Napier City Council
National Aquarium of New Zealand
After over two years of careful relationship building and submitting a major bid, Terra Moana Ltd was delighted to win the Napier City Council contract to lead the development of the Full Business Case for Expanding the National Aquarium of New Zealand. This project was a wonderful opportunity for Terra Moana to showcase how all of our services can weave exciting new projects.
This explored redeveloping the site into a modern home for aquatic life and human relationships with aquatic ecosystems. It was designed through weaving in Te Ao Māori, recognising Tangaroa, Hinemoana, Hinewainui, and the other atua (deities) that influence aquatic ecosystems and human relationships with them.
Our team have experienced many of the major aquaria around the world. Understanding how they can enlighten, educate and inspire people to care for aquatic realms, Terra Moana Ltd was excited to have this wonderful opportunity to help weave the strands of a major new education, research, conservation, tourism, entertainment space for Aotearoa New Zealand and all our visitors.
We were honoured to have a terrific team contributing to this project including Dave Bamford (Tourism), Troy Newton and KPMG colleagues (Financial Modelling), Ian Dickson (Economics), Perya Short and Arama Johnston (SoF Consult, Education), Karl Wixon (Arahia Pathfinders Ltd, Cultural and Creative), Vince Kerr (Research), Katherine Short (Partner, Project Lead and conservation), Tony Craig (Partner, Project Oversight and Business Analysis) and Karen Lo (Business Manager, Project Management and Research).
Project Shapeshifter: Redefining our National Aquarium
By redefining our National Aquarium, we have the opportunity to make a significant and positive contribution to our aquatic environment. Help us create a globally distinctive icon to amaze, inspire and compel, that reconnects people with our aquatic environment, from mountain top to deep ocean trench, ki uta - ki tai, ki te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa, to care for the well-being of our planet.
We’re drawing inspiration from the Pacific’s biggest and most famous problem solver, Māui to redefine the role and purpose of the National Aquarium of New Zealand. Our challenge is to be bold and adventurous like Māui – to be a shapeshifter and a gamechanger.
We’ll do this by doing something where New Zealand can lead. We will marry indigenous knowledge and leading-edge science and technology through cross cultural partnerships, connecting us with our place in the Pacific to better understand our aquatic environment and care for our planet.
Shapeshifting the National Aquarium with Māui as its voice and protagonist to inspire change and drive our conservation efforts is the right solution, in the right place, at the right time.
We’re asking our partners, conservators, researchers, educators, creatives, iwi and industry experts to redefine what will be on offer at our Aquarium, to join us on our shapeshifting journey and to be inspired by Māui. We want this to be a project that all of New Zealand can feel a sense of ownership of and can be proud of, and one that will play a significant role in conservation and care for our planet. Will you join us?
Katherine Short
Co-founder
Having had a terrific ten years, Partner and Co-Founder Katherine Short has decided to seek new opportunities (from end March 2024). Katherine intends to dive wholeheartedly into marine and coastal systems change and the policy, research and advocacy required alongside the empowerment of all who seek to better care for the ocean.
Katherine understands how those reliant upon natural resources for their livelihoods must be supported to adopt more sustainable practices and approaches this with passion, honesty, creativity and perseverance.
She worked with WWF globally for 17 years to grow healthy and well-managed fisheries gaining significant experience in designing ecosystem-based approaches and growing the uptake of the Marine Stewardship Council. She holds a Masters in Conservation Science (Imperial College London) on natural capital and ecosystem services and is business partner with Tony Craig in Terra Moana Ltd, a sustainability consultancy, including advising Moana New Zealand.
Terra Moana was instrumental in the establishment of On-Board Social Accountability (OSA International) Ltd, a not-for-profit social enterprise that sought to improve social accountability in seafood (2016-2023).
Katherine is a Trustee of Blue Cradle and has also served as an adviser to the Clare and Whakatupu Foundations, on the Moonjelly Academy Science Advisory Committee, and on the Steering Group of Te Ahu o Rehua - the Māori marine science network. She has also served as a WWF New Zealand Emerging Director (2019-20) and co-founded Gecko NZ Trust (1995-2015). She is a trained Regenesis Practitioner, Alumnus of Imperial College London, Victoria University of Wellington, and United World College, completed Te Pūtaketanga (Te Reo Level 4), and an Ovate in the Grove of the Summer Stars.
Katherine has a deep commitment to people healing nature healing people.
TERRA MOANA
Contact Info
Level 3
318 Lambton Quay
Wellington 6011
PO Box 2444
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
Email: office@terramoana.co.nz