The Marlborough Mermaid's Bluewater Taonga

Do you care about the health of pregnant women and those yet to be born locally and internationally? Were you aware that last week was Women's Health Week in Aotearoa New Zealand? Have you ever visited Latin America? How are these all connected?

In the Andean calendar, August is the most sacred time of the year dedicated to Mother Earth (Pachamama). In 2008 Ecuador became the first country in the world to recognise Pacha Mama – Mother Earth as a legal subject - rather than an object. What does this mean for people, places and policy? Find out in "Womb of Our World...." where we expand on many interconnected aspects which have implications for interconnected tourism and public health policy.

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The Marlborough Mermaid
hasn’t popped up recently.
Is she functionally extinct?

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The tropical Pacific also had its hottest June ever at 27.26C.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/environment/650643/world-s-oceans-break-june-heat-record-eu-monitor?fbclid=IwY2xjawSyZjZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEePBg7ZcJQarttY6VSjFgzSkAD0If32SVnjZFQ6WHNdlfqyYu3wLc9Lxf7oXA_aem_ADKsDMssOfbAPKw99GXS5Q

World's oceans break June heat record: EU monitor The world's oceans just experienced their hottest June on record and could set fresh highs in the months ahead as El Niño and climate change drive temperatures even higher, scientists said Wednesday.

Our Blue World is worth a watch. (3 minutes long)

Our Blue World - A Water Odyssey | Official Trailer (2024) Planet Earth is in the grip of an environmental crisis. Extreme flo...

Did you know?

Mermaids and Manatees
What stories can you share?
https://ocean.si.edu/ocean-life/marine-mammals/mermaids-manatees-myth-and-reality?en_txn1=e.gc.eg.x.globalinsights_0611.n.n.sas._gi_onemore&en_txn8=NewSch.ZBEMSA2606NPNZNZZE07Z00-ZZZZZ- # # &lu=eff215ca-2260-36af-bc1d-5e003133da48&customer_id=81801781

It's World Ocean Day 2026

How is your ocean-human health connection?

Do you care for the sea forests?

Really Qantas! Which marketing team thought this is a good idea?
This is tone-deaf.

Watch as the sea takes to the sky in new Qantas livery Qantas' newest Airbus A321XLR has rolled out of Airbus' paint shop in Hamburg, Germany, showcasing a livery inspired by one of the seven natural wonders of the world: the Great Barrier Reef.