Manukau Harbour Symposium 2025

Held on Saturday 31 May | Green Bay Highschool, Auckland, Aotearoa

Speaker: Charmaine Bailie (Te Uri o Hau –Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara)

Topic: Sedimentation is one of the biggest challenges the Manukau Harbour faces and the key to healing the causes and impacts of sedimentation lies in healing the whenua. Charmaine Bailie is a regenerative ecologist, Te Taiao practitioner and community leader that works closely with mana whenua. She was awarded NZ Environmental Hero of the Year2022 & is an expert in regeneration of the whenua on a large scale and knows how to bring people together weaving indigenous knowledge and systems to create better outcomes over generations.

This presentation was part of a full-day wānanga focused on restoring the health and creating hope for the Manukau Harbour, supported by the Manukau Harbour Forum, Auckland Council.

Explore the full speaker series and event highlights here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvP5dNWFe4g7v7htLbUOHE-13OOVM_aHx&feature=shared