SALTY SLATE Ltd.

17/03/2026

🎬 EPIC news Auckland! Catch SEAWEED, A Love Story on the big screen in Waiheke Island Community Cinema! 🌱

🎬 Seaweed on the big screen – Waiheke Island (31 March)

Stoked to be bringing 'Seaweed, A Love Story' to the screen at the Waiheke Island Community Cinema as part of EcoFest in Tāmaki Makaurau - celebrating the beauty and importance of our underwater forests and community action.

After the movie we’ll dive into local kelp regeneration efforts with Waiheke Marine Project, followed by a panel discussion about the future of our underwater forests.

Seaweed artworks will also be available on the night, with all profits supporting Explore Your Coast.

Come along for a night of film, seaweed and community action 🌊

🎟️Tickets & info
https://ecofest.org.nz/event/seaweed-a-love-story-special-screening-korero/

SALTY SLATE Ltd.

10/03/2026

🚨 Update: South Taranaki Screening Cancelled!

🌊🍿 Moana-Inspired Movie Night Anyone? We're delighted to be partnering with Wild for Taranaki to bring Taranaki - like no other, two epic movie screenings to celebrate Seaweek 2026!

🎟️ The best part? It’s completely FREE to attend! (Just save yourself a seat at the links below).

Come along and enjoy three short ocean documentaries highlighting the incredible conservation work of three kiwi citizen science projects:

REEF REVOLUTION (2019): Featuring Project Reef Life - South Taranaki
📍Filmed = South Taranaki Bight

MANTA WATCH (2022): Featuring Manta Watch New Zealand
📍Filmed = Hauraki Gulf

SEAWEED, A LOVE STORY (2025): Featuring Explore Your Coast
📍Filmed = Wellington Harbour

🎤 Have a citizen science project you’d love to turn into a short film?
Bring your salty filmmaking questions along! After the screenings, join a Q&A with our founder Bec Pratt, director of all three documentaries, who will share some of the behind-the-scenes mahi that goes into creating these ocean stories.

🎟️ Film Screening NORTH: https://govettbrewster.com/cinema/film/seaweek-cinema-an-afternoon-of-ocean-films?fbclid=IwVERDUAQcRD9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeGTHtD0LKr1qv0dvk9hnmDgQ0o4yYETPW57auuyaIUjVqhptlw4vQQYE30Yk_aem_r9s5832qI1IuMHM1PQ_kSg

🎟️ Film Screening SOUTH: https://events.humanitix.com/seaweek-cinema-south-an-evening-of-ocean-films?fbclid=IwVERDUAQcQ9VjbGNrBBw_N2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4Yk24ND0Gb7oh18v1rdiL3g_aDrAeiDjvgZe8xTQTKyDkiZThlDtN7cTydIA_aem_l_tv5v5alUJBvkF6qFsLLQ

27/02/2026

Our founder recently spoke with AUT - Auckland University of Technology for their alumni series, sharing reflections on how this company began. Thanks to the crew at AUT for the feature! Link below to read more.

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https://www.aut.ac.nz/student-profiles/rebecca-pratt

11/12/2025

🎙️ Today our founder Bec Pratt jumped on RNZ’s The Panel with Wallace Chapman to talk all things ‘Shelf Life’ - the first children’s book produced by Salty Slate.

🐟 Jump to 9:35 to hear about the colourful reefs just offshore of South Taranaki, and many other ocean stories along this coastline, which inspired the book’s world and characters.

🎵 Catch Bec’s full interview on RNZ and dive into the magic behind Shelf Life:

An extra half hour of The Panel with Wallace Chapman, where to begin, he's joined by Nights host Emile Donovan. Then: Bec Pratt grew up diving around the hundreds of reefs off the coast of South Taranaki. They inspired her to go overseas and start a career in documentary filmmaking. After years work...

10/12/2025

“I want to inspire kids, get them under that blue surface.” – Bec

🌊 Our founder Bec recently sat down with Taranaki Daily News to chat about Salty Slate’s latest mahi – children’s book Shelf Life / Paenga Ora, and South Taranaki's real offshore world of whales, vibrant reefs and shipwrecks that inspired it.

The article is online behind a paywall, but if you’re local you can grab a copy of today’s paper and have a read!
https://www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/360911170/storybook-takes-children-under-waves

💙 Feeling very grateful to see this little ocean project out in the world.

Aotea Utanganui - Museum of South Taranaki Puke Ariki South Taranaki Underwater Club - DiveClub Project Reef Life - South Taranaki Creative New Zealand

Scuba diver Bec Pratt has written a book she wished was around when she was small, telling about the underwater world just off the coast of Taranaki.

03/12/2025

The Slaty Slate team sat down with author Bec Pratt to dive into Shelf Life, her new children’s book. Discover the three inspirations behind this beautiful tale that celebrates curiosity and the magic of the ocean. 🐳

If there’s a little one in your life who’s curious about the sea, you can pick up a copy through the link in the comments below.

