He made it! From Aotea Great Barrier to Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. 33-year-old Aucklander Jono Ridler completed a non-stop unassisted open water swim from Karaka Bay, Aotea Great Barrier Island to Campbells Bay, Tāmaki Makaurau.
By Live Ocean Read time: 2 min Article Summary Main Points 33-year-old Aucklander Jono Ridler will attempt a New Zealand record non-stop ultra-distance open water swim from Karaka Bay, Aotea Great Barrier Island to Narrow Neck Beach, Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland in a weather window on or soon after 25th April. His mission is to create awareness […]
It was the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, still New Zealand’s only national park of the sea. The event coincided with the release of the sixth State of the Gulf report, which summarises in a few neat pages the litany of failures, exploitation and incoherence that has led to the wholesale collapse of the one of the world’s most abundant ecosystems.
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