Music 4 Mauis: Songs to Save a Species

Gemma McGrath, with support from environmental and music organisations, has produced the beautiful CD "Music 4 Mauis: Songs to save a species". The CD features all NZ artists including Fur Patrol, Pitch Black, Sola Rosa, the Black Seeds, Ragamuffin Children, Minuit, Don McGlashan, Gasoline Cowboy, The Bads, Flip Grater and Ariana Tikao.

All proceeds go to the production of cd No.2 and much needed Hector, Maui and Common dolphin population surveys around Aotearoa. You can find more detail here: http://ourdolphins.wordpress.com or email info@music4mauis.org The cd can be bought from most record shops around town.

See Metiria discuss this in Parliament: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxVDSAxFL2w

While the NZ Government has taken steps to increase the protection of these endangered creatures much more is needed to ensure their long term survival - at best the have a 50/50 chance of survival. The primary threat is from set nets and gillnets but pollution and habitat destruction are both serious dangers. We can do better with our fishing practices, preventing the pollution of our freshwaterways that flow out to the sea and stopping the mineral exploitation of the seabed within their habitat.

We have campaigned on this issue to support the work of Music for Maui, Care for the Wild, WWF, iwi and hapu around the motu and all those individuals and groups working to protecting the worlds most vulnerable dolphin.