The Gisborne region is home to the beautiful Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve (est. 1999)
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Delivery of the programme to the Gisborne Region is under the provider Nga Mahi Te Taiao http://www.nmtt.co.nz/. The coordinatoirs for EMR in this area are brother and sister duo Joe Palmer and Amy-Rose Hardy
In 2019 Room 4 students at Makauri school went snorkeling at Kaiti Beach and then we went to Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve which is at Pouawa. We were interested in comparing the two areas. See there awesome video clip they made below
There is still an urgent need to promote value of the Te Tapuwae o Rongokako Marine Reserve (est. 1999), it's critical for community to experience with their own eyes, as this is essential to achieving marine protection in their own areas and building community support for the existing marine reserve. This marine region is highly utilized for kaimoana gathering by communities and has a huge summer influx of people.