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Three times a year we publish The Inlet, our highly regarded newsletter, and send it to our membership as well as key public figures in the Porirua and Wellington area.
The Inlet is a publication full of information related to the Inlet and the Guardians’ activities. There is always a feature article with a focus on a subject of special interest, or a plant or animal found in and around the Inlet. Along with recent and forthcoming events, and reports on important activities such as the annual Inlet clean-up and the vital three-yearly cockle survey, the newsletter is designed to keep our members fully informed.
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The Inlet – August 2024
Previous Issues
You can read any of our earlier issues of The Inlet. Below are links to previous issues that can be downloaded as pdf files:
2024: April
2023: April / August / December
2022: April / August / December
2021: April / August / December
2020: April / August / December
2019: April / August / December
2018: April / August / December
2017: April / August / December
2016: April / August / December
2015: April / August / December
2014: April / August / December
2013: April / August / December
2012: April / August / December
Feature Articles
In each issue of The Inlet we publish a Feature Article focusing on a particular subject. Here you will find a list of these articles and in which issue they were published: Feature Article Description The Inlet Issue The Cockle All about this important shellfish April 2012 Tunnelling Mudcrab All about this crustacean August 2012 White-faced heron The iconic wader of the Inlet December 2012 The Oystercatcher Describes the different species and their lifestyle April 2013 Styela clava The leathery sea squirt danger August 2013 Zostera muelleri Seagrass (once called eelgrass) December 2013 Black swan The stately bird of Pauatahanui Inlet April 2014 Whitebait The favourite species to catch August 2014 Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve The history and ecology December 2014 Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve No 2 of the series April 2015 Pāuatahanui Wildlife Reserve No 3 of the series August 2015 Pollution in Pāuatahanui Inlet The risks to the Inlet December 2015 Pollution in Pāuatahanui Inlet No 2 in the series April 2016 Whaitua Improving water management August 2016 Transmission Gully Motorway The hopes for its future December 2016 The rig shark All about this important fish April 2017 The fern bird transfer The story of a new bird to Pāuatahanui August 2017 Geology of the Inlet The geological history December 2017 Fishing in Pāuatahanui Inlet A recreational story April 2018 Current State of the Inlet The condition of the waters of the Inlet August 2018 The streams of Pāuatahanui Inlet A look at the source of the waters of the Inlet December 2018 The streams of Pāuatahanui Inlet No 2 of the series April 2019 The Historical Vegetation of the Inlet A look at the different habitats around the shores August 2019 Coastal Hazards of the Inlet How the future will affect the Inlet December 2019 Foodweb of the Inlet The relationships between species April 2020 Current state of the Inlet – 2 Another look at the marine environment August 2020 Restoration Planting The process of re-colonising shorelines December 2020 The Future of the Wildlife Reserve Facing rising sea levels April 2021 The history of hydrographic surveys How the sea floor mapping has developed August 2021 Hippocampus abdominalis The pot-bellied seahorse December 2021 Shags of the Inlet The four species you might see April 2022 Seagrass A look at the importance of this plant August 2022 Seagrass Pt 2 A look at restoration December 2022 Royal spoonbill All about this bird species April 2023 Bird Populations of PI Ornithological Society Survey August 2023 Saltmarsh Rushes Description of two species December 2023 Litter – Its causes and concerns General overview of the litter problem April 2024