There are so many ways to Celebrate the Sea with Seaweek!
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Ngā Huhua: Abundance
Dive into a deep blue world teeming with life in Ngā Huhua: Abundance, an immersive exhibition celebrating the lifeforce of Te Moana-nui-a-Toi, the outer Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, just beyond …
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Shark Quest
Come be part of our shark squad this summer! Pick up a free trail from Te Ao Mārama, our South Atrium, and glide through the galleries with your whānau seeking high and low for marvellous ma…
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Seaweek Youth Photography Competition & Exhibition
Creative Arts Napier This FREE youth art competition and exhibition celebrates Sea Week! Toi Moana – Toi Tangata Healthy Seas – Healthy People An open invitation to all local young creatives …
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Weekends of Wonder: Ocean Zone Detectives
Free fun for curious minds! Bring your tamariki along for these free sessions designed to inspire young imaginations. Join us on an exciting underwater adventure as we journey from the surf…
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National Ocean Inspired Art Competition
We want to ‘sea’ your artwork! Art is a beautiful way to express our connection with the ocean, as well as raise awareness about the challenges facing our marine environment. This Se…
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Circular Ocean Scenery
This event is part of Seaweek and is proudly brought to you by the Sir Peter Blake Marine Education and Recreation Centre and The ReCreators! Kids will create beautiful circular seascapes usin…
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Embracing the Tides: Protecting Moana
Solo Exhibition by Alissa Jane Dyer Even far from the coast, our choices ripple outward. Embracing the Tides: Protecting Moana is a conservation-themed art exhibition that i…
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Blockhouse Bay Beach Biodiversity Hunt
There’s a lot more to the Manukau Harbour’s muddy shores than meets the eye. From burrowing anemones to snapping shrimp, paddle crabs to predatory snails, this unassuming habitat is home to a…
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Experience Waka Ama at Caroline Bay
Together Te Aitarakihi Marae a Iwi and Waitaha Paddling Club are hosting a waka ama experience! They will have 4 V6 (six-seater) waka on the water, each guided by experienced crew, creating a …
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Seaweek Films @ Lopdell
Join us to celebrate the first day of Seaweek! We are showing a two-hour programme of short films all about our Ocean and how important it is to us as a species. Celebrating the watery-ness o…
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Community Snorkel: Taputeranga Marine Reserve
Dive into Taputeranga Marine Reserve and take part in a free snorkeling event this summer! Beginners welcome! We provide all the necessary gear and experienced guides to ensure your safety…
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Discover Piha’s rock pools
A week of fun activities at the Piha Community Library, discovering the rock pools of the intertidal zone and learning the importance of protecting the wildlife that call it home. Become a kaitiak…
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Honu and Blue’s Sealife Clues storytime
Celebrate Seaweek at the Maritime Museum with a fun‑filled weekend as we premiere the delightful new story Honu and Blue’s Sealife Clues! Join author and zookeeper Jez Smith for the very fir…
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SeaMERC Day!
Celebrate Seaweek at MERC! Join us on the 28th of February for Sir Peter Blake MERC’s 9th annual Sea MERC Day! We have an exciting day planned filled with water activities, beach and roc…
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Seaweek Immersive Lab
For Seaweek 2026, we are bringing a unique ocean experience to the heart of Christchurch. The Seaweek Immersive Lab is a purpose-built 360° projection space where visitors can step inside th…
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Reotahi Marine Reserve Snorkel Day
Come and explore the Reotahi Marine Reserve from below the waterline with the Mountains to Sea team! Join us for a day of snorkelling with our experienced volunteer guides. Fun for the whole w…
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Annual “Farewell to the Godwits”
Join this Annual Ceremony to wish these amazing migrators a safe journey before they head back to Alaska! Welcome at 1.30pm followed by a guided walk to view the birds up close. From 1pm enjoy…
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Seaweek Variety Show
Join us as we celebrate connecting with our seas – Toi Moana – Toi Tangata! Enjoy local performances from music to dance and a parade of Seaweek-inspired costumes! All welcome to show up …
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Farewell the Godwits/Kuaka!
Hear about these incredible birds and the long migratory journeys they make, followed by a guided walk to view the birds. Meet: The Carpark, opposite The Beach Inn, Meeanee Quay, Westshore…
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Moturiki Island Clean-Up with Western Bay Wildlife Trust
Join us this Seaweek for a morning on the rocks and beach for a clean up to enhance sea and shorebird habitat! Meet at the beginning of Moturiki (Leisure Island). Please wear closed footwear …
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Community Snorkel Day
Come and celebrate Seaweek with Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) and Department of Conservation and experience a guided snorkel on the reef with our EMR coordinators. FREE hire of equipment,…
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The GREAT BIG Napier Beach Clean!
Help take action for our ocean at your local beaches! Organised by and in conjunction with Seaweek, Save the Dotterels, Hawke’s Bay – Napier Zones, & Forest and Bird – Napier Branch….
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Beach Clean Up in Waipūreku/Clive
Join us for seaweek! Please gather at the beach entrances at Ferry Road, Richmond Road, or Bell Street (East Clive) for a health and safety briefing at 9:30am sharp. Coordinators will be prese…
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Discover Takapuna Reef
Come join us and explore the wonders of Takapuna reef, you never know what you might spot! 🐟 Celebrate Seaweek and come join us in exploring the wonders of Takapuna Reef!🐟 Discover spotties, e…
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Children’s Day with the Eco Centre
Come down to Caroline Bay for a FREE day of fun celebrating your tamariki for Children’s Day! Enjoy lots of activities and displays from local organisations, including the Eco Centr…
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Island Bay Beach Clean Up
Let’s make our community cleaner and greener together. Look for the flags. Everything you need will be provided. Drinks, nibbles, and treats at the end.
