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Kaitiaki Club motivates Mahi Tahi at Kaingaroa School
Students at Kaingaroa School in Te Taitokerau have led the way with sustainable actions in their kura. Read how an Enviroschools survey helped them measure the current situation, identify gaps and create a vision to become more sustainable. Ka mau te wehi Kaingaroa, you are inspirational!
Students seek a sustainable future with community
Waiotira students seek a sustainable future together with their community through showing an understanding and awareness for Ecological Sustainability, Conservation, Guardianship and being environmentally aware. (School Policy). Read more about what practices and actions they have undertaken and what they plan for the future.
Kaipara Moana Remediation partner with Northern Kaipara Secondary Schools
Farmers, iwi/hapū and community groups are all engaging in a visionary programme of ecological restoration in the 640,000 ha Kaipara Harbour catchment. Young people are helping scale up this ambitious approach by being involved through their Enviroschools learning and action. Jacque Knight, Northland Regional Council Enviroschools Facilitator talks about how this came about
Wondering about weeds and water on the Waitaua awa - BestStart Pipiwai initiate restoration
A journey of learning and action has begun around the health and wellbeing of their local awa at BestStart Pipiwai Kindergarten. The curiosity and wonderings about this once neglected waterway has led to a wealth of learning for tamariki and a supportive community response.
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Seaweek encounter series make a splash
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WaiRestoration helped through 1 Billion Trees funding
Te Taitorerau/ Northland Region instigated and have been engaged with the WaiRestoration initiative and for many years have had a strong biodiversity focus across their Enviroschools network. The regional Enviroschools...
Earthwise funding helps with whare heihei revamp
Tangiteroria School sits on a bend of the Wairoa River on State Highway 14 between Whangarei and Dargaville. This small school community is very conscious of the value of having...
Creating sustainable communities through sustainable schooling
Te Taitokerau is home to 150 Enviroschools – that’s 70% of Northland schools, 32% of early childhood centres, and more than 26,000 tamariki and ākonga (students). A Northland Regional Council...
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