Swim4TheOcean campaign heads to Parliament
Jono Ridler and Live Ocean will meet with political decision-makers from across the House tomorrow, as the Swim4TheOcean message, backed by 73,647 unique signatures is taken to Parliament.
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Taking the Swim4TheOcean petition to Parliament
After 90 days in the ocean and a nationwide wave of support, the Swim4TheOcean petition is now being formally taken to Parliament, with 73,647 unique signatures – each one a call to end bottom trawling, starting with seamounts.
Final days to sign as Swim4TheOcean petition grows
Jono Ridler and Live Ocean will return to Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington next week to formally handover the Swim4TheOcean petition to Government, marking the next phase of a campaign that has captured national attention.
Jono Ridler Makes History – 1,367km Swim4TheOcean
Jono Ridler’s 1,367km Swim4TheOcean mission has reached its penultimate day, with the final swim now mapped and his arrival into Wellington set for noon tomorrow.
Set for the Penultimate Push
Jono Ridler has positioned himself at the threshold of Wellington Harbour, wrapping day two of a final push just south of Barrett Reef and setting up for the penultimate day of Swim4TheOcean.
Ridler Now at Wellington Harbour Entrance
Jono Ridler’s 1,367km Swim4TheOcean mission has reached its penultimate day, with the final swim now mapped and his arrival into Wellington set for noon tomorrow.
Magic Carpet Ride Across Palliser Bay
Jono’s Swim4TheOcean made strong progress across Palliser Bay, taking full advantage of a favourable current to cut close to 20km distance off the journey to Wellington – leaving under 30km to go.
Bulldozers and a Southerly
Setting off from the south-facing, black-sand beach, iconic for it’s line-up of cray boats that launch off trailers towed by bulldozers, the Swim4TheOcean operation went true Ngawi style for Tuesday, 31 April.
The Longest Swim – and Over 50,000 Signatures
Jono Ridler has rounded Cape Palliser, the southernmost point of the North Island, and is now swimming into Cook Strait, one of the most challenging stretches of water in the world, with just 57.7km of his 1,350km Swim4TheOcean remaining.
Ridler Around Cape Palliser and into Cook Strait
Jono Ridler has rounded Cape Palliser, the southernmost point of the North Island, and is now swimming into Cook Strait, one of the most challenging stretches of water in the world, with just 57.7km of his 1,350km Swim4TheOcean remaining.
