Science Night 20: Our Changing Coast

Come and learn about how sand moves on our West Coast, insights into living with erosion, local coastal processes and how we can work with nature and care for our coast.

Our guest speakers are:
Stacey Hill, Coastcare-Waikato
Angeline Greensill, Tainui hapu
Shaw Mead, eCoast

There will be an opportunity at the end of the presentation to ask the panel questions.
Science Night is a free event. Nau mai, haere mai.

Angeline Greensill grew up and has lived at Te Kopua for most of her life, is Tainui hapu and also descended from all the hapu/iwi around Whaingaroa moana. Angeline trained as a teacher, holds an LLB and MSocSci and spent 15 years lecturing at Waikato University before retiring to spend more time working in te taiao.
Angeline is currently the Environmental Spokesperson for the Tainui hapu whose territory stretches from Waipohutukawa north of the harbour to Waipapa/Papanui in the south. She is the Chairperson for Nga hapu o Te Uru, a west coast Customary Fisheries forum, and also the Chairperson for Tainui o Tainui, who have an application in the High court to protect the customary rights and practices of all of the hapu and iwi whose lands abut Whaingaroa moana.
Over the last 50 years Angeline has observed coastal processes and continues to work with councils, coastcare, corrections, and other volunteers to help mitigate the impacts of erosion on coastal lands between Te Kopua and Ngarunui Beach.

Stacey Hill has worked over 20 years in the conservation field, with the last 6 years spent focusing on the coastal space as the coordinator for the Coastcare-Waikato West Coast.
She’s supported hundreds of volunteers along the Waikato West Coast to care for their patch of coast and helped plant thousands of native plants at these sites. She’s excited to grow our understanding of working with nature (rather than trying to fight it) and share her love of coastal restoration

Dr Sean Mead is currently an environmental scientist and Managing Director at eCoast, which is a marine consulting and research organization, focussed on applying up to date knowledge on physical and biological processes in a holistic approach to coastal, estuarine and freshwater management. Dr Mead has some 30 years’ experience in marine research and consulting, has published over 60 peer-reviewed publications, 2 chapters in Marine and Coastal Resource Management: Principles and Practise (‘Beach Management’, and ‘Surf Science and Multi-Purpose Reefs’), and has solely or jointly produced over 600 technical reports pertaining to coastal management/hazards, coastal structures, erosion control, beach remediation and management strategies, surf break protection and management, marina and beach design, marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecology, coastal oceanography and aquaculture.
Dr Mead’s career is focused on the application of environmental science for sustainable development and the management of environmentally beneficial projects, and, like his associates with eCoast, he actively seeks ways to provide clients and the community with well-balanced solutions to coastal management and development projects. He divides the majority of his professional time between Raglan NZ and Fiji (where he is a registered EIA consultant with the Department of the Environment). 

This is a FREE event held in the front bar. All are welcome!
Arrive early if you want to order dinner, a drink and snag a good table. Science Night commences at 6pm.

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