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delwynd.bsky.social
This waka is turning out to be a treasure - a voyaging waka that travelled the oceans - amazing.
#ChathamIslands waka find detailed in new report
#PacificExplorers #TheGreatNavigators
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Chatham Islands waka find detailed in new report
Questions around the exact age and size of the waka remain, but experts say the find is of global significance.
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July 14, 2025 at 6:36 AM
seabirding-japan.com
We were at off the Forty-Fours last week! It's one of the important breeding sits for Northern Royal Albatross and Buller's Albatross🐥🌊! #Seabirds #ChathamIslands #NZ
March 23, 2026 at 10:56 PM
delwynd.bsky.social
Yes!👏
"one of the most important archaeological sites ever encountered in New Zealand and the wider Pacific"
#OceanVoyagingWaka #ChathamIslands #heritage
radionz.nzcow.com RNZ News (Unofficial) @radionz.nzcow.com · Aug 2
📢 A judge has ruled the Government cannot sidestep its statutory responsibilities for a centuries-old voyaging canoe buried in Rēkohu sand dunes, rejecting the Crown's argument that its obligations extend only to the excavated parts of the find.
Judge rules Crown must protect buried remains of ancient waka in Chatham Islands
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August 2, 2026 at 4:55 AM
delwynd.bsky.social
Great news for a community of just 600 that is significantly challenged by its isolation 800km east of the NZ mainland.

Chatham Island wind farm to slash power prices, cut carbon emissions
#ChathamIslands #agsky #energysky #windfarm
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Chatham Island wind farm to slash power prices, cut carbon emissions
It took two years to build the three wind turbines, storage battery and other infrastructure on the remote archipelago.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
delwynd.bsky.social
The boat - a covered landing craft - may also be available for stock carrying and freight along the mainland coast, across #CookStrait, & Gt Barrier to Auckland etc.
New #ChathamIslands shipping service carries 330 cattle to Napier.
#Agsky #MaritimeStockCarrying
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'Dream trip': 330 cattle aboard first Chatham Islands voyage
The service aims to improve the flow of stock and supplies to the islands.
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September 23, 2026 at 2:55 AM
delwynd.bsky.social
The disrupted service sees farmers on the islands unable to get stock to the mainland, meaning little to no income for 12 mths & the island now seriously overstocked.

Delaying of #ChathamIslands supply ship in Timaru ‘a kick in the guts’
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September 6, 2024 at 8:47 AM
delwynd.bsky.social
This reminds me of the historic sailing #scows like the #JaneGifford here at #Warkworth that plied the coast carrying stock and other freight before roads were built.
A new ship being built in #China for the route will be able to carry 3X the number of stock.
#agsky #agriculture #ChathamIslands
September 23, 2026 at 3:05 AM
newzealandmagazine.bsky.social
Chatham Islands Receive $15M Boost, Scampi Quota Remains Undecided

The Chatham Islands have been granted $15 million in funding, while a decision on allocating $60 million in scampi fisheries quota to the islanders is still pending.

#ChathamIslands #ShaneJones #Fishing #NZPolitics #NewZealand
Chatham Islands Receive $15M Boost, Scampi Quota Remains Undecided
The Chatham Islands have been granted $15 million in funding, while a decision on allocating $60 million in scampi fisheries quota to the islanders is still pending.
www.newzealandmagazine.com
August 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
rainbowpossum07.bsky.social
Now it’s 2025 in the Chatham Islands. I just love the quirkier time zone offsets, the half hour and 45 minute offsets. They’re so fascinating.
Anyway. Happy 2025 to them!
#NewYear2025 #HappyNewYear #ChathamIslands
December 31, 2024 at 10:17 AM
seasonalight.com
Introducing Imber’s petrel. Now extinct. Tragic. http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2015/10/21/introducing-imbers-petrel-a-new-recently-extinct-seabird-species-for-new-zealand/ via @te_papa #ChathamIslands #birds
Introducing Imber’s petrel: a new recently extinct seabir...
New Zealand has a new species of seabird. Te Papa scienti...
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December 4, 2024 at 10:23 PM
ciaogirl9.bsky.social
“The #Māori were known as great #navigators who inhabited #NewZealand and the nearby #ChathamIslands.”

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Archaeologists examine evidence for Indigenous long-distance voyaging below 50°S — Phys.org
In a study published in the Journal of Coastal and Island Archaeology, Dr. Thomas Leppard and his colleagues, John Cherry and Atholl Anderson, evaluate the evidence for pre-European long-distance voya...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
delwynd.bsky.social
🎉
New ship for #ChathamIslands sails closer.

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New ship for Chatham Islands sails closer
A new 78-metre vessel that will serve the Chatham Islands from 2027 will be supplied by a company confirmed by the government today.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:35 AM
delwynd.bsky.social
Fest. of Science on the Chathams 12-18 August. Hopefully more of these kinds of stories connected to that. Fascinating place. chathamislands.co.nz/festival-of-...

#ChathamIslands building materials rusting 50 times faster than rest of NZ
#Agsky #energysky #greensky
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Chatham Islands building materials rusting 50 times faster than rest of NZ
"Oh we buy a car, bring it over from the mainland to the island, and within three years it's rusted out."
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August 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
delwynd.bsky.social
Cart before the horse: 5k farm animals are destroyed because the ship to transport them is worn out. The govt cancels a new ship but offers meatworks which also needs reliable shipping.
Energy and shipping decisions needed before meatworks - #ChathamIslands mayor
#agsky
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Energy and shipping decisions needed before meatworks - Chatham Islands mayor
Monique Croon says energy and shipping decisions are needed before a meatworks supported by the government can proceed.
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April 17, 2025 at 9:03 PM
delwynd.bsky.social
This could be a real adventure. Certainly an interesting one for your CV.
Five month farming stint in the #ChathamIslands, is this Aotearoa's most isolated job?
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November 9, 2024 at 1:11 AM