Come say hi and grab a signed copy at the launch:
📍 Aotea Utanganui - Museum of South Taranaki
🗓️ Sat, Dec 13
⏰ 12:00pm to 1:00pm

South Taranaki District Council South Taranaki Underwater Club - DiveClub Puke Ariki Taranaki - like no other

27/11/2025

Here at Salty Slate, we’re super excited to announce the launch of Shelf Life / Paenga Ora! 🌊

The awesome team at Aotea Utanganui - Museum of South Taranaki have created an epic child-friendly exhibition in their education room, to coincide with our launch! It features vibrant photography and films of the amazing life, offshore of South Taranaki (the place that inspired this fictional story).

About the Launch:
📍 Aotea Utanganui – Museum of South Taranaki, Pātea
🗓 Friday 13 December
⏰ 12:00pm - 1:00pm
📖 Books $25.00 (100% of profits will go toward creating more ocean educational resources)

About the Book:
• For tamariki ( ages 6 - 8 )
• Written by local South Taranaki Underwater Club - DiveClub member (and our founder) Bec Pratt
• Te Reo Māori translation by Maakere Edwards ( Aatea Solutions )
• Illustrated by Tanya Panova ( )

Synopsis:
Nina loves visiting her grandparents, whose special bookshelf holds treasures that tell stories of the moana – from whale songs to reefs to shipwrecks. But when they take her to the beach, Nina discovers that beneath the waves lies a giant shallow shelf… just like the bookshelf at her grandparents house, it’s full of life and mystery, waiting to be explored!

See you there! 🐚✨

South Taranaki District Council

13/11/2025

🎙️ Some for you all this week! Today our founder Bec Pratt sat down with Kathy Cu***ng on Aotea FM Great Barrier Island to chat about a recent island screening of Salty Slate’s latest doc, ‘SEAWEED, A Love Story.’

The kōrero also touched on our past slate, including ‘Manta Watch,’ a local Aotea story and the ethos behind the making of this internationally awarded documentary.

Massive thanks to Kathy for the thoughtful conversation and for helping share why we do what we do: telling ocean stories that connect people to our underwater world. 🌊

You can listen to the Bec on the pod here (25mins): https://open.spotify.com/episode/7LXVJlV01lA0y8e0UpvkJc?si=W3mdZWvMTnuQ3Z2vs6gTTg

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04/10/2025

BIG NEWS!! ✨ ‘SEAWEED, A Love Story’ has just taken home the Short Documentary Award at the Society For Ecological Restoration (SER) Film Festival!

🌍 This global conference for ecological restoration brought together 118 films from 35 countries, all highlighting the urgent, inspiring work of ecological restoration.

💡 About the conference:

“While scientific papers and technical reports document our work, film speaks a universal language that touches hearts and transforms minds. The SER Film Festival bridges the gap between technical expertise and public understanding, making the vital work of ecological restoration accessible to all.” – SER2025

👏 A massive congratulations to Nicole Miller ( Explore Your Coast ), and Salty Slate’s Producer Bec, for the countless hours spent diving WellingtonNZ’s coastline, capturing this powerful story!

🎬 Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/T2ttFA7ToOQ?si=RYgGinAipMQn2MN6pp

06/07/2025

🌊 Thrilled to see 'Seaweed, A Love Story' (the documentary we produced) get mentioned on Seven Sharp recently!

https://vimeo.com/1096099355

The segment follows marine scientist Dr. Nicole Miller as she dives into Wellington’s underwater forests with video producer James Hope, highlighting both the beauty and the challenges facing our local seaweed ecosystems.

We're stoked to see Nicole’s work, and this story, getting national attention. From kina barrens to kelp restoration, the documentary was made to inspire action and connection, and we’re stoked to see it reaching more screens around Aotearoa!

🎬 Watch the segment via the link above.
🌿 More on the film: exploreyourcoast.co.nz/news
📩 To receive updates on events and upcoming screenings of Seaweed, A Love Story, email: [email protected]

💙 Thanks Seven Sharp for backing ocean storytelling.

— The Salty Slate Team

James Hope is joining Explore Your Coast to dive into Wellington's giant kelp forests and talk to Nicole Miller about seaweed and her work. The feature was…

26/05/2025

https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/afternoons/audio/2018988756/seaweed-a-love-story

There's a new short documentary that takes a deep dive underwater in Wellington. Seaweed: A Love Story follows Dr Nicole Miller scuba diving in the city's harbour highlighting both the beauty and underwater plight of its underwater forests.

09/05/2025

🌿 What a night! ‘Seaweed, A Love Story’ premiered to a full house at Penthouse Cinema and Cafe, Wellington this week. An incredible turnout to celebrate Dr. Nicole Miller’s mahi and passion for Wellington’s Giant Kelp forests.

Huge thanks to everyone who came along! Our CEO Bec joined the Q&A, sharing behind-the-scenes stories from the making of this doc and highlighting the importance of ocean storytelling in Aotearoa.

Keep an eye on Explore Your Coast for future screenings! 💚

📸: Thanks to Mary for capturing the magic!

Rebecca Pratt