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View across Tawharanui Marine Reserve and the Hauraki Gulf towards Hauturu/Little Barrier Island. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance
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The health of our coastal waters is on the rocks – can marine parks save it, or is it too little too late?...Climate change, coastal development, over-fishing and increased ship traffic are all having devastating effects on our marine life. A government report last year found that 90 percent of seabirds and 22 percent of marine animals are at risk or threatened with extinction. Sixteen percent of fish stocks are overfished – only a 3 percent decrease between 2009 and 2018.

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