Mountains to Sea Wellington’s Zoe Studd on the joys, challenges and possibilities of connecting people with the water
About this episode
Zoe Studd discusses her work with Mountains to Sea Wellington and the importance of connecting people with water.
Zoe Studd is the co-founder and ‘Chief Enthusiasm Officer’ of Mountains to Sea Wellington and the Project Lead of Love Rimurimu. She helps people of all ages to connect with marine and freshwater environments, and leads marine restoration projects. She’s full of ideas and energy, supported by an incredible team of staff and volunteers. On the MTSW website it says: ‘From experience comes joy, and from joy comes connection’ and I think we can all agree with that! In this episode we talk about how MTSW got started nine years ago, the free programmes they run (like the summer community snorkels and freshwater/awa exploration by night), the challenges that come with running a marine charitable trust (like this year’s Moa Point wastewater treatment plant failure…), NZ’s first seaweed festival, seaweed products (including gin!), and Zoe’s own relationship with the water including her morning ‘bobs’ in the dark at Titahi Bay. Visit the Mountains to Sea Wellington website, follow them on Facebook / Instagram, and become a volunteer Check out Imagination’s rimurimu gin Visit the Love Rimurimu website to learn more about seaweed regeneration, and follow them on Facebook and Instagram…
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