🌊 Kau Point Bioblitz 
Discover the biodiversity of Te Whanganui-a-Tara / Wellington Harbour.
A BioBlitz is an intense short-term event where scientists, volunteers, and community members work together to identify as many species (plants, animals, fungi) as possible within a specific local area. It acts as a rapid assessment of biodiversity to engage the public with nature and provide valuable, real-time data for conservation.
Our goal is to document as many marine, intertidal, and coastal species as possible – especially the marine life in Wellington’s amazing underwater forests.
Bring your phone or camera
Explore the coastline and kelp forest
📝 Record your findings with iNaturalist
📍 Location – Kau Bay Point
Divers will be familiar with this site – popular for diver training & fun dives. With the artificial tire reef & seahorses it is one of our best night dive sites. Kau Bay Point was also the site used for the kina removal & seaweed restoration projects.
🧜♀️ Who Can Get Involved?
Everyone that loves the ocean and is excited to learn what species call Wellington Harbour home. Divers & Freedivers can observe species that live underwater. Others can explore the beaches & rockpools while observing local seabirds.
📅 When is the Bioblitz happening?
Saturday 21st of March – 10am
Launching with our first survey and BBQ this weekend and continues through to the 27th of April and the 2026 City Nature Challenge.
We encourage participants to visit Kau Bay and conduct their own surveys at different times of the day & night, with different weather conditions throughout the month so we can get a comphrehensive list of the species in the site.
📸 What do I need to do?
Take photos & upload these to iNaturalist.
Aim for clear, well-lit, close up photos of a single species. Capture multiple angles to show distinguishing features. Ensure the subject is centered and in focus.
📝 iNaturalist NZ
Sign up with iNaturalist & upload your photos using Kau Bay Point as the location. All observations at this location during the bioblitz will be collated as a single project so we can record the range of species seen.
PS: If you can’t make the launch or any of our organised club surveys you are encouraged to grab a buddy and go scuba diving or freediving at any time up to the 27th of April and upload your observations to iNaturalist using the location – Kau Bay Point