SailGP teamed up with the Black Foils and Live Ocean for their first Ocean Impact Project of 2025 to support the restoration of kelp forests in the Hauraki Gulf.
Live Ocean co-founder Peter Burling joins global voices for the ocean in The Ocean Race Summit #3. The series brings together leaders and other change-makers to share solutions and winning strategies to help restore ocean health, inspired by the spirit of ocean racing. Check out Peter’s chat with Mark Towill, CEO of the 11th Hour Racing Team.
Live Ocean co-founders Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have tonight been announced as BLAKE Leaders, recognised alongside seven others at the prestigious annual BLAKE Awards ceremony held in Auckland.
Read time: 2 min Article Summary One of New Zealand’s most popular citizen science projects gets a groundbreaking reboot featuring cutting-edge technology which is freely available to everyone. A digital tool used by scientists to efficiently survey our underwater realm in detail is now being used by school children taking a close look at New […]
With the Gulf on the brink of ecological collapse, the watered-down amendments from Cabinet mean commercial fishing will be allowed in the 6.3% of the Gulf proposed as HPAs. It’s important to note, within the Bill 93.7% of the Gulf will remain open to commercial and recreational fishing practices.
Read time: 2 min Article Summary Live Ocean Foundation has joined a growing list of organisations calling for better focus on ocean-based research and solutions during the upcoming COP29 climate talks in Baku Azerbaijan. Expand international collaboration Enhance public and private funding to scale-up and diversify support Build capacity of scientists, researchers, communities and policymakers […]
Read time: 2 min Article Summary The global summit, COP16, aimed at halting the destruction of nature ended last week with some breakthroughs, but left many key issues unresolved. Aotearoa is a global hotspot for biodiversity so the events of COP16 and New Zealand’s involvement are critical to the progress of restoring and protecting the […]
In November 2023, 24 rangatahi from Te Tai Tokerau were given the unique opportunity to connect with this heritage, through an eight-day voyage sailing on two distinctive vessels: a tall ship and a waka hourua.
Live Ocean checks in with the University of Auckland team on the latest updates of their tohorā southern right whale research.
Following the world’s first circumpolar simultaneous satellite tagging program with Australian, South African and South American research teams, the New Zealand – University of Auckland research tagging data has helped to inform policy and decision-making aimed at enhancing the protection of New Zealand’s tohorā southern right whale population.
A new citizen science initiative is empowering sailors to map marine biodiversity and ocean health in the Pacific, equipping blue-water sailors with the latest technology to gather important data while at sea. The Pacific Ocean is the world’s largest ocean and will provide crucial insights into the effects of climate change and biodiversity loss on the region.
We’re on a mission to create 1,000 postcards to protect the Hauraki Gulf and we need your help.
Send us your favourite ocean photo and a few words about what you love most about the Gulf, and together, we’ll spotlight why the Gulf deserves urgent protection – for us, and for future generations.