Nau mai, haere mai, Welcome!
Here we share knowledge of Pakake/New Zealand Sea Lion and the work being done to conserve them.
....................Throughout this website we use the reo Māori................ ......word pakake to specifically refer to the New Zealand...... ...sea lion species, whakahao for the male of this species,.. and kake for the female of this species. We recognise that pakake is used to refer to different marine mammals throughout the country. We use this term and Kāi Tahu dialect in respect of the Trust being based in Ōtepoti.
Nau mai, haere mai, Welcome!
Here we share knowledge of Pakake/New Zealand Sea Lion and the work being done to conserve them.
Throughout this website we use the reo Māori word pakake to specifically refer to the New Zealand sea lion species, whakahao for the male of this species,.. and kake for the female of this species. We recognise that pakake is used to refer to different marine mammals throughout the country. We use this term and Kai Tahu dialect in respect of the Trust being based in Ōtepoti.