Projects

The project team will examine mitigating the effects of storm water from 3 major drains on the water quality of Lake Wanaka using restoration science and further targeted monitoring and education.

Kāi Tahu rakatahi (young people) will learn how to monitor tuna (eel) numbers so that they can act as Kaitiaki (guardians) of the mahinga kai (food harvesting) resources of Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau.

Youth at a Geek Camp school holiday programme will help clean up the local waterways and look at finding ways to kill the koi carp that are damaging the local ecosystem.

Ngāti Paoa Iwi Trust and Point England School aim to raise longfin eels for release back into the local waterways.

This project's team will create a low-predator urban environment to help native species thrive, and then share it with others through an education programme for local schools and the wider community.

Students at Papakura High School aim to set up a sustainable biochar production using a custom-built kiln that will be located on school grounds.

Students at Willowbank School will be designing a water self-sufficient living space for a typical Auckland family home.