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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, neighbourhoods and country.

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Creating Change

Riverview Students Seek a Sustainable Future Together with their Community

Riverview Primary School and community in Kerikeri Northland recently shared some of their learn and sustainable actions with Enviroschools visitors as part of a sharing and decision-making day towards their Green-Gold status. Here we learn about the experience of spending the day with passionate young...

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Students’ Powerful Waste Submissions Impressed Christchurch City Councillors.

In this story from Canterbury, students from 2 schools reflect on their experiences with preparing and submitting to the Christchurch City Council's Draft Waste Management and Minimisation Plan and speaking to this at a council hearing.

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Forgotten Fauna Focus of Feilding-held Horizons Hui

After talking about holding a hui for Manawatū Whanganui Enviroschools primary student leaders for a while, additional funding from Toimata Foundation enabled this to eventually be held (postponed from May) in October in the Manawatū and Rangitīkei districts. Find out more here!

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Collaborative approach to Zero Waste leads to community learning.

In the Gisborne/ Tairāwhiti Region the Enviroschools team have been continuing to seek ways of shifting community practice around waste and a 2020 series of collaboratively run waste workshops has already reaped rewards. This story tells us about how this came about and the flow...

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Overnight Camp Inspires Students to Pitch in for their Special Places

This year the Enviroschools Canterbury facilitation team ran an inspirational, practical fun two days of learning for student leaders’ in the beautiful location of Tūhaitara Coastal Park. Read more about the activities and discussions held in this culturally and ecologically significant place.

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126Enviroschools
Northland

3 Regional partners

281Enviroschools
Auckland

5 Regional partners

184Enviroschools
Waikato

15 Regional partners

61Enviroschools
Bay of Plenty

5 Regional partners
5 Collaborators

27Enviroschools
Gisborne

4 Regional partners

60Enviroschools
Taranaki

6 Regional partners
10 Collaborators

67Enviroschools
Hawke's Bay

5 Regional partners
2 Collaborators

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Manawatu-Whanganui

10 Regional partners

134Enviroschools
Wellington

9 Regional partners
7 Collaborators

28Enviroschools
Nelson

2 Regional partners

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Tasman

2 Regional partners

36Enviroschools
Marlborough

3 Regional partners

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West Coast

4 Regional partners
4 Collaborators

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Canterbury

11 Regional partners
2 Collaborators

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Otago

8 Regional partners

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Southland

5 Regional partners

NATIONWIDE
1,364
Enviroschools
340,900
Tamariki and students
15,700
Teachers and other staff
155
Regional Coordinators and Facilitators
89
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Partners
27
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