Photo: Supplied Ngāti Kuta, Patuketa

A hapū at the epicentre of the caulerpa outbreak in the Bay of Islands are calling for more concerted effort to deal with the invasive seaweed.

When hundreds of tonnes of caulerpa washed ashore after cyclone Tam it was a shock to many except Arana Rewha.

He’s the chair of Ngāti Kuta hapū – and an award winning kaitiaki. He’s also the first person to discover caulerpa up there after it was first found at Great Barrier in 2021.