Auckland 2023

Coastal restoration: Measuring our progress

Conference 15-17 March 2023

The theme of our 2023 conference was Coastal restoration: Measuring our progress and was hosted by the AUT Department of Environmental Science.

There were several late minute changes to our programme. One of our keynote speakers, Pim de Monchy, was unable to attend because of illness and because of the extreme effects of Cyclone Gabrielle on the people and infrastructure of Te Henga/Bethell’s beach, we made a late change to the location of the field trip on Friday 17th March from Te Henga Bethell’s beach to Tahuna Torea Nature Reserve in Glendowie and Pourewa in Ōrākei.

Here is the conference booklet (PDF, 884.92 kB)

Kingi Makoare (Ngāti Whātua-o-Ōrākei) presenting on coastal issues of Auckland/Tāmaki Makaurau as well as welcoming us to Tāmaki Makaurau.

Dr Dan Hikuroa (University of Auckland) Keynote speaker on Mātauranga Māori and its potential role in Haumanutia Takutai – Coastal Restoration

Prof Mike Petterson (AUT) on the geology and geomorphology of Auckland’s coastal zone

Laura Shaft (CRT Chair) thanking Prof Petterson and Graham Hinchliffe with a beautiful pīngao putiputi and craft chocolates

Moniqua Nelson-Tunley (CRT trustee) presented a workshop on coastal geckos and skinks and how to enhance habitat and protect for predators

Tim Park (CRT trustee)updated the conference on CRT resources and gave a workshop on the characteristics of coastal native plants

Betsy Young and Greg Bennett (CRT Trustees) tribute to James Te Tuhi (late trustee)

Tahuna Torea Nature Reserve field trip

Pourewa

Tahuna torea field trip

Narrow neck field trip

You can find more photos in this link

Presentations

Keynote speaker: Dr Dan Hikuroa - Mātauranga in Haumanautia Takutai (PDF, 11.16 MB)

Dr Kiri Joy Wallace - The Eco-index programme: a nationwide biodiversity vision and approach to restoration monitoring (PDF, 8.39 MB)
Professor Mike Petterson - Auckland Coastal Zone Geology and Geomorphology (PDF, 4.69 MB)

Workshop presentations

Lizard workshop - Moniqua Nelson-Tunley

Monitoring coastal lizards (PDF, 596.52 kB)
Guide for tracking tunnel monitoring in narrow dunelands (PDF, 288.14 kB)

Student Presentations:

CRT 2021 Scholarship award winner: Cassandra Newman - Mapping the dynamics of the coast with anthropogenic debris in Southland (PDF, 4.51 MB)
Lovleen Acharya Chowdhury - Do short-term cliff-erosion measurements reliably represent long-term erosion rates? (PDF, 652.39 kB)
Demi Fearn/Irisa Hudson - Seagrass Restoration (PDF, 2.58 MB)
Ben Banks - Vehicle tracking on DOC managed sites, Eastern Bay of Plenty (PDF, 1.36 MB)
Cate Ryan - Characterising vegetation in active dunes with aerial imagery (PDF, 1.55 MB)

Regional Roundup:

Betsy Young - Pingao 2023 (PDF, 2.93 MB)
Graham and Lyn Pearson - Castlecliff Coast Care, Whanganui (PDF, 7.63 MB)
Micayla Jones - Mercury Bay Environmental Trust (PDF, 4.65 MB)
Jane Lenting - South Wairarapa Biodiversity Group (PDF, 6.60 MB)
Cheryl Laurie - Bream Bay Coastal Care Trust (PDF, 3.88 MB)
Laura Shaft and Loren Carr - Te Taitokerau dune monitoring
Chelsea McGaw/Carl Morgan - Forest & Bird (PDF, 1.95 MB)
Georgianne Griffiths - Auckland Council (PDF, 3.79 MB)

Lizard Resources

Auckland Council - Lizards alive in your garden (PDF, 1.07 MB)
Predator free NZ - Create a lizard friendly garden (PDF, 1.62 MB)
Auckland Council - Plague skinks, pest species (PDF, 596.52 kB)
Craig Gillies & Dale Williams - A short guide for identifying footprints on tracking tunnel papers (PDF, 1.38 MB)

The conference was possible by the generosity and sponsorship of AUT Department of Environmental Science, Gold sponsor Biological Heritage National Science Challenge, Bronze sponsor Eagle Technology, sponsors Coastlands Plant Nursery and Soar Communications Group, as well as a very generous anonymous donor.