There will be lots of Seaweek 2019 events happening in the Bay of Plenty and full details will be posted here as we receive them. Contact the Western Bay of Plenty Regional Coordinator: Nataalia Hemaima Lunson – email: nlunson@doc.govt.nz, phone: 027 536 6847 or the Eastern Bay of Plenty Regional Coordinator: Courtney Andrews – email: courtney.andrews12345@gmail.com if you’d like to organise an event.
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If you attend a Seaweek 2019 event you can win a copy of The Collins Field Guide to the NZ Seashore by completing one of our online Event Reports to tell us what you enjoyed about the event. |
Bay of Plenty Seaweek 2019 Events:
- Free Professional Development Opportunity for Primary Teachers with Young Ocean Explorers – Thursday 27 September 2018
- Opape Waterways Cleanup – Sunday 25 November 2018
- Opape & Otara CleanUp – Sunday 9 December 2018
Opape & Otara CleanUp
Sunday 9 December 2018, Opotiki
Opape CleanUp 9am – 10am
Otara CleanUp 10-15am- 12pm
What we take from Tangaroa & Papatuanuku we can give back by caring & maintaining their waters & land.
Gloves & Rubbish bags provided
Free Sausage Sizzle & Refreshments for all volunteers & Ice blocks for the ki follows @ Magpie Park (Ohui Park) cnr of Terere Pa & Aerodrome.
Bring your water bottle, free event.
Contact: Jacqui Biddle email: jacquimandy@gmail.com Ph: (027) 347-7360
Opape Waterways Cleanup
Sunday 25 November 2018 from 9am to noon at Opape Beach, Opotiki
Come along and have fun at our Opape Cleanup.
Gloves & rubbish bags provided
Bring a water bottle and a hat.
Free sausage sizzle & refreshments provided after clean up
Contact: Jacqui Biddle email: jacquimandy@gmail.com Ph: (027) 347-7360
Free Professional Development Opportunity for Primary Teachers with Steve Hathaway from Young Ocean Explorers
Let Steve Hathaway, underwater cameraman for BBC’s Blue Planet 2 and creator of Young Ocean Explorers introduce you to the unique underwater world of New Zealand. Steve’s compelling footage and stories are all centred around their Young Ocean Explorers website from which you can confidently teach ecology, the environment living world, habitats and endangered species. The Young Ocean Explorers website covers topics that link to the curriculum for science, social sciences, english, health and physical education and the arts. Steve will introduce you to these curriculum links and the assignments that you can use and create for your class. Come along to the evening and you will leave with an assignment created for your class ready to go.
Register as a teacher on the Young Ocean Explorers website in advance so you’re ready to go on the night.
Bookings are essential. To book contact Erin erin@youngoceanexplorers.com
This event is in partnership with Envirohub, Coastcare, Wright Family Foundation and GIFT.
Thursday 27 September 2018, 4-6pm at Bethlehem Community Hall, 239A State Highway 2, Bethlehem, Tauranga.
Marine Metre Squared
Why not grab a Marine Metre Squared kit and go out to discover what lives on your local shore?
