Discover life offshore of South Taranaki
Our Team, Vision & Commitment
Learn About Our S.T.E.A.M Initiatives
Check Out Online Learning
Dive in!
Meet the Team
Come meet the dedicated & passionate individuals who keep our project alive!
Reef Species
What animals and plants are observed at Project Reef? All that information and more...
Let's Go!
Getting to Project Reef
is no easy task...
We require the right conditions, correct tides, swell and weather... we keep our fingers crossed we're available too! Connect to FB for our latest!
"Project Reef has involved significant technical challenge & innovation... an impact on policy... explicitly referenced in the TRC Coastal Plan."
- Office of the Prime Minister's Chief Science Advisor
Annual Report 2019 Page 26
Let's SCUBA
There'll be no snorkelling at Project Reef!
Project Reef is located 11km offshore, 23m deep! To get to Project Reef, you'll need the right SCUBA certification, gear & skills (and dive buddy!!).
3 cups
Blueberries
Wetsuit.
Warmth
Dive Mask.
Radio to boat
Fins.
Movement
Tank.
Air
B.C.D
Buoyancy
Paper.
Waterproof
Discover Project Reef!
Film & Video
From TEDx talks to International Film Festivals ... our story is ever-evolving & one to watch!
Noisy Reef!
Hear our hydrophone recordings...
(Including a Humpback Whale... like the one in this video, swimming past South Taranaki!)
If we don't know what's out there, how do we know if there's anything worth protecting?
- Oliver, Student Project Ambassador
Speaking in Reef Revolution... a short, internationally award-winning student documentary on Project Reef.
Project Reef Species
"It is great to see a kid who is 14, 15, 16 standing up and speaking to politicians... It wasn't a school project, this is a project with serious grunt."
- Whanganui MP Chester Burrows (now retired).
Speaking about Project Reef's presentation to the 2017 Education & Science Select Committee.
