Programme
9:00 Mihi Whakatau with Kaumātua Tautoko Witika, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, followed by a welcome from James Ross (NNZST)
9:10 Introduction to the seabirds of northern Aotearoa New Zealand, Chris Gaskin (NNZST)
9:30 Pacific Exploration: The navigational role traditionally played by birds. Andrew Crowe (author of Pathway of the Birds: The Voyaging Achievements of Māori and their Polynesian Ancestors)
9:50 Te Ara Whānui: The Many Pathways. Sheridan Waitai (Ngāti Kuri)
10:10 Morning Tea
10:30 Northern Aotearoa NZ seabird research overview Chris Gaskin (NNZST)
10:50 Seabirds are ocean indicators….great, now what? Brendon Dunphy (University of Auckland)
11:00 Kororā/Little Blue Penguins from the Hen & Chickens – physiology and tracking. Kerry Lukies (University of Auckland)
11:15 Surveys to Sentinels – the makings of a PhD on shearwaters and prions. Edin Whitehead (University of Auckland)
11:30 Waddling Towards Recovery: Kororā Ecophysiology in the Hauraki Gulf. Spencer McIntyre (University of Auckland)
11:45 Takoketai black petrels and toanui flesh-footed shearwaters. Biz Bell (WMIL)
12:05 A species in crisis? Rako Buller's shearwater: population survey, foraging and feeding associations (preliminary results). Megan Friesen (University of Auckland/St Martin’s University)/Chris Gaskin (NNZST)
12:20 The Miracle bird – update on the New Zealand storm petrel project. Chris Gaskin (NNZST) on behalf of the NZSP Project team
12:30 Lunch
1:00 DOC Conservation Services Programme contracts – from petrel diving behaviour around fishing vessels to indirect effects from fisheries and light attraction. Chris Gaskin (NNZST)
1:15 Fish school dynamics. Lily Kozmian-Ledward (Sea Lily Ltd) /Andrew Jeffs (University of Auckland)
1:30 Australasian gannets in the Hauraki Gulf. Nigel Adams (Unitec Institute of Technology)
1:50 Island restoration: seabirds and surprises. Dave Towns (AUT)
2:10 Keeping up with the Tubenoses: Vegetative succession and seabird activity during passive island recovery. Christy Wails (AUT/Northern Illinois University) (video)
2:20 Nearshore recovery of seabird islands following invasive species eradication. Lyndsay Rankin (AUT/Northern Illinois University) (video)
2:30 Threats to seabirds in northern Aotearoa New Zealand. Edin Whitehead (University of Auckland)
2:40 Application of the Motiti model for marine restoration and protection. Te Atarangi Sayers (Motiti Rohemoana Trust)
3:00 The take-off of a long-term regional programme to restore seabirds. Challenges and perspectives. Gaia Dell'Ariccia (Auckland Council) 3:15 AFTERNOON TEA
3:30 Counting what counts. Peter Frost (Science Support Service)
3:50 Keeping track of a community seabird restoration project. James Ross (NNZST/TOSSI)/ Rachel Fewster (University of Auckland)
4:05 Monitoring breeding seabirds on pest-free Motuora and Tiritiri Matangi Islands. John Stewart (Motuora Restoration Society, Supporters of Tiritiri Matangi, Supporters of Shakespear Open Sanctuary)
4:20 Seabird re-establishment on mainland Tutukaka. Dayna Davies (Tutukaka Landcare Group)
4:30 Bream Head/Te Whara - Restoring the vital link. Adam Willetts (Bream Head Conservation Trust)
4:40 Oceanic Storytellers - Website. Edin Whitehead (NNZST/University of Auckland)
4:45 Seabird Trust Community Projects Liaison. Kerry Lukies (NNZST)
4:50 Closing remarks - Our place in the Pacific. Karen Baird (NNZST/Secretariat for Pacific Regional Environment Programme)
5:00 Seminar ends
