MRAQ24A, the designation given to the six person Murihiku Regeneration Team, that deployed on the 124 m vessel -Heritage Adventurer into the Southern Ocean and Ross Sea Sector, returned to Bluff on 4 February 2024, after 24 days at sea. The purpose of the expedition was to build capability… Read more
Posted: 9 February 2024
A pre-Waitangi Day regional development dinner hosted by Murihiku Upoko on 5 February at Transport World in Invercargill was attended by over 90 representatives from a diverse range of international, national, regional, community and iwi organisations. The event organised by Murihiku Regeneration… Read more
Posted: 9 February 2024
Kākahi-killer whales hunt prey as varied as fish, penguins, seals, and minke whales, and are the top predators of the ocean. The fish-eating Type-C Antarctic killer whale (TCKW) is a designated focal species for research in the Ross Sea region Marine Protected Area (MPA). The reason for this… Read more
Posted: 27 January 2024
The January Expedition Team that departed Bluff on 10 January, 2024 and has completed its visits to the NZ Sub Antarctic Islands (Auckland Islands, Enderby Island and the Snares), and Macquire Island, over the period 11-15 January 2024. Murihiku ki te Tonga (MKTT) is a Murihiku Regeneration… Read more
Posted: 23 January 2024
A six strong team departed yesterday from Awarua -Bluff on a month long southern oceans science and research expedition as a part of the Murihiku Regeneration ki te Tonga Programme (MKTT) aboard the Heritage Adventurer, owned and operated by New Zealand company Heritage Expeditions Limited. This is… Read more
Posted: 11 January 2024