Mussel ropes to filter seawater at new downtown Auckland space Te Wānanga
Ricky Wilson/Stuff The mussels will filter up to 150 to 200 litres of seawater a day, removing pollutants while acting as a bio-indicator of aquatic health in the harbour It is delivering the project through a design partnership with mana whenua. Marine scientist Dr Jarrod Walker (Ngā Puhi) is the mana whenua technical advisor on the project. “Te Waitematā (Waitemata Harbour) is a taonga tuku iho (treasure handed down by our ancestors), and it should be treated as such. Unfortunately, this has not been the case historically,” he said. “Today, mana whenua wish to enhance the mauri ...
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