Having recently moved back to Anaura Bay from Kaiaua Bay, I’ve been given the opportunity to assist the Hinetamatea Marae Committee in the restoration of our dunes along the front of our Marae and urupa which is under threat from rising sea levels. Every Friday tamariki ages 5 - 15 years from Te Kura a Rohe O Uawa come to Anaura to learn about the pressure that our taiao, taku tai moana and ngahere are under due to global warming, pests and the habits of humans.
The Marae committee and Anaura Bay whanau are also wanting to establish a Marae nursery to ‘grow our own’ dune and native plants for our future restoration projects of which we are very excited.
