Living Landscapes learning at Māpua School
19 December 2024
Māpua School in te Tai o Aorere has been building knowledge and understanding of traditional Māori approaches and local stories, and developing their living landscape with the idea of putting into practice some of the traditional values associated with Matariki. Matariki is always a big... Read MoreCelebrating One Billion Trees partnership
18 December 2024
Over the last 3 years a huge range of restoration projects across the country were enhanced through a one billion trees (1BT) partnership between Toimata Foundation and Te Uru Rākau. A key focus of the partnership was extending ecological action on the ground across the Enviroschools... Read MoreIndigenous Lens helps enrich learning for sustainability
16 December 2024
Recently Aorere College has looked back on a busy year of growing knowledge and understanding around their place and community. They have considered the values that underpin their mahi, what went well and what the challenges were and are now looking to the future. Freya... Read MoreOranga Taiao, Oranga Tangata
6 December 2024
This holistic project in Te Tairāwhiti has gone from strength to strength, with activities including wānanga, water monitoring, fencing and planting. Rangatahi are restoring habitats, reintroducing threatened plants, and boosting ecosystem resilience, while strengthening their connections to people and place. Te Aho Tū Roa Poutautoko... Read MoreUsing the kaupapa to ask, listen, understand and share at Pirongia
28 November 2024
What does an Enviroschool look like? That’s the thing – each one is unique and has its own journey. If someone was to ask me that question, I would tell them to take a walk around Pirongia School, you will see it, but more importantly... Read MoreTe Tira Taiao – Tairāwhiti
26 November 2024
Te Tira Taiao is an exciting new environmental programme designed for the youth of Waipiro Bay and Te Puia Springs. Starting here with the potential to grow this kaupapa throughout Te Tairāwhiti. This initiative aims to empower young individuals by connecting them with their natural... Read MoreHe Hononga ki te Taiao
6 November 2024
A collaboration in Tāmaki included a series of impactful kaupapa aimed at strengthening kaitiakitanga, fostering intergenerational knowledge transfer, and building resilience within our communities. The indigenous rōpū cross-cultural connection focused on environmental justice and protection. Te Aho Tū Roa Poutautoko Pania Newtown shares their story. Read MoreTūhura Papatūānuku | GNS Wānanga
20 October 2024
He wānanga i tū ki te Taitokerau, e whakanui ana i ngā mātauranga Māori, i ngā kōrero tuku iho, me ngā mātauranga pūtaiao ā iwi kē (nā GNS Science – Te Pū Ao). Ko tōna whainga, kia tuwhera ēnei kūaha o te mātauranga ki ngā... Read MoreTe Whakarauora i te Reo a Tāne
3 August 2024
‘Nā Te Ohu Taiao te kaupapa nei e tīmata ana, arā, te whakakākahutia te nuinga o tō rātau puke (whakatetonga), i ngā tau kua mahue tata nei. Ko tō rātau whāinga matua i tēnei tau 2024, ko te whakakīkī ngā tahataha katoa. Read More
