A spate of alleged illegal fishing near Wellington post-lockdown has kept Department of Conservation staff and coast watchers busy over the past few weeks.
There are two marine reserves in the Wellington region - Taputeranga Marine Reserve along the south coast and Kāpiti Marine Reserve by Kāpiti Island.
Monitoring these is the responsibility of Marine Reserve Ranger Leon Berard - he's been in this role for two seasons.
Checkpoint reporter Logan Church and cameraman Dom Thomas were invited to join one of Leon's shore patrols. They filed this report.
