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Kiaora Tamariki! We are going to do some research into the questions we wanted to answer about Marine Reserves in order to have some good knowledge when we go on our Hikoi on Friday. To help you answer the questions here are 2 good websites for you to visit to find good information. [] and [] To go to these sites simply click on them and you will be taken there! There are also a couple of books and brochures to have a look at that will be helpful.

So what do you have to do? Answer the following questions by writing your answers below each one. Answer with as much information as you can from your research. Don't forget to save your Mahi every 10 minutes to save losing it! Cool - off you go! 1) What are marine reserves created for?

2) When were marine reserves first created in Aotearoa and how many are there now? New Zealand’s first marine reserve (Cape Rodney – Okakari Point Marine Reserve) was established in 1975 and was one of the world’s first no-take marine reserves. There are now over 30 marine reserves established in New Zealand waters 3) What are some interesting facts about our marine reserve " Te Tapuwae O Rongo Kako"?

4) Who protects the marine reserves and why? How do they protect it? Lots of people are building along the coastlines and changing coastal habitats - clearing land may cause erosion. 5) What are the rules about using a marine reserve, taking things from it, and using it?

** Marine Reserves..... **are safe places for fish and other sea creatures to live and breed. This is very important because more and more people are catching fish and gathering shellfish. Fish such as snapper are becoming scarce. In a marine reserve fish can grow big - and big fish have more babies, which means there are more fish in the sea! 6) WhaOf New Zealand’s total marine environment, just 0.3% is protected in marine reserves. Currently the highest level of protection outside of our Territorial Sea is through fisheries closures on trawling for 18 seamounts. The inclusion of these closures brings the area of marine protection in New Zealand’s marine environment to just over 3%.t is the Ngati Konohi story about the name "Te Tapuwae O Rongo-Kako"