We believe in preserving our natural surroundings
Project Partners engages the environment
Partnering with the New Zealand Department of Conservation and commercial tourism operators, Project Partners principal outdoors bloke, Tony Glentworth, has been involved in efforts to protect and monitor the endangered Hectors Dolphins in Akaroa Harbour. This is one of the many projects that Tony has overseen in helping to conserve the unique ecology and tranquillity of the New Zealand wilderness and wildlife. Tony is often seen in the wilderness areas of New Zealand, working alongside local tourism operators, DOC rangers and iwi to record how we interact and engage with New Zealand's majestic scenery. Project Partners has a wide scope of technology that it employs to capture critical information and the translate that into meaningful science for use in studies and thesis on Otago University and conferences world wide. Some of the innovations that Project Partners has been involved with have led to policy changes and the impact this research has had will shape the future of wilderness tourism in the decades to come. See more below with some shots of the areas we work in.

Tourism Operators - Akaroa Harbour
Over 2 million tracking points are collected each season in Akaroa Harbour allowing the Hectors dolphins habitat to be mapped and compared over the years. The different colours relate to speed of each vessel.
- Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury

Hectors Dolphins - a treasured toanga
Amongst the smallest of the dolphin species these are found predominately in the Canterbury area and have the highest concentration around Akaroa harbour, they are usually seen in small family pods.
- Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand

Recording sightings at sea and on land
The development of the Marine Mammal Research app by Project Partners, in conjunction with the Department of Conservation allows for sightings of all marine mammals to be geo-positioned and shared.
- New Zealand



Connecting the operators
Online Digital services
Connect with the online platform to edit and record data from the Marine Mammal Recording App, find the links to the forms and user guides needed by operators and researchers.