In this paper recent published in GeoHazards we evaluated the relationship between sea-level change and the severity of impacts in the majo...

#RECOVER Issue 6 features the ‘new land’ created by the earthquake uplift of the coastline, recreational uses of beaches in Marlborough, and...

We recently published a study of īnanga ( Galaxias maculatus ) spawning grounds at non-tidal rivermouths in Pacific Conservation Biology .  ...

Link to report The report responds to a request from Marlborough District Council (MDC) for information on the coastal environment, with a p...

As part of our RECOVER earthquake recovery research t he Marine Ecology Research Group  has established an online survey to assist the Marlb...

We're pleased to announce publication of the companion paper to ‘ Coastal tectonics and habitat squeeze’ in the international journal  ...

Legacies of the Kaikōura earthquake on the coastal marine ecosystem. A summary of observations after three years. See article Coastal Ne...

We're pleased to announce publication of a new paper in the international journal Natural Hazards. This is the first chapter in the ...

#RECOVER Issue 5 features lab work on seaweed responses to stressors and drone survey work to quantify earthquake impacts and recovery alon...

It was great too see a recent article Barbara Barkhausen in a German magazine focussing on New Zealand's environment and appeal as a tou...

 #RECOVER Issue 4 features work on seaweed recovery in the subtidal zone, ecological engineering in Waikoau / Lyell Creek, and a preview of ...

#RECOVER Issue 3 features paua tagging, whitebait surveys and seaweed recovery monitoring work from the  Kaikōura coast. Available onli...

Article just published in Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Resources from our Kaikōura earthquake recovery work. The Kaikōura e...

Great article by Sophie Trigger at the Marlborough Express that features our recent work investigating earthquake impacts on river mouths al...

A recent Stuff article by Alice Angeloni featured our survey work using drones to map recovery processes on the Kaikōura coast. We have co...

Nice article in the Kaikōura Star on our surpise finding of whitebait spawning sites in downstown Kaikōura. The spawning habitat in this a...

This summer we've been working to fill a knowledge gap about whitebait in streams and rivers along the Kaikōura coast. Knowing where ...

#RECOVER Issue 2 features paua population monitoring, hotspots for banded dotterels, and seaweed recovery experiments from the  Kaikōura coa...

It was fantastic to see some of our work communicated in the new Department of Conservation brochure on using straw bales as temporary ī n...

#RECOVER newsletter Issue 1 summarises massive changes on the #Kaikōura coast. Available online here https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/handle/1...

It's been great working on this project with Waitara Alive and the Ōtaraua Hapū along with Waitara High School students to better und...

This article provides a summary of changes to the nearshore ecosystem resulting from uplift effects of the Kaikōura earthquake. Our MBIE f...

The story of how whitebait spawning sites shifted to new areas after the Canterbury earthquakes - and became exposed to new vulnerabilities....

We have a new paper published in the journal  Ecological Indicators that describes the science behind using artificial habitats (such a...

Waterways and MERG have recently published details of a survey methodology for locating and mapping īnanga spawning sites near coastal rive...

Christchurch City Council (CCC) recently changed its riparian vegetation clearance practices for a trial period in the summer of 2016/17. Wh...

We're pleased to announce the findings of a three-part study on ecological 'regeneration' opportunities for the red-zoned lands ...

An unexpected result of our earthquake studies was the discovery that  īnanga spawning habitat had expanded, and was more extensive than eve...

Dr. Mike Hickford and I recently visited an community restoration project on Cobden Island in the Grey River and nearby Aromahana Lagoon.  O...

Thanks to the New Zealand Coastal Society for the Best Overall Presentation prize at the 2016 New Zealand Coastal Society conference He Waka...