Marine NZ

The MarineNZ Team

Meet the passionate team at MarineNZ…

Vince Kerr - MarineNZ Founder and Managing Editor

Vince is a biologist with a background in environmental education, and conservation management. He has been an active marine conservation campaigner for many years. Vince's resource archive, which includes hundreds of photos, videos and reports, was one of the catalysts for the founding of MarineNZ. Vince aims to bring together the vast range of marine resources out there and make them accessible to every New Zealander.

Kim Boyle - MarineNZ - Publisher and Editor
Kim is the Whangarei District Coordinator for the Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) programme, and is also a trustee of the Mountains To Sea Conservation Trust. Kim is an experienced SCUBA diver and snorkelling instructor. Her academic background is in Environmental Management, Conservation, Administration and Computing.

 

Samara Nicholas - MarineNZ Publisher - EMR
Samara is the Director and National Coordinator of Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR). She was recognised as one of New Zealand's emerging leaders in 2005, when she was awarded the inaugural Sir Peter Blake Leadership award. Samara has an academic background in Applied Science and was head girl at Kamo High School, where she played a key role in the Kamo High School marine reserve proposal. The proposal went on to become the Whangarei Harbour Marine Reserve in October 2006.

Marea Neill - MarineNZ Publisher - Education

Since 1992 Marea has taught marine biology in public aquariums, high schools, universities, a polytechnic and a private education company. Her mission is to help ensure that the Pacific does not end up like the Mediterranean or the Caribbean - over fished and over polluted. She understands that education will make this mission a realisation, hence her move from the 'chalk face' to internet based education - it simply reaches more people. Marea has a degree in Zoology, and a Master's in Marine Biology and a Diploma in Teaching and Learning. Marea is keen to share the educational resources which she has developed over time and to help bring together the marine educators of NZ. Marea is currently sailing around the world and communicating with us via the Internet on a regular basis.

Arla & Jessica Kerr - Initial concept development and funding proposal
Arla and Jessica worked for the Trust in Summer jobs while on University break and did the concept work in the beginning and prepared a funding prospectus for the project. Arla and Jessica also hailed from Kamo High School and played roles in the Whangarei Harbour marine reserve campaign.

Contributing authors, videographers and photographers

Dr. Roger Grace - MarineNZ Contributor
Roger is one of New Zealand's great underwater photographers, and many of his photos can now be seen for the first time in MarineNZ. He is also a well known scientist, and has published many reports on the state of our marine environment. Roger often works as a photographer for the Greenpeace ship, Rainbow Warrior and has supported marine conservation in New Zealand for decades.

 

Warren is well known diver and photographer and was the key figure on the staff of Kamo High School who supported the students and the concept behind the creation of the Kamo High School marine reserve. He has taken thousands of underwater photographs over the years and has kindly agreed to let us display them on this site.

 

Consultants & Technical Support

Sasha Webb & Aaron Moore - Creative Consultants
Sasha and Aaron together form Fix Creative, a small creative agency based in Whangarei. Sasha's strengths lie in editorial, communications and marketing. She too worked on the Kamo High School marine reserve proposal. She edits all MarineNZ content.

Aaron is a skilled graphic designer. He was Art Director for Hamilton agency Verdict before he returned to Whangarei with his family. He nows heads Fix Creative with Sasha. Aaron designed both the MarineNZ and the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust logos.

Iain Urquhart - Web Consultant
Iain is the co-owner of Venture Group Northland, a specialist web design and hosting company in Whangarei. Venture Group provides assistance to the government, community and private sectors in the areas of visual communications and consulting services. Iain has been responsible for the design and construction of the MarineNZ site.

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