tairÂwhiti - enviroschools · a great activity to get the whole school thinking about their waste...

Anne Lister | P 06 867 2049 extn 8635 | E [email protected] by: Department of Conservation Gisborne District Council | HB William Trust | JN Williams Trust Kirsty Gaddum | E [email protected] Forno | E [email protected]

Kia ora koutou

Waste audits

Titirangi guardians

Wintry rain is falling as l write this, watering all the native trees our enviroschools have been planting recently. Amazingly enough, tiny tauhou (waxeye/silvereye) are still hopping around on my deck eating the mandarins and oranges l cut up for them. This is an easy bird feeder option that encourages our native birds rather than exotic birds. We’ve had an incredibly busy term two which is showcased below.

Waste audits at Kaiti School and Wainui Beach School last week. Both schools found large amounts of GOOS paper (Good on one side) in the paper recycling bins :( Both envirogroups are coming up with lots of strategies to reduce the amount of rubbish. The whole school got to check out what got collected in one whole day at their school. Waste audits are a great activity to get the whole school thinking about their waste and inspire change.

Kauri has met lots of enviroschools taking advantage of the Titirangi Guardians project on Kaiti Hill. Students have a 90 minute tour learning the cultural, archaelogical and ecological history of this important maunga and plant a native tree.

All of Kaiti school was involved in planting above the church

mobile phones

fluorescent light bulbs

The Collective used Suckies yoghurt Tubes, Spouches and caps

Colgate® toothbrushes, toothpaste tubes, toothpaste caps, floss containers and their outer packaging materials

Sealord Pouches

Anchor Uno pouches, Fresh ‘n Fruity pouches or any other yoghurt pouches.

GLAD® ClingWrap, bags, containers and dispensers.

Raglan Coconut Yoghurt Little Yoghi pouches and caps

NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® capsules.

Anne has been taking lots of classes at the new look Rethink Waste Education Centre. Rethink has moved from Innes St to Tairawhiti Environment Centre, 386 Palmerston Rd. Book your class in for a session directly with Anne Lister [email protected]. They have recycling bins for the and free drop- off.

Rethink Waste

TAIRÂWHITIEnviroschools July 2017

Enviroscience workshops

Sisterson Lagoon

We’ve loved exploring the science curriculum in so many different ways in term 2. My personal favourite has been the delight on students faces as we take the UV beads outside and they change colour. This is a great way of making the invisible visible. I love that students have been curious and entranced with investigating what is going on in their garden, orchard, compost and worm farm. We are just about booked up for term 3 so get in touch ASAP to book your school in.

Sisterson Lagoon, a local wetland restration project, is available to schools as an educational resource. The project illustrates the ecological values gained over a ten year period of planting trees, pest and weed control, the development of a pathway, a walkway across the lagoon, a Rene Orchistion flax collection and a prolific return of birdlife. The lagoon is situated in Macdonald’s Road, close to town and is easily accessible. The wetland is a remnant of the Awapuni lagoon and could be used for the study of native trees, birdlife, water monitoring and ecotourism. There are opportunties for planting areas to be developed or to adopt a spot if schools are interested. Schools and community groups are welcome to visit the area. Enquiries to Tui Foster [email protected] /0273135428.

Pest control in St Mary’s maara kai, chili and garlic spray to keep the bugs away. Students have been learning how to make soil super strong and healthy to keep our plants healthy.

Making beeswax wrappers at Te Wharau has proved super popular and many schools are planning to make one for each student. These are great alternatives to single use plastic food wrap and students learnt about the changes in the 3 states of matter and how plastic is made.

Wainui Beach School students with the amazing UV beads. They investigated how insulation works and the electromagnetic spectrum

Te Wharau students working hard creating a water cycle with key words and atua. They also learnt how much fresh water there is in the world

Anne Lister | P 06 867 2049 extn 8635 | E [email protected]

Supported by: Department of Conservation

Gisborne District Council | HB William Trust | JN Williams Trust

Kirsty Gaddum | E [email protected]

Kauri Forno | E [email protected]

TAIRÂWHITI Enviroschools

Native trees

Free scrub bar use

A treemendous amount of native trees have been planted locally of late. Lovely to see students really start to get what native means and why we need more native trees in Tairawhiti. St Mary’s and Muriwai School recently planted along their local stream too.

Courtesy of the wonderful Eastland Port action fund, we have supported St Mary’s School to purchase a scrub bar. They really needed it to tackle the blackberry, fennel and other big weeds around their riparian native tree planting. We love sharing resources so other schools that need a scrub bar are welcome to contact the school office on 8688332 and leave a message for Maria

Before and after at Hamanatua Stream. Wainui Beach students are in the second year of planting, weeding and mulching .

Campion Year 7’s and 8’s battling the blackberry, willow and other weeds beside the Taruheru awa. Year 11 student Pearl Ruston is managing the project.






Fair trade fortnight


Stand up for everything you believe in during Fairtrade Fortnight August 4-17- whether it is protecting the environment, gender equality, or ensuring everyone is paid fairly! By choosing products with the Fairtrade Mark at the checkout, you’re making a difference to the lives of the farmers and workers behind your favourite products. Host a Fair trade morning tea at your school with all your favourite Fair trade products. Eg hot chocolate, tea, coffee and chocolate! http://fairtrade.org.nz/Get-Involved/Our- Campaigns/Fairtrade-Fortnight

Hatea-a- Rangi School Bronze reflectionKapai Hatea-a- Rangi School for a wonderful bronze reflection. Top marks for becoming our first local enviroschool with chickens. Food waste is recycled into eggs used in cooking. They have been super busy manifesting their vision of ‘Back to native” This is an article Michael Neilson from the Gisborne Herald wrote about this project

Student Tuini Hawke said the vision was to create special native areas that would continue to have significance for tamariki in the future. “We want it to be a place where everyone can come and enjoy our unique native species — flora and fauna — the plants and animals.” Teacher Rebecca Trafford said it was great to launch the first stage of the project, the native coastal garden, which involved planting about 250 native plants. “We had an amazing day. The Tokomaru Bay community has been really supportive.” Some residents who came along had planted native trees there during their own school days in the 1950s.

“Native bush walkways, rich with kowhai trees and abundant tui, are part of a student-led vision for Hatea-a- Rangi School in Tokomaru Bay. The primary school’s year 1 to 8 pupils were joined by members of the wider community to launch their Back to Native project this month, and celebrate Arbor Week, an international campaign to plant trees. The school project, developed with Tairawhiti Enviroschools, aims to develop an outdoor classroom to conserve and protect native species, improve the school’s environment and create a place where students can learn about nature, rongoa (natural medicines) and the environment first-hand.







Ms Trafford said the project would link all areas of the curriculum. Maths was involved in tasks such as having to measure out the planting areas, science in developing seaweed fertiliser and a worm farm, and research skills in learning about what types of native species grew well there, and the birds they attracted. “Through their research they grew particularly fond of the kowhai and kakabeak, as they wanted to attract tui. The next stage will involve planting a bush walkway later this year, including about 500 larger trees. The children plan to develop a place in the bush to showcase works of art, including sculptures, carvings, bird baths and bug hotels. “The aim is that in the future we will have a science lab right here in the backyard,” Ms Trafford said. Tairawhiti Enviroschools, Eastland Port, Native Garden Nursery, Paper for Trees and Keep New Zealand Beautiful are all supporters of the Back to Native Project.

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