{"id":91,"date":"2025-12-18T01:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T01:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.littlerocket.co.nz\/NOW\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2026-04-12T22:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T22:39:41","slug":"our-story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dev.littlerocket.co.nz\/NOW\/about-us\/our-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1753d9e3 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-d8fe0204\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-ec56ab97\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Over<strong>&nbsp;the past decade<\/strong><\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-4a07262c\"><p class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong><strong>Niue has been a global leader in its commitments, policy development and action towards our oceans and its resources. NOW Trust in close partnership with the Niue government seeks to enable a broader shift towards holistic, country-led conservation and sustainable financing by inspiring stakeholders around the world to play their role in protecting our oceans<\/strong><\/strong><\/p><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Most significantly, Niue has committed to protect 100% of its EEZ under a comprehensive marine spatial management plan (MSMP), establishing the Niue Nukutuluea Multipurpose Marine Park. This groundbreaking commitment builds on an already established large-scale marine protected area, Niue Moana Mahu, which protects 40% of its EEZ under strict no-take policies.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-63e643fa\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NOW\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/343345467?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-082bfd43\"><p class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Disclaimer: We are not responsible for any third party websites linked.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1930e98b alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-d00313ed\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">How we got here<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-f0342d26\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-777327af\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fec62612\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-5a9fd8f2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container circleRight uagb-block-f822d13b\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-0979ad6b\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">2015<\/h5><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-5f8bbbad\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-4fb6e054\"><p class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Establishment of NOW Project<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-a944267d\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1ba429ca\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-13f4a670\"><p class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>Expedition Niue<\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; Comprehensive ecological baseline survey of Niue and Beveridge Reef with National Geographic Pristine Seas. This survey formed the basis of recommending Large-Scale Marine Protected Areas (LSMPA)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fbf26aac\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container circleRight uagb-block-bb2dcc5e\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f21c10a3\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">2016<\/h5><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1eac2f41\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-b7890660\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fec62612\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-5a9fd8f2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container circleRight uagb-block-f822d13b\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-0979ad6b\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">2017<\/h5><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-5f8bbbad\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-4fb6e054\"><p class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Cost Benefit Analysis<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-89042a12\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1ba429ca\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-13f4a670\"><p class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Niue announces commitment to establishing 40% protection of its EEZ<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fbf26aac\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container circleRight uagb-block-bb2dcc5e\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f21c10a3\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">2017<\/h5><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-95cc9c80\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-fb5d2eba\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-6fec9f48\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-1a8743da\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container circleRight uagb-block-033388a2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-e01fa087\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>2018<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-4f94e73d\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-1a056ef1\"><p class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Development of the Marine Spatial management plan and compliance strategy of Niue begins<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-6ce1c8d6\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e67033d4\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-e17f9779\"><p class=\"uagb-heading-text\">An amendment to the Marine Zones Act creates the legal basis for LSMPA creation<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e29520bb\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container circleRight uagb-block-80216cb5\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-0c842170\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">2019<\/h5><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-e245f25a\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-layout-flex uagb-block-81220439\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-9572ea64\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-8dc4a522\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container circleRight uagb-block-7864c9fc\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-07953d2e\"><h5 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>2019<\/strong><\/h5><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-dcbb2391\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f9a14a30\"><p class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Sustainable Tourism Policy and Accreditation guidelines 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