2019 Northland Regional Council Environmental Awards

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WINNER

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@6' F'/#7. ?4949 The Seeds of Tomorrow Comrie Park Kindergarten aims to grow and develop lifelong learners -"/1,#" !-. 0"!=1.10"; 1$ +8#5 :5>421 70'0' 9 ("% )%%&. 1$ (131//1<*6 A kaupapa of environmental sustainability is embedded in the heart of the Matarau-based kindergarten, one of the attributes that saw it recently judged Supreme Award winner at the Northland Regional Council’s inaugural Environmental Awards.

Despite having just 44 pupils, the kindergarten’s commitment and learnings spill well beyond its daily activities, out into the wider Matarau community and beyond, 1&/&7+!/# /.+ <*,+ !+, ("!;'-&/5 1*+ +"&!- :"4/3* and hopefully those of future generations too. “We’re extremely proud of the programme we provide here for ")- +'$'-*(* '#! %,&#') '#! +" be recognised with these awards is truly humbling.”

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In just a few years, Comrie Park – which also won the awards’ ‘Environmental action in &'*(3+!./ (3+&#.-9) 8 "3, 3;-&3'9 !/6*&/(&' the lives of hundreds of Northlanders, young and old alike. A month on from the awards themselves, head teacher Anna Alexander, the kindergarten’s team and the rural community it supports are still thrilled by – and coming to terms with – those wins. Anna says, given the impressive standard .$ +"& 3;0.,+ %2 .+"&- 7/3;!,+, 3(-.,, &!#"+ categories, the Supreme Award win was extra special to Comrie Park.


“It was very humbling to be surrounded by so many like-minded people. Award winners often say that they’re being 0%'2#3!.%& 23 5%"6A$ 2$ -"% %>20-. 63& support of a much bigger group than the people or organisation itself and that’s certainly been the case for us.” She says the kindergarten team believes environmental sustainability is a necessity and as such, sustainability is embedded in a raft of activities that make up daily life in the kindergarten.

The approach touches everything from the kindergarten’s community gardens, its growing and use of riparian plants, right down to the toilet paper and tissues used there, which are made from fast-growing sugar cane and DE+D)) GD':&@ “We empower and encourage everyone to make one small change and believe that small changes collectively end up making a 7#8: <61:':*=:@.!**E &EB& 6%,& 9E6' %) &EB %7: kindergarten has been more than a little taken aback by just how much attention its wins have generated.

“We’re extremely proud of the programme we (')"6<: 7:': 9)' )#' %E+E'656 E*< C73*E# E*< to be recognised with these awards is truly 7#+D46*8@. She says the experience has been universally positive and the kindergarten encourages others to enter the next awards. “Be proud of the work you are doing out in the Northland community. It’s about acknowledging and celebrating all the wonderful environmental 6*6%6E%6":& >)'%74E*<:'& E': <)6*8@.

WINNER » Environmental action in education +13/!$ )4/? :!2%$/#4/,$2 HIGHLY COMMENDED - Environmental action in education » Ngunguru School EarthEd programme For authentic learning in the context of their amazing local environment, this inspiring programme led by Loren Hope showcases positive environmental outcomes and behavioural changes.

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Right time for awards… When we introduced our Environment Awards, we weren’t sure what response we’d get from our fellow Northlanders.

waterways and wetlands, and implementing soil conservation practices at a rate not seen before.

We hoped they’d feel like we did; that there CE& E C:E4%7 )9 +E8*6G=:*% +E76 %E56*8 place across our region that deserved to be recognised and celebrated.

The Environmental Awards acknowledge these people and organisations and they recognise and celebrate kaitiakitanga in action. Nominees represented a truly diverse cross section of Northland and the calibre was such that one of the biggest challenges for our judging team was deciding which contributions shone the brightest.

We were delighted when 93 nominations F))<:< 6* C6%76* E 9:C C::5&/ %7: ECE'<& were ‘a concept whose time had come’. Northlanders had already demonstrated their support for improving our shared environment, giving their collective backing last year to an ambitious Long Term Plan that allowed us to do more to clean up waters, protect native &(:=6:& E*< (')"6<: D:%%:' F))< (')%:=%6)*@

Bill Shepherd...awards recognise and celebrate kaitiakitanga in action.

But improving our environment is such a big job that the council cannot do it alone. We have a volunteer army of more than 3000 people to help us make the environmental improvements Northland needs and deserves. Northlanders are getting rid of (:&%& E*< 7:4(6*8 *E%6": 469: F)#'6&7A (4E*%6*8

-) E44 )9 B)# ; 6*=4#<6*8 )#' 20 G*E46&%&A :687% category winners and our supreme winners – and all the other people who work tirelessly for the betterment of our environment, thank you. *)2!-( -% @"%3,68 -2!-( -% 426368 -2!-( -% tangata - if the land is well and the sea is well then the people will thrive’

Bill Shepherd Council Chairman

The artists behind our trophies Artist - Korotangi Kapa Kingi

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“we don’t necessarily have to chop down new trees; we can re-purpose timbers from our environment.” The trophy incorporates timber from a totara fencepost in Kaipara, a storehouse at the cement works in Portland, and a kauri villa in the Bay of Islands.

