Interactive Event - 19 Sep 2025
Exploring Kāpiti’s Marine World
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Exploring Kāpiti’s Marine World
Date: Friday 19 September 2025
Time: 5.30pm to 8.30pm, Movie Screening starts at 6.30pm
Venue: St Peter’s Village Hall, Paekākāriki (Cnr Beach Rd and Ames St)
Tickets:
General admission – Online Tickets ($17.50 plus booking fees): https://events.humanitix.com/exploring-kapiti-s-marine-world
General admission – Door Sales ($20 cash and bank transfer)
This event is part of the Kāpiti Coast District Council (KCDC) Sustainable Spring Programme. KCDC support allows us to offer a limited number of free tickets for local school students through local schools. More info on Sustainable Spring and the full programme of events is available on the KCDC website.
5.30 pm Dive the Kāpiti Coast
5.30pm to 6.15pm – Take a dive without getting wet and experience the marine environment of Wellington’s Blue Belt – from Kapiti Island to Wellington’s South Coast on VR headsets. This fully immersive 360-degree experience gets you up close and personal with local marine life, let’s you explore shipwrecks and the amazing kelp forests of the Wellington coastline.
6.30 pm Movie Screening
Short Documentary: Seaweed, A Love Story
Watch the trailer here on YouTube.
In the underwater world of Wellington, New Zealand, Dr. Nicole Miller dedicates her life to documenting the coastal ecosystems she holds dear. With over 800 hours spent underwater, Nicole embarks on her most ambitious mission yet: SCUBA diving 70 kilometers of Wellington’s coastline to assess the health of seaweed and giant kelp forests. Armed with her camera, Nicole brings these hidden underwater realms to life through photography, art, and immersive virtual reality experiences, while revealing the stark reality of kelp forest decline caused by overfishing, pollution and climate change. This short film chronicles Nicole’s monumental effort to inspire action, showcasing the urgent need to monitor and protect these vital ecosystems—essential to life both beneath and above the waves.
Directed and produced by Rebecca Pratt (www.saltyslate.org).
7 pm Panel Discussion and Q&A
7pm to 7.50pm – Join us for an interactive panel discussion with audience questions. Panelists include Kāpiti Coast locals with a passion for the marine environment and the Guardians of Kapiti Marine Reserve.
Mingle with panelists and artists after the Q&A. The event finishes at 8.30pm.
ART by the OCEAN, for the OCEAN
Purchase a piece of ocean art and support marine conservation. Nicole’s artworks are available for purchase on the night with all profits supporting Explore Your Coast.
Ocean-inspired art from other artists will be on display and available for purchase at the event.
Teachers - get in touch!
We’re excited to bring our short documentary to Wellington schools to inspire the next generation of ocean stewards.
If you’re a teacher or principal interested in partnering with us, we’d love to hear from you! Our Q&A sessions can be tailored to fit your school focus and curriculum, covering topics such as: kaitiakitanga, marine protection & restoration, marine & community science, the power of film and art in environmental storytelling, and the global importance of kelp forests and the impacts of their decline.
Partner with us to inspire ocean action across the motu!
We are looking for partners and sponsors to bring the documentary to venues and events around New Zealand. If you would like to host a film screening, a Q&A or a fundraising event please get in touch!