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Forest & Bird Conference & Youth Hui by Kensie Gard

I was lucky enough to be given the opportunity to fly down to Wellington to attend a Forest & Bird conference, dinner and Youth Hui. These were spread over two days (Saturday and Sunday) with lots of action, fun and learning packed into both days.

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2017-2018 Annual Kids Greening Taupo Report

Following the completion of a three-year pilot, the 2018 school year saw the Kids Greening Taupō programme expanded to four kindergartens and eight schools, significantly increasing the number of teachers, students and wider whanau members actively working towards the vision of Greening Taupō.

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Kids Greening Taupo Holds Inaugural Planting Day

Our ancestors were not aware that their actions would cause harm to the environment. Centuries ago, nobody could have predicted that clearing land of its natural vegetative cover and introducing foreign species could be so detrimental to our ecosystem. If they knew the outcomes, would they have still made the same decisions?

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My name’s Sian Moffitt. I’m currently in my first year at Victoria University in Wellington, where I’m studying ecology and biodiversity.

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Taupo Primary Hikoi

Last week Taupo Primary Years 2 and 3 classes started a new learning unit called Taupo—Our Place.

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TV3 News Visit

Kids Greening Taupo was treated to a visit from Lachlan Forsyth, a TV3 presenter, on November 12, 2015.

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Meeting the Governor General

We and the members of Kids Greening Taupo were honoured last month by a special visit to the DOC Office from a very important member of our government.

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