On July 19, 2023, the Murihiku ki Te Tonga – Ross Sea Sector Research & Monitoring Programme took possession of a globally significant collection of scientific samples from Antarctica. The samples include a wide range of top predator species – Antarctic toothfish, Adélie penguins, South Polar… Read more
Posted: 24 July 2023
As part of the Invercargill sister-city relationship with Kumagaya in Japan, a Mayoral delegation from Invercargill is visiting Kumagaya city over the period 19-25 July, 2023. Included in this delegation is Michael Skerrett, in his position as one of the Upoko of Murikiku Hapū. Michael was honoured… Read more
Posted: 24 July 2023
Murihiku Regeneration is coordinating the establishment of a new Cultural Identity Group to creating a new brand identity for the Southern Green Hydrogen Project. Nominations are now open for applications to be a part of this group. Southern Green Hydrogen is the name given to a hydrogen facility… Read more
Posted: 21 July 2023
Nā Dr Regina Eisert rātou ko Dr Matiu Prebble, ko Dr Gerard O’Regan. This past summer, three Ngāi Tahu expeditions followed the path of the birds and whales to the Southern Ocean, reigniting a long-standing interest in one of the most enigmatic regions of the world’s oceans. One of the three… Read more
Posted: 18 July 2023
Tā Tipene O’Regan, on behalf of Murihiku Upoko, met with the Leader of the Opposition, Christopher Luxon MP, and some of his senior colleagues at his parliamentary offices in Wellington on 31 May. Dr Michael Stevens, also from Te Rūnaka o Awarua, supported Tā Tipene at this hui, which canvassed a… Read more
Posted: 2 June 2023