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Fern unfurls at Whirinaki Te Pua a Tane. Photo: Or Hiltch | CC BY-NC 2.0.

Exploring Whirinaki Te Pua a Tane

Department of Conservation —  02/06/2015

When students from Te Wharekura o Tauranga Moana visited Whirinaki Te Pua a Tāne Conservation Park recently , Atamira Tumarae-Nuku accompanied them as their guide for the day.

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Uawanui Sustainability Project Bio Blitz. Tolaga Bay. Opoutama Cooks Cove field trip.

Tolaga Bay BioBlitz

Department of Conservation —  02/04/2015

Mark Coote recently went to Tolaga Bay to photograph the Uawanui Bioblitz, a 24-hour event in which teams work together to find and identify as many species as possible.

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Surfing lesson with pro surfer Paige Hareb in Gisborne.

Surfing and snorkelling at Gisborne’s Coastal Gem

Department of Conservation —  05/03/2015

Four Air New Zealand competition winners enjoyed a surfing lesson from pro surfer Paige Hareb before exploring the coastline of Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve.

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