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Stormwater Superhero Trailer at Children’s Day
The Stormwater Superhero trailer is a mobile resource designed to provide education around stormwater along with actions we can take to prevent contaminating it. Stormwater is water that …
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Eye Level Photography Competition
The natural world that surrounds us is intertwined, through interactions, food chains and migrations. As humans we connect to our environment through recreation, jobs, food and survival. Howe…
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Cawthron Seaweek Science Talk
3 March, 5:30pm-6:30pm Protecting our Seas: Marine Biosecurity in Aotearoa New Zealand Marine biosecurity is challenging not because nature is failing, but because it’s working perfectly. …
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National Aquarium Seaweek Talk
Join Alessandra Vallim, SeaKeepers South Pacific Program Manager and PhD researcher,as she shares her PHD research findings and her work with Seakeeper Society. Her work explores how large mar…
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Shark Tales with Clinton Duffy
Join us during Sea Week at Auckland Museum! This is your chance to get up close and personal with all the sharks you can handle. Join Clinton Duffy, Curator of Marine Biology Auckland Museum w…
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Seaweek Eco Talk
As part of Sea Week Timaru, our March Eco Talk is all about connecting with our moana. We’re excited to welcome three local speakers: Marijke Bakker from Penguins First Timaru, sharing insi…
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South Pacific Teacher Workshop
Join SeaKeepers South Pacific and the National Aquarium of New Zealand for a transformative field based professional development workshop tailored for intermediate and high school educators (…
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Clean-Up Dive
Join Dave’s Diving Kaikōura for a clean-up SCUBA dive! Our local Rahui has an Old Wharf right on the edge. This wharf always has tourists and locals practicing their casting off…
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Ocean Connections: Joint Webinar for Students and Teachers
This Seaweek, join students and teachers across Australia and New Zealand for a special online webinar with marine scientists exploring how the ocean influences and connects life on Earth. He…
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You, Me and The Sea! Albany Village Library
Join the team from Sir Peter Blake MERC at Albany Village Library for a fun, interactive session! Learn about the deep connection we as humans’ have with ocean and why this is impor…
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Superheroes in Marine Restoration
Join us for an interactive session where we learn about how marine superheroes can help in restoring degraded ecosystems. We will zoom in on local ecosystem engineers, tuangi, or the New Zeal…
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You, Me, and The Sea! East Coast Bays Library
Join the team from Sir Peter Blake MERC at the East Coast Bays Library for a fun, interactive session! Learn about the deep connection we as humans’ have with ocean and why this is important!…
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Twilight Walk and Talk
Join Hawkes Bay Regional Council as they celebrate Seaweek 2026 with a Twilight Walk and Talk at Te-Whanganui-a-Orotū | Ahuriri Estuary! We will hear about the long-term plans for the enhance…
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Our Changing Oceans
If you enjoyed the stunning imagery in the recent David Attenborough documentary Ocean, this session takes you a step further beneath the surface. We’ll explore some of the key scientific findi…
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You, Me, and The Sea! Whangaparāoa
Join the team from Sir Peter Blake MERC at Whangaparāoa Library for a fun, interactive session! Learn about the deep connection we as humans’ have with ocean and why this is important! This i…
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Coastal Clean-Up Walk
Join Restoring Takarunga Hauraki and Pupuke Birdsong Project for a coastal clean-up walk! Walking along the coast from Narrow Neck to Takapuna at low tide, we’ll pick up rubbish along the wa…
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Big Beach Clean Up
You know the drill! It’s beach clean-up time. And what better week than Seaweek 2026 to head down to the waterfront and clean up one of our beaches. Bring gloves, a bucket and your friends …
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Friends of Wairaki Stream, Seaweek Lynfield Cove Day
Come support a great cause! Friends of Wairaki Stream annual Lynfield Cove clean-up with pizzas to follow. The event will include a guided walk and collaboration between Friends of Wair…
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Seaweek Sealebration!
From March 2-6 local businesses clean up around your sites. On Saturday 7 March from 9-10am clean up the Seaview streets, riverbank & foreshore. Then meet for the Sealebration with cof…
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Splash & Dash
Join us to celebrate 30 years of Long Bay – Okura Marine Reserve! Participate in a multisport event including a run, paddle, and swim within the reserve as a team. This event is for all to cel…
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Help a Dune Out
Come and join The Green Lab and the Coastal Park Rangers to trial a new Help a Dune Out initiative at New Brighton Beach. Coastal dunes play an important role in natural coastal defe…
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Litter Intelligence Audit & Beach Clean Up
Take part in a Beach Clean-Up with Without Waste and Forest & Bird Youth then return to the library for an informative talk on the New Brighton Litter Intelligence project and the impact of c…
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Moana Discovery Day
Bring the whānau along for a day of wonder and underwater discovery! Moana discovery day is your chance to experience the Seaweek Immersive lab, 360° cinematic room where sound, movement an…
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Māui Dolphin Day & the recycled raft race
Māui Dolphin Day is back! Nau mai, Haere mai! Māui Dolphin Day is a collaborative community festival which highlights the endangered Popoto/Māui Dolphin, the importance of our marine enviro…
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