Bringing back the birdsong – note by note - is what around 350 Northland children experience each year by taking an Explore launch trip to the predator-free islands of Ipipiri in the eastern Bay of Islands and participating in an educational programme known as ‘Floating Classrooms’. Springbank … [Read more...] about ‘Floating Classrooms’ gives Northland children kaitiaki experience
Schools
Nina Valley Restoration students celebrate 10 years
The Nina Valley Restoration Group is 10 years old this season and in those 10 years, the Years 7 to 13 students from Hurunui College who make up the group have learnt an impressive array of kiwi-handling skills. Hurunui student Anna Clark shows how to hold a kiwi securely. The students not … [Read more...] about Nina Valley Restoration students celebrate 10 years
Create a Lizard Friendly Garden
Has your school got a neglected patch of playground that would benefit from a make-over? Want to make your own garden or backyard more wildlife friendly? Maybe you’re looking for a weekend activity that adults and children can enjoy together. Why not make a lizard garden. It’s fun, it’s easy and … [Read more...] about Create a Lizard Friendly Garden
St Andrews Primary plans to trap predators and feed rescue raptors
St Andrews Primary is a rural school in South Canterbury where children and teachers have strong ties to their natural environment. They’ve recently become a Kiwibank Predator Free School – but that’s just the latest in an impressive lineup of conservation projects ranging from monitoring endangered … [Read more...] about St Andrews Primary plans to trap predators and feed rescue raptors
Papa Taiao courses develop leadership and sustainable enterprise skills
Every three weeks, 2-3 senior students from most central Wellington high schools come together for an after-school workshop to help them hone the leadership skills they need to develop their own sustainable, environment-focussed enterprise or project. The workshops continue for the full school year, … [Read more...] about Papa Taiao courses develop leadership and sustainable enterprise skills
Another twenty-one schools become Kiwibank Predator Free Schools
We are excited to announce another 21 schools have been selected to become part of our Kiwibank Predator Free schools programme. The successful schools are spread between Northland and Bluff (literally!) and include a range of rural and urban, primary and secondary. The Kiwibank Predator … [Read more...] about Another twenty-one schools become Kiwibank Predator Free Schools
We’ve teamed up with NZ illustrator to create iconic wildlife poster
We commissioned local artist Erin Forsyth to help us create a stunning poster featuring some of our native species - Taonga o Aotearoa. Our aim is to get the poster into every classroom and DOC hut in the country, to help remind people what we’re protecting by creating a predator free New … [Read more...] about We’ve teamed up with NZ illustrator to create iconic wildlife poster
CatchIT’s ‘natural innovators’ brimming with ideas for trapping
Got a ferret you’re struggling to trap? How about using a milk bottle top filled with milk for a lure? It worked a treat for one child taking part in the Forest Bridge Trust’s award-winning CatchIT schools programme. “Children are natural innovators,” says Liz Maire, educator for the Trust. “Some … [Read more...] about CatchIT’s ‘natural innovators’ brimming with ideas for trapping
Ahipara youngsters lead the way
They’re some of the youngest members of Ahipara’s small seaside community, but the children of Ahipara Sandhoppers are doing everything they can to help their environment from picking up rubbish, to growing plants for butterflies, trapping predators and even deconstructing broken appliances for … [Read more...] about Ahipara youngsters lead the way
Mangonui kids are creative and committed to helping kiwi
East of Kaitaia, near Doubtless Bay and overlooking the Mangonui Harbour, you’ll find Mangonui School. Currently it has just over 140 students in years 1-6 (ages 5-11) and, established in 1858, it is one of the oldest schools in Aotearoa/New Zealand. Teacher, Ryan Kiely says he can see the sea out … [Read more...] about Mangonui kids are creative and committed to helping kiwi