BEACH CLEAN

WHAKARAUIRI TĀHUNA

SUSTAINABLE COASTLINES & LITTER INTELLIGENCE

Young people collecting beach rubbish to create a cleaner environment, working with Sustainable Coastlines & LItter Intelligence to create a larger data set and learn about the recurring trends with beach waste.

SEEING UNDERWATER

TIROHANGA RARO WAI

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY

Our young people are utilising underwater cameras attached to a feeding tank to gain a better understanding of our underwater ecosystem, fish dynamics, fishery management and create metrics to assess marine health. Young people learn about the difference between what a healthy and unhealthy marine ecosystem looks like first-hand.

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT

RAWEKEWEKE PARAKAINGAKI

3-STAGE TREATMENT

Spirit of New Zealand is leading by example with the latest technology in sewage treatment. A holding tank is used for the "sludge" that is separated from the liquids before discharge, this means the discharge is very clean (almost to drinking standards) and can be discharged anywhere. Our lesson to young people is that if a charity can achieve this, our aim is to influence other commercial and recreational vessels to also be better.

SNORKELLING

RUKURUKU

When visiting healthy ocean environments like Goat Island or Poor Knights, young people get to experience what a flourishing biodiverse environment should look like.

SEABED MAPPING

MAHERE PAPAMOANA

SEABED 2030

Spirit of New Zealand ship contributes ocean seabed data using an onboard data logger to provide critical information toward the Seabed 2030 initiative which aims to complete the General Bathymetric Chart mapping of the world's ocean floor by 2030. Involving and educating trainees about our role in global data initiatives helps to connect them to a bigger picture regarding the connectedness of our ocean environment.

WATER TEMP RECORDING

PĀMAHANA HOPŪ WAI

MOANA PROJECT

Regular water temperature data is sent via satellite to the Moana Project, helping to understand coastal ocean circulation, connectivity and marine heatwaves to global marine forecasting.

MEGA FAUNA PROGRAMME

HOTAKA NGAI KĪREHE

DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION & AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY

Species identification and recording sightings - an on-deck programme that works to help our young people better understand species in the marine environment and the important role they all play in the ocean's delicate ecosystem.

RUBBISH & RECYCLING SEPARATION

WEHENGA TAUPUNI HANGARUA

We keep and separate all rubbish and recycling onboard. Food scraps are macerated into small pieces and distributed into the ocean, while any rubbish and recycling are returned to shore and disposed of. Demonstrating responsible waste minimisation is important to model and be active in for all of our young people.