by Hana Hielkema | Nov 13, 2025 | Uncategorised
Emeritus Professor Sir Alan Mark is one of New Zealand’s most respected environmental science and conservation leaders. The plant ecologist, botanist, environmentalist, and New Zealand’s first recipient of knighthood for services to conservation, has devoted decades...
by Hana Hielkema | Nov 13, 2025 | Uncategorised
At twenty-four, Riley Hathaway has already spent half her life committed to connecting young people to the sea. The charismatic young wahine from Snells Beach is the co-founder of Young Ocean Explorers (YOE), an organisation which aims to make ocean education easy,...
by Hana Hielkema | Nov 13, 2025 | Uncategorised
A generation of eco-conscious young entrepreneurs is emerging in Otaki, thanks to Claire Roper. Since launching the Otaki Kids Market, the mum-of-three from the Kapiti Coast has helped over 600 children learn business basics through a dedicated market space which...
by Hana Hielkema | Nov 13, 2025 | Uncategorised
Stratford Primary School isn’t just teaching sustainability. The urban Taranaki school with a roll of 455 is alive with gardens, orchards, bug hotels, chickens and bees which students engage with as part of daily life. Feeding animals and worms, making compost,...
by Hana Hielkema | Nov 13, 2025 | Uncategorised
Nikora Ngaropo is a storyteller who believes that stories take many forms, and that through them, we remember who we are. With over fifteen years in the visual arts industry, he has built pathways for more than 10,000 rangatahi across Aotearoa through his initiatives...