A heart kauri cone, connected by brass pins to a smaller cone made of puriri, is central to the design, symbolising strong connections and the importance of support – both from m and for others.


WINNER » Kaitiakitanga

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year there were more than 50 tamariki from most – if not all – 23 marae. The Te Rarawa leadership group that runs Noho Taiao each year includes iwi members Mina Pomare-Peita, Paul White, Selena Bercic, Joanne Murray, Wendy Henwood and Wiremu Sarich. .=Q=?#8(: '( #9= =!=(#$ #9P# $PN @'9' +P8P' win the Kaitiakitanga category – (and narrowly miss being named supreme winner) at the regional council’s inaugural Environmental Awards, group members put it down to a shared vision and commitment to the kaupapa, and the tenacity to keep going. “This win belongs to the young people and the many marae who have supported Noho Taiao '!=% #9= &P$# 3H L=P%$I, “For more than 10 years Noho Taiao has brought our taitamariki together to expand their horizons, focus on the pressing environmental 8$$"=$ <P?8(: 9P&/ P(> 8N8K P(> #' O"85> #9=8% ?"5#"%P5 =$#==)K, #9=L =M&5P8(I “Our environment is a place of learning and our stunning young people go on to take their place in the world. The best thing is that Noho Taiao gives the new generation an opportunity #' NP56 8( #9= <''#$#=&$ '< '"% P(?=$#'%$I,

Noho criteria includes that young people have to whakapapa to Te Rarawa marae, although they could be living elsewhere. “We even had kids come back from Australia to stay with their nannies for the duration of the noho.” The programme certainly impressed the awards’ judges, who before announcing kindergarten Comrie Park as eventual supreme winner, made a point of singling Noho Taiao out as an ‘exceptional project’. Naming it as runner up supreme winner, the judges said Noho Taiao stood out amongst the '#9=% R(P58$#$K >=$=%!8(: P $&=?8P5 )=(#8'( <'% its “amazing mahi to change the lives of young A4'%8,I ;+98$ &%'7=?# >=)'($#%P#=$ #9= 58!8(:J laboratory approach in action. It is meaningful and relevant, lifting achievement levels and =(?'"%P:8(: 8(?%=P$8(: (")O=%$ '< A4'%8 8(#' $?8=(?= ?P%==%$I, “This is a real success story for Te Rarawa iwi members who developed the programme, and for the students, mentors and professional agencies that provide support. ‘Inspirational’ ?')=$ #' )8(>I,

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AWARDS BIG NIGHT OUT 2019

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WINNER

Environmental leadership

Iwi o Te Roroa

It may look calm, but a battle is being waged here...

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Te Roroa have worked tirelessly on a range of actions aimed at identifying and reducing the risk of spreading kauri dieback in the forest. They have been involved in actions to upgrade the boardwalk, install handrails and 5*'&("9 %57)%B G($6 H$ .2)9 =26#$H H): ($69& entrances and walking sites. The number of ambassadors in the forest has been increased to raise awareness of kauri dieback and ensure people remain on designated tracks.Other initiatives include an

intensive vector-led soil sampling regime in and H&(#): .2)9 =26#$H H): H 89&H3 '57 ;()$&(3 programme. Te Roroa leadership continues regarding best practice and the use of both western science H): *2$H#&H)7H =2(&5 $( %#''(&$ $69 69H3$6 and wellbeing of the forest and the ongoing battle against kauri dieback disease.

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WINNER

Environmental action in the community

Friends of MatakoheLimestone Island Society

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Developed by the community for the community, Matakohe-Limestone Island has been restored from degraded pasture into a regenerating forest habitat – 155,000 trees planted and counting.

The island which contains the ruins of one (8 +6H)72&95-% 9H&359%$ 5):#%$&5H3 %5$9% A $69 Limestone Island cement works - is also the %5$9 (8 =H$H4(69 12 H): ();9 9E$9)%5"9 kumara gardens.

Restoration of Matakohe-Limestone Island is managed by the Friends of Matakohe– Limestone Island Society (FOMLI), in collaboration with Te Parawhau, Ng2tiwai, the Whangarei District Council - and a diverse group of partners and sponsors.

Predators have been eradicated from the island, so the forest is now able to provide a safe environment for a growing variety of threatened native fauna that have been reintroduced, including kiwi, banded rail, New Zealand dotterel, moko skink and forest gecko.

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WINNER

Environmental action in water quality improvement

Whitebait Connection If we look after the water… it will look after us

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bales keep them safe until the next spring tide when they hatch, and the larvae washes out to &9I %) 7')G 5*%) 4$#9*529 K&6 %E(5;I22E 3*)G* I& ‘whitebait’.

