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Enviroschools is an environmental action based programme where young people are empowered to design and lead sustainability projects in their schools and early learning centres, communities and country.

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Creating Change

Empowering Change: Hauraki Plains College Students Lead Waste Transformation

When Hauraki Plains College joined the Enviroschools programme in mid-2024, a group of motivated Year 13 students approached their facilitator with a clear vision: they wanted to improve the way their school managed waste. The first step was to conduct a school-wide waste audit, which...

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Community Restoration in Waipā

The Taiea te Taiao project, supported by NZ Landcare Trust, was established to create an ecological corridor linking Maungatautari and Pirongia te Aroaro o Kahu. Involving schools in the project required collaboration among multiple stakeholders, including the Taiea te Taiao project coordinator, NZ Landcare Trust,...

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Motueka Kindergarten’s Deep Dive into Waste

Motueka Kindergarten have been taking a deep dive into rubbish and recycling - they have been taking a close look at all kinds of waste, thinking about questions like where it comes from, what happens to it next, impacts on our world, what alternatives there...

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Guardians of the Mokomoko: Douglas Park School student inquiry leads to action

At Douglas Park School (DPS), a powerful inquiry into the world of mokomoko (lizards) has sparked curiosity, creativity, and a deepened sense of kaitiakitanga (guardianship) among Year 4–6 students. This Term 2 project, rooted in the school’s Enviroschools kaupapa, exemplifies how authentic, place-based learning can...

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Kūmara Wānanga in Hamilton

A growing interest in food gardens, with a particular focus on kūmara, led the Waikato Enviroschools team to explore a way to grow learning and knowledge within the community. In Hamilton/Kirikiriroa, a series of Kūmara Wānanga were developed to strengthen connections between schools, communities, and...

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157Enviroschools
Northland
Te Taitokerau

2 Regional partners
19 Collaborators

348Enviroschools
Auckland
Tāmaki Makaurau

6 Regional partners
32 Collaborators

220Enviroschools
Waikato

14 Regional partners
3 Collaborators

37Enviroschools
Bay of Plenty
Te Moana-a-Toi

3 Regional partners

47Enviroschools
Gisborne
Te Tairāwhiti

3 Regional partners
11 Collaborators

75Enviroschools
Taranaki

5 Regional partners
8 Collaborators

73Enviroschools
Hawke's Bay
Te Matau ā Māui

6 Regional partners
2 Collaborators

118Enviroschools
Manawatu-Whanganui

10 Regional partners
5 Collaborators

153Enviroschools
Wellington
Te Upoko o te Ika a Māui

10 Regional partners
10 Collaborators

31Enviroschools
Nelson
Whakatū

2 Regional partners
1 Collaborator

36Enviroschools
Tasman
Te Tai o Aorere

2 Regional partners
6 Collaborators

38Enviroschools
Marlborough
Wairau

2 Regional partners
3 Collaborators

23Enviroschools
West Coast
Te Tai o Poutini

5 Regional partners
4 Collaborators

135Enviroschools
Canterbury
Waitaha

11 Regional partners
8 Collaborators

101Enviroschools
Otago
Ōtākou

9 Regional partners
18 Collaborators

61Enviroschools
Southland
Murihiku

5 Regional partners
2 Collaborators

NATIONWIDE
1,653
Enviroschools
403,500
Tamariki and students
20,000
Teachers and other staff
146
Regional Coordinators and Facilitators
91
Regional
Partners
119
Regional
Collaborators
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