The Marlborough Mermaid's Bluewater Taonga

11/11/2025

A true taonga

05/11/2025

Lots to learn about dolphins at the Coastal Conversation this evening! Appaently the Hector's in our area are very unusual with little known about them compared with Hectors on the West and East Coasts.

03/11/2025

Learn more about our local dolphins this coming Wednesday. Sign up at...https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2025/coastal-convversations/marlborough?fbclid=IwY2xjawN1KFRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFGcXdpU1V5Z0R4ekV5OXJ1AR4b_5wdHdZU2S9x_cVn9vk6rB1pUpPyTEjmf9Itrbd00eGTWz6xpgh33sr3zA_aem_E_E3BBPVbfbl8Cav3TWqvQ

31/10/2025

A long weekend leads into the summer. Learn how you can support others with learning to swim. Currently 7 in 10 Kiwi kids can’t tread water to save their lives….you can help….

More than 3000 kids have been allocated safe swimming lessons thank to your support. But we need more.

24/10/2025

Extended to November…

The consultation period for public feedback on the Kaikōura (Te Tai o Marokura) Marine Management Act has been extended until 11 November 2025.

Fisheries New Zealand and the Department of Conservation are seeking public feedback as part of a review of the Act’s performance over the past 10 years, and the success of its measures to protect the unique environment of Kaikōura.

The measures included in the consultation are:
• The Kaikōura Marine Guardians
• Hikurangi Marine Reserve
• Te Rohe o te Whānau Puha Whale Sanctuary
• Ōhau New Zealand Fur Seal Sanctuary
• Customary Management Measures:
o Mangamaunu Mātaitai
o Oaro Mātaitai
o Te Waha o te Marangai Mātaitai
o Te Taumanu o Te Waka a Māui Taiāpure
o Oaro-Haumuri Taiāpure

Public submissions will be used in a report for the Ministers of Conservation and of Oceans and Fisheries, which will inform their decisions on whether changes are needed for the Kaikōura coastal and marine area, and if so, what changes are made.

For more information, and to make a submission, go to: www.doc.govt.nz/kaikoura-marine-review

22/10/2025

Do you know these amazing things about the sea?

18/10/2025

Different Perspectives!

OCS Cartoon of the week

18/10/2025

We are all connected!

Hundreds of scientists and global leaders are converging on Christchurch for the world's largest and most influential climate adaptation gathering.

07/10/2025

Are you looking for something to do 11-19 Oct? Check this out if you are in Wellington.

Destination Earth is a multi-sensory, interactive art installation that reveals the vital connections between ocean, atmosphere, and human activity in the era of climate change, spotlighting the pulse and flows of the Southern Ocean and the Antarctic Circumpolar Current.