21 Jun 2017

Saving Penguins Through Kaitiakitanga

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 21 June 2017

A leading penguin expert is changing the way we look at conservation. Professor John Cockrem, of Massey University, is making it his goal to help the world's smallest penguin flourish again around our coastline.

Inspired by the Māori concept of kaitiakitanga or guardianship, his scientific approach to conservation has evolved into a programme for kororā that's firmly rooted in Māori concepts.

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