Seasick - Saving the Hauraki Gulf

Seasick shines a light on the dire state of the Hauraki Gulf, New Zealand's only marine park. Decades of pollution and fishing have degraded a once diverse marine ecosystem. In this trailer scientists, divers and tangata whenua who respect the gulf as a food basket and place of recreation express dismay at its condition. Environment Minister David Parker promises action and regrets lost preservation opportunities. Local iwi and Green MP Chlöe Swarbrick advocate for traditional Māori protection methods to reverse the damage. Seasick is  both a feature-length documentary and a seven-part web series.

There are very few places in the world that have life like we have here in the Hauraki Gulf on the back door step of a large city like Auckland.

– An Auckland ferry captain on the marine life on display in the gulf

Key Cast & Crew

Carol Hirschfeld

Narrator

Angela Hovey

Producer

Bertrand Remaut

Cinematographer, Editor

Marshall Smith

Composer

Tom Fox

Composer

Simon Mark-Brown

Director, Writer, Executive Producer