CLUB VISIT – NZL BLUE BELT TOOLS 

This page is designed to help teachers to understand why, what and how data can be collected at their local marine environment. You don't need to be a marine scientist to begin. Confidence grows through practice. The goal is not perfection, but meaningful engagement with science in a real-world context.

Moanamana is about empowering both teachers and students to explore, understand, and care for their local marine environment. By starting small and building over time, you create a learning journey that is authentic, culturally connected, and impactful.

Science Learning Hub Webinars

Check out the webinars on what participarty science is, how you can collect data on your marine environment, and what schools are doing with the data to help protect the health of their moana!

Monitoring the Moana

Participartory science methods webinar by Sally Carson, director of NZ Marine Studies Centre (University of Otago).

Moanamana

Taking action to protect our oceans by Alisa Torgersen (YNZ) and Dean Stanley, Boat & Beach Wise trust - Worser Bay.

Upcoming Moanamana workshops

We are partnering with the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre to deliver four workshops across Auckland in September as part of their Hauraki Gulf Monitoring Project.

In previous years, students have used the Marine Metre Squared (Mm2) programme to collect data at their local beaches. This year, we are expanding this work by offering a full-day workshop designed to empower teachers to confidently collect marine data using the Moanamana kit at their local sailing clubs.

Sally Carson and Alisa Torgersen will lead these workshops, supporting teachers and community members to learn how to use a range of citizen science tools to monitor and explore the diverse coastal environments of the Hauraki Gulf.

These events are free to attend and will run from 10:00am to 5:00pm.

If you would like to participate, please select the location closest to you and complete the registration form by Friday 28 August.

We gratefully acknowledge Foundation North for their support in making these workshops possible.