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Hooking up a feed

As the sun goes down on Te Hapua, a local casts a line into the still waters of Parenga Channel,...

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Inbound invasives

Like strange fruit, ascidians cling to a wharf pile in Te Hapua. A native of Australia, they first appeared in...

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Gone fishing

Commercial fishers from Te Kao clear mullet from their net in the shallows of Kokota Spit where they fish their...

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Farmers in training

Aquaculture is an important industry for local communities, as employment opportunities are thin on the ground....

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Fly over farms

Workers repair an oyster farm damaged by a storm in the shallow upper reaches of Porotu Arm....

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Daycare for fish

At the harbour entrance, tiny juvenile fish, like these bigeyes, hide in the shelter of a rock....

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The Bar

The vast Parengarenga Harbour spills into the sea through a narrow channel of dark water running over a shallow bar....

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Fish with Nick

The harbour is a larder for the 500 residents of Te Kao and Te Hapua, like Nick Marsh, who have...

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Fly over Kokota Spit

Parengarenga Harbour is sheltered from the sea by a 10-kilometre-long promontory of pure silica sand, called Kokota Spit....

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Forests in the sea

Deep channels lead inland from the harbour entrance. The edges are laced with mangroves and the shallows green with meadows...
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