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Person sitting on a hill-side overlooking the ocean.
Northland east coast scene south of Cape Brett

Image: TS Images, Photo New Zealand.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the following people and organisations for their invaluable contribution to Our marine environment 2019 and Environmental indicators Te taiao Aotearoa: Marine.

Data providers

We thank the following for providing data for this report:

  • NIWA
  • Department of Conservation
  • Stats NZ
  • Regional Councils.

Senior Science Advisers

We thank the following people and organisations for reviewing this report:

  • Cliff Law, NIWA
  • Hilke Giles, Pisces Consulting
  • Kura Paul-Burke, NIWA.

Technical advisory group

We are very grateful for the assistance of the technical advisory group, who provided advice on potential measures and feedback on draft versions of this report.

  • Barb Hayden, NIWA
  • Chris Cornelisen, Cawthron Institute
  • Debbie Freeman, Department of Conservation
  • Anna Madarasz-Smith, Regional Councils Coastal SIG
  • Matt Pinkerton, NIWA
  • Mary Livingston, Ministry for Primary Industries
  • Vaughan Stagpoole, GNS Science.

We also acknowledge Stephen Hunt and Louis Tremblay who provided information for case studies.

This report was compiled by the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ’s marine Environmental Reporting team.

Photo credits

Cover photo:

Above and below the water at the Mokohinau Islands, Hauraki Gulf.

Credit: Lorna Doogan, Experiencing Marine Reserves

Section photos:

Our marine environment at a glance:

Fishing in Whangaruru, Northland.

Credit: TS Images, Photo New Zealand

What the marine environment means to New Zealanders:

Collecting shell fish at low tide, Duders Beach, Firth of Thames

Credit: Sandii McDonald, Photo New Zealand

Issue 1: Our native marine species and habitats are under threat

Rich biodiversity at the Mokohinau Islands, Hauraki Gulf.

Credit: Lorna Doogan, Experiencing Marine Reserves

Issue 2: Our activities on land are polluting our marine environment

Stormwater pipe, Paremata Harbour.

Credit: Rob Suisted, Naturespic

Issue 3: Our activities at sea are affecting the marine environment

Fishing vessel in the Tasman Sea.

Credit: “Mickrick”, istock photos

Issue 4: Climate change is affecting marine ecosystems, taonga species, and us

Haumoana.

Credit: T Whittaker

All our activities put cumulative stress on the marine environment:

Paremata Mana Plimmerton Porirua Harbour and  Kapiti Island

Credit: Colin Monteath, Alamy Australia

Towards a better understanding of our environment:

Collecting samples for ocean acidification studies along  the Munida Transect, off the coast of Otago.

Credit: Dave Allen, NIWA

Environmental reporting series and References

Northland east coast scene south of Cape Brett

Credit: TS Images, Photo New Zealand.

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