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Dive in to see Sharkwater
Auckland City Council
Media release
24 February 2009
Dive in to see Sharkwater
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The Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund is inviting Aucklanders to get along to a fundraiser screening of the award-winning movie Sharkwater at Newmarket’s Rialto Cinema on Wednesday 11 March at 8pm.
Canadian filmmaker and marine biologist Rob Stewart’s Sharkwater - hailed by critics as a documentary that will “change the way you see our oceans”, is a remarkable journey of courage and determination to save the world’s sharks.
Driven by his life-long passion for these marine creatures, Stewart debunks historical stereotypes and media depictions of them as bloodthirsty, man-eating monsters, revealing the reality of sharks as pillars in the evolution of our seas.
“Illegal poaching and the inhumane practice of shark fining is sadly happening throughout the world, including in New Zealand waters. Seeing Sharkwater is an opportunity to get the real story on sharks,” says the zoo’s Pridelands team leader and screening organiser, Nat Sullivan.
“With the
screening hot on the heels of Seaweek – a time when New
Zealand celebrates its marine life and focuses on marine
conservation issues, it’s also an opportune time to
challenge any negative attitudes we might have about
sharks,” says Sullivan.
Tickets to Sharkwater cost
$20 per person (plus a $2 transaction fee per booking) and
includes a complimentary ice cream, courtesy of Streets.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.aucklandzoo.co.nz or
by phoning the zoo’s Information Centre on (09) 360 3805.
Advance bookings essential.
All profits from Sharkwater will go to the Auckland Zoo Conservation Fund, which supports field conservation projects for endangered wildlife in New Zealand and internationally.
SEAWEEK at Auckland Zoo
(2 – 9 MARCH)
Head for the beach at the zoo’s Sealion
& Penguin Shores – home to sealions, fur seals, the little
blue penguin and several shore birds. Here keepers will
present special Seaweek encounters at 10am and 12.30pm each
day.
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