Ian Todd and Erica Chapman, both directors of OSC NZ, presented at the recent PEPANZ 2016 conference in Auckland, NZ. Their talk was entitled “Enhancing oil & gas exploration activities with Māori culture and creating career pathways – iwi Marine Mammal Observer (MMO) and Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) training course”.
Watch their presentation here (Ian & Erica’s presentation slot starts at 21:30), where they discuss their experiences running the course (their first full marae experience!) and some of the feedback from the 16 iwi candidates, as well as how both OSC NZ and some of the candidates think that the knowledge and skills learnt on this course can benefit both their iwi and the oil & gas industry in NZ.
