Featured Presenters:
* Steve Hathaway – world renowned underwater videographer, will present captivating stories of coming face to face with the marine animals we’re all curious about. Steve’s footage has appeared on BBC, Discovery TV, National Geographic and TVNZ.
* Dr Roger Grace – one of New Zealand’s great underwater photographers. He is a well-known scientist and has published many reports on the state of our marine environment. Roger has worked as a photographer for Greenpeace and has worked tirelessly in support of marine conservation in New Zealand for decades.
* Professor Mark Orams – Torbay local and respected yachtsman, who has been involved in round the world ocean races and the America’s Cup. Mark has been involved in expeditions to Antarctica, the sub-Antarctic islands, the Amazon and remote islands in the South Pacific. He is a sought after public speaker and a strong advocate for marine conservation.
* Raewyn Peart – Author and Environment Defence Society Policy Director, Raewyn Peart’s latest book is The Story of the Gulf. For the past decade Raewyn’s work has focused on landscape protection, coastal development and marine management in New Zealand. Raewyn is a keen sailor, snorkeller, snowboarder and photographer.
* Darren Shields – Torbay resident, 6 times NZ spearfishing champion and the owner of New Zealand’s biggest wetsuit and spearfishing equipment retailer – Wettie. Darren has dived many of the worlds top spearfishing spots and stars on TV 1’s ‘Fishy Business’. Darren is an advocate for marine reserves and sustainable fishing.