chats with Dr Nicole Miller from Explore Your Coast about the short documentary, Seaw**d - A Love Story.

The doc highlights Nicole's amazing work around Wellington Harbour, including her 70km dive around the coastline to assess the health of seaw**d and giant kelp forests.

Nicole also has an exhibition coming up at Zealandia Te Māra a Tāne Ecosanctuary, 'Underwater Forests of Wellington', where she is displaying some of her beautiful photos and art pieces. These pieces are also for sale and all proceeds go back to Explore Your Coast!

For all the info on upcoming documentary screenings, exhibitions, and conservation talks, go to: https://exploreyourcoast.co.nz/events/

Listen in tonight on Wellington Access Radio 106.1FM or stream via www.accessradio.org.nz

21/07/2025

So far July has been a kaleidoscope of underwater colours and illuminations sharing sea forest stories from the NZ Marine Science Conference dinner-dance to Auckland and the Waitākere ranges.
😀🌳🌊🧜‍♀️

21/07/2025

As we look ahead with a new purpose it is exciting to share a new name!

06/07/2025

Last June (2024) I reached out to Dr Nicole Miller, to Explore our Coast. It was Nov., before we finally met and another two months before her underwater photos appeared as ‘Art on the Track’ in January.

We recently caught up over a seaw**d beer in Wellington to celebrate her seaw**d documentary.

05/07/2025

We are all interconnected!

We Are All Interconnected
No life exists in isolation.
What we do to the earth, to animals, to strangers—we do to ourselves.
The breath you take is the breath of trees.
Kindness is not extra.
It’s essential.

Rivers in the Ocean