Save the Date – Coastal Restoration Trust Conference 2027
We’re delighted to share that the 2027 Coastal Restoration Trust Conference will be held in Tauranga from 9–11 March, in collaboration with Tauranga City Council and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council.
Thank you for your patience as we update our conference website over the coming weeks. We look forward to opening registrations soon and sharing the conference programme, speaker lineup, field trips and other important information as details are progressively confirmed and announced.
Next year’s gathering will bring together the collective knowledge, experience, and latest research from across Aotearoa’s coastal restoration community. This inspiring event will provide opportunities to connect with peers, share insights, and explore innovative approaches to protecting and restoring our coasts.
It is shaping up to be an exciting and thought-provoking conference, and we look forward to welcoming you.
To be notified when registrations open and to receive updates as conference planning progresses, please contact us at [Enable JavaScript to view protected content][Enable JavaScript to view protected content]
Our 2025 conference was held at Hauiti marae in Ūawa Tolaga Bay on the East Cape of Aotearoa New Zealand from 12 to 14 March.
The speakers, workshops, field trips and sponsors made this an unforgettable experience.
Here is our conference handbook (PDF, 2.36 MB)
Here is our conference video from Southlight Studio
The conference photos are available to download until 14 April 2025.
Our Coast: The Coastal Restoration Trust video project
Keynote speakers:
Speakers:
Dr Amber Dunn - Making the invisible visible: the nature of sand is to move (PDF, 4.12 MB)
Victor Walker: Ūawanui - Adversity to Opportunity (PDF, 5.21 MB)
Dr David Bergin: CRT Project updates and proposals (PPTX, 1.94 MB)
Southlight Studio: What’s Up? (PDF, 6.00 MB)
Dame Anne Salmond: Tai Timu Tai Pari: The Wahapū of the Waimatā (PDF, 20.47 MB) and Presentation text (PDF, 597.40 kB)
Graeme Atkins: Coastal flora of Tairāwhiti (PDF, 7.37 MB)
Dr Phoebe Stewart-SInclair, NIWA: Estuaries under a changing climate (PDF, 5.78 MB)
Dr Laura Hughes, GNS Science: Bioshields and Tsunamis (PPTX, 13.78 MB)
Celia Wade-Brown MP: Domestic Cat Microchipping Bill (PPTX, 11.43 MB)
Don McLean, Glenn Brown: Weed Species Control for Dune Restoration (PDF, 1.50 MB)
Arnem Littek: Katipō ecology (PDF, 1.28 MB), Katipō predators, (PDF, 1.04 MB) Katipō vs false katipō (PDF, 1.37 MB), Katipō vs redbacks (PDF, 1.30 MB)
Regional Roundup:
Castlecliff Coast Care (PPTX, 22.72 MB)
Friends of Petone Beach (PDF, 6.39 MB)
Bream Bay Coastal Care Trust (PPTX, 30.47 MB)
Stuart Park Restoration Project (PPTX, 20.10 MB)
Waikato Coastcare (PPTX, 24.56 MB)
Slash for Cash (PPTX, 16.81 MB)
South Wairarapa Biodiversity Group (PPTX, 19.43 MB)
Te Whakapae Ururoa - Myrtle Rust survelliance project (PDF, 4.87 MB)
Coastcare Kaituna (PDF, 6.17 MB)
Whaingaroa Coastcare project (PDF, 11.58 MB)
Coast Care Bay of Plenty (PPTX, 17.24 MB)
Hoa o Horoirangi Rahui Moana (PDF, 1.34 MB)