Mauri Moana

On the serene shores of Aotea, Great Barrier Island, an ecological crisis is silently unfolding. Beneath the water, Caulerpa brachypus, an invasive algae species, rapidly spreads like a creeping shadow. This toxic invader disrupts the delicate balance of the island’s marine ecosystem, endangering not only marine life but also the ancestral fishing practices that have sustained the island’s community for generations. Will we let it smother the future of this marine sanctuary and all of Aotearoa?