Please find below our collections of Publications and Reports, News & Stories, Photos, and Video produced by, for, and about Murihiku ki Te Tonga.
Publications and Reports
Murihiku ki Te Tonga presentation (PDF, 4.05 MB) from the official launch, 03 August 2023, at the international SCAR (Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research) Biology Conference in Ōtautahi-Christchurch.
A popular article in Te Karaka magazine about Ngāi Tahu links to the Ross Sea Sector and the inaugural expedition of Murihiku ki Te Tonga to Antarctica and the Subantarctic Islands. [full citation: Eisert, R., M. Prebble and G. O’Regan (2023): Rereka ki te Toka. Te Karaka 92: 44-51]
Position paper (PDF, 1.73 MB) outlining our priorities for an international Ross Sea Alliance presented to CCAMLR in June 2024. [full citation: Eisert, R., B. R. Sharp, J. W. S. Noordhof, M. Shatford and M. J. Stevens (2024). Murihiku ki Te Tonga: A Ngāi Tahu-led Research and Monitoring Programme for Te Moana-tāpokopoko-a-Tāwhaki, the Ross Sea Sector. WG-EMM-2024/52]
News & Stories
Parāoa Sighted in the Ross Sea Region Marine Protected Area (27 February 2023)
Ninja, the Teenage Mutant Adélie Penguin of Cape Adare (28 February 2023)
Rereka ki te Toka - Ross Sea expedition (18 July 2023)
Murihiku ki Te Tonga Acquires Globally Significant Antarctic Sample Collection (24 July 2023)
Launch of the First Indigenous-Led Antarctic Research Programme at International Conference (04 August 2023)
Killer Whale Image from Inaugural Murihiku Expedition Wins National Award (06 November 2023)
Murihiku Ki Te Tonga programme at centre of new NIWA MoU (14 November 2023)
First major Ngai Tahu expedition departs as part of Murihiku Regeneration Southern Oceans Programme (11 January 2024)
MKTT January 2024 Expedition update -Team completes NZ Subantarctic Island visits (23 January 2024)
Murihiku Team Continues Killer Whale Research Programme (27 January 2024)
MRAQ24 Mission Completed – First Southern Ocean Expedition Team return to Bluff on 4 February 2024 (09 February 2024)
Visiting the Scott Base Pou Whenua (19 February 2024)
Positive First Meeting with new Chair of Antarctic NZ around future collaboration (26 March 2024)
A Call to Action to Protect Te Moana-tāpokopoko-a-Tāwhaki (06 May 2024)
First Anniversary of Murihiku ki Te Tonga, the World’s First Indigenous-Led Antarctic Programme (03 August 2024)
Murihiku Ki Te Tonga joint expedition to prepare for busy NZ Sub Antarctic Islands visitor season (22 November 2024)
Photos
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Videos
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