Oranga 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 MoreTuia Maara Whenua and Te Hiku Rongoā Māori Collective
30 July 2024
Te Aho Tū Roa Kaiwhakapumau Joanne Murray shares some of the mahi happening in collaboration with Tuia Mara Whenua Roopū Rongoa in Te Taitokerau. Tuia Maara Whenua Roopū Rongoā has been a key driver in the Te Hiku Rongoā Māori Collective, leading and supporting a... Read MoreWhole School Approach at Maheno
4 July 2024
Maheno School in Ōtākou has grown from strength to strength as they have developed their Enviroschools programme from a small group to a whole school approach. The staff, Board of Trustees, Home and School committee, community and whanau have all helped to ensure the success... Read MoreORANGA TAIAO, ORANGA TANGATA
30 June 2024
Tangata whenua of Te Tairāwhiti have been engaging with science and modelling experts to become better prepared for what the future may bring, as extreme weather events continue to prompt the community to find new ways to live with the changing world around them. Both... Read More
