The last trip for our marine conservation work was at Ahuriri. We started the day on the waka - Te Matau a Maui.

We even had the opportunity to hoist the sails. The hardest part was refolding them so they fitted into the bags for storage.

The next part of the day was going around four activities.
We tried fishing with Mr Petherick from MPI and we know the fish were there because they took all our bait and kept escaping.



Next activity beach clean up with Jake and Carly from the National Aquarium. We picked up bags of rubbish and some of us found an old penguin nest.



The third activity was learning about how plants adapt and survive in coastal areas. Mr Lee from DOC took this session.


Our very last session was taken by TK from HB Regional Council and we learnt so much about pollution of the waterways and the impact it has on the ocean. We also got to see how an oil spill is managed.


We thoroughly enjoyed our day and learnt so much.
Thank you so much Mrs McCool and the presenters.

Location:Our Amazing Ahuriri Experience