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The hay bale experiment is one of many projects involving the Whitebait Connection – winners of the ‘water quality’ category at the recent Northland Regional Council Environmental Awards.

Adult inanga wriggle between the bales to lay their eggs during spring high tides and the

The nationwide freshwater education programme for schools and communities

focuses on the health of our waterways and has captured the imagination and enthusiasm of thousands of New Zealanders. Schoolchildren especially love the actionbased, hands-on experiences the programme )09'&D &IE& ,65%9HI5% !)**9;%5)*-& *I%5)*I2 coordinator and trustee Kim Jones, from ,6I*71'95B “If we look after the water from the %!/#1+0#3 1! 126 36+( 01 &0-- -!!. +5164 /3' ,1 03 !/4 -056 5!4"6() *0% 3+$3'

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WINNER

Environmental action in industry

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H9*9K%& H9;)+9 )H#5)$& %) I:4)5*5*7 (')(9'%E owners. Thanks to Hancock’s considerate harvesting operations, coupled with intensive trapping by Duane Doughty from DOC Livestock and his team of seasoned trappers, 35G5 ()($2I%5)*& I'9 5*;'9I&5*7D J)'I I*: 8I$*I is recovering, and pest numbers are decreasing in the pine forests. The company has about 40,000 hectares of plantation forest – 12,000 hectares of which is reserve land. It is part of a community-led Community Pest Control Area, which continues

%) 9F(I*: I& *9576H)$'& &99 %69 H9*9K%& I*: join the pest control project. Hancock’s has more biodiversity projects in its forests than any other Northland forestry company and has been instrumental in developing industry standards for harvesting exotic forests containing kiwi populations. Other Northland forestry companies are inspired by the company’s example and are now looking to it for advice.

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WINNER

Environmental action in pest management

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5>;@ 42%"$2BD AB#:!,@ "D";$2=;#% =# !D@= $#%=B#4 ;@ 1B;%A;%A (#%"B#:@ BD@:4=@ C#B C2:%2 2%" /#B2 ;% =>D +#'':%;=& ?D@= +#%=B#4 .BD2 1D=(DD% 0DB;7DB; 2%" ?:7D=; 9#BD@= ;% =>D -2& #C 3@42%"@) Puketotara Landcare was initiated by a small but determined core group of six members just six years ago when the plight of the local kiwi became apparent. Dogs, habitat loss, stoats, possums and feral cats were threatening kiwi breeding success in the remnant bush areas of Puketotara River.

Taking an integrated management approach, local trappers have gone on to record a huge number of pest kills. More than 4,500 possums and around 2,550 rats are among the feral cats and pigs, ferrets, stoats, weasels, mice, rabbits and hedgehogs caught, and more than 1000 mynahs have been trapped. Now native seedlings are regenerating, rata is A'>4%/(1< 64$/%@?-4 ?/%6 -/34 /$ A'"%/$0/(1< @(6 more juvenile kiwis are being spotted. Kiwi call numbers are rising, from 10 calls to more than 14 per hour, and weka are returning to the area.

This inspirational group is actively helping others get involved. Landowners in the immediate area are joining in, either by servicing traps and bait stations or paying for a professional trapper to come in to their area. Puketotara Landcare is working alongside them, providing or maintaining traps and ',4%/(1 46"7@#/'( @(6 $"&&'%# @$ &@%# '3 #04/% work to extend the Kiwi corridor to Puketi Forest.

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» Tradescantia Terminators

WINNER

Environmental innovation

Steve Allan

Steve’s name is synonymous with pest control in Northland Steve Allan has a passion for pest control, ranging from serious on-the-ground trapping experience spanning several decades, to developing innovative and humane traps suited to Northland conditions.

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He’s a respected designer, manufacturer and 7'($#@(# )'6/B4% '3 #%@&$ 5 @ %4@- /(('!@#'% /( #04 B4-6 '3 &4$# )@(@14)4(#;

He’s very generous with his time and extensive knowledge, helping many local community groups to trap smarter and increase their 7@#70/(1 %@#4; 8@(1@#4#4 9@(67@%4 :%'"& is among those whose trapping rates have improved because of Steve’s advice.

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- wary of conventional traps. These are the pests that often do the most damage, a group member says. “The results speak for themselves – our >!<! 1+23%.- 4.% "!#" 41& !1'.%4-!1#7 41& ,"% =0'4= '%.,!8%& >!<! &0# .%#+=4.=; 81&- ?+*%1!=% >!<! !1 ,"% 4.%47 -+//0.,!1# ,"% %:%',!*%1%-- 0$ ,.4//!1#5 ("!- !- -+'" 4 <!1 $0. 90.,"=41&)- -,.+##=!1# <!=&=!$% 6 and it shows what can be achieved with innovative thinking.”

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» Hancock Forest Management NZ Ltd

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