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Whitebait Connection Wellington

Wellington became a WBC region in 2013. Liz Gibson and her team are IMG 5012delivering the programme to local schools under the umbrella of the Mountains to Sea Wellington Trust. They have been delivering WBC's sister marine programme EMR since 2010.

The 2014 MTSCT National Marine and Freshwater Wananga Conference was held in Wellington. 

The team hosted a regional freshwater hui in 2016.  See the proceedings here

Presentations from the hui below:

Nicola Toki - Protecting our freshwater biodiversity

Leana Barriball and Raewyn Klenner. Freshwater Values and Iwi Perspectives

Zoe Studd. Whitebait Connection. Opportunities for education and community engagement Whitebait Connection.

Mark Taylor. Inanga spawning site identification and restoration Inanga spawning site identification and restoration

Aslan Wright-Stow. Citizen Science - developing a monitoring programme for your stream

Wellington Regional Coordinator:

Liz Gibson

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Wellington's experienced coordinators work across the greater Wellington region delivering Mountains to Sea education programmes – just add water! Creating inspiring and hands-on experiences for students in their local environment and will support your classroom programme, manage equipment and all health and safety planning.

The programmes lead to a greater connection to nature and a meaningful understanding of conservation issues; fostering kaitiakitanga and action for the environment.

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WBC Wellington students taking water samples