Propagation

Piwakawaka students learn how to prick out plants, and pot on older plants as part of their responsibility for the school propagation tunnel. The plants grown are for use in the school grounds and for riparian planting.

Beach Survey - Sustainable Coast Lines initiative

Last year our Lead Teacher Mrs Hickford went to a Sustainable Coastlines Citizen Science Workshop. There she was introduced and took part in the first Citizen Science Sustainable Coastlines Litter survey. This year we were lucky enough to go to the beach with Ms Zoe Watson from Enviroschools to resurvey the area that was surveyed the previous year. After collecting the rubbish we bought it back to school to classify and weigh. The data was then entered  to the Sustainable Coastlines Litter Intelligence Database.

Kaniere School Enviro Group

Jed and Victor help classify the rubbish

Weighing the litter back at school

Blue Fish Installation

The Knaier School Enviro Group is continuing with its Blue Fish installation around Hokitika. This is an ongoing project started in 2012. IT started with the installation of Blue Fish around  the Kaniere Tram and school. It was extended into the business district of Hokitika in 2015. This is our third installation. We are targeting high use areas in the Hokitika township. We installed fish around the airport, and along Park Street near the new WDC Sports Hub and Hokitika Primary School. Blue Fish are about remembering the marine environment is the place where everything that goes down the drain ends up.  The installed fish were sponsored by Westland District Council.

 Photo Credit Janna Sherman:   Enviro Group

Haki, Amelia and Jamie-lee installing a fish outside the Sports Hub