[vc_row row_height_percent=”60″ back_image=”2381″ back_position=”right center” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”3″ overlay_color=”color-584830″ overlay_alpha=”85″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” text_size=”fontsize-321034″ uncode_shortcode_id=”772152″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]SoTM Conservation Winners[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row unlock_row=”” row_height_percent=”60″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”4″ top_padding=”2″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”731648″][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” gutter_size=”4″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”85″ shadow=”xs” shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”169534″][vc_tabs][vc_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”2025″ tab_id=”1733280672952-6-2″][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”238174″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”135686″]2025 SoTM Junior Conservation Award Winner[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”181255″]Ardmore School Enviro Group[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173586″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”8525″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”210679″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-913893″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”795034″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”992153″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Ardmore School Enviro Group[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”444769″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]

Over the past two years, Ardmore School’s Enviro Group has undertaken significant conservation initiatives inspired by our visit to Tiritiri Matangi in March 2024. Motivated by the native planting there, we planned and implemented a native tree planting project at our school with 30 trees donated by the One Billion Trees Project. Year 7/8 Enviro students educated younger students about native trees and led them in planting our outdoor classroom. Our involvement in the Trees for Survival Program deepened, and seeing the potential long-term impact of forests we plant was highly inspiring.

This year, our focus expanded to growing our own kai, with support from the Oke Charity to build a 12-bed garden, and the school community contributed through a Saturday working bee. We aim to extend this initiative through the Garden to Table program, engaging all students in hands-on learning. Enviro leaders also introduced junior students to conservation through the Eyes on Nature Program and ran a week of lunchtime activities for Conservation Week, including art, scavenger hunts, bird surveys, and rubbish clean-ups. Moving forward, our goals are to continue planting native trees, develop our garden program, and inspire younger students to actively participate in conservation and embrace their role as kaitiaki.

[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”128680″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”346284″]2025 Winner of the SoTM Award NIWA Science and Technology Auckland City Schools Fair[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”334294″]Vani Singh, from Epsom Girls Grammar[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”8515″ back_position=”center center” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”308194″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-913893″ overlay_alpha=”100″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”156592″ overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”122553″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Project: ‘Altering Ecosystems’[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”565831″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Climate change is affecting soil pH in New Zealand, impacting plant growth. My aim was to test how different pH levels affect plant growth using hydroponics, exploring it as a sustainable solution for environmental shifts. I investigated four groups, each with a different pH: the control, optimal solution, acidic and basic solutions. After two weeks, I found the optimal pH range (6.0-6.5) showed the best growth and root development, due to better nutrient availability. My microscopic analysis revealed nutrient storage vesicles in optimal and acidic groups unlike basic and control groups. My findings highlighted pH’s important role in sustainable agriculture across New Zealand.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”2024″ tab_id=”1733280672952-6-23″][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”238174″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”193991″]2024 SoTM Junior Conservation Award Winner[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”358016″]Kaia Dick Y8 from Whangaparāoa School[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173586″ 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uncode_shortcode_id=”236421″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Kaia is an amazing kaitiaki who works hard to support native plant and animal life.  She is part of the school’s pest-free team and weed-buster team and turns up with great enthusiasm and encourages others.  Kaia is a great nature ambassador and attends gala days and community events promoting conservation.  She is interested in the bird and insect species on Tiritiri Matangi and is inspired to help create a pest-free environment on the Hibiscus Coast.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”128680″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”155131″]2024 Winner of the SoTM Award NIWA Science and Technology Auckland City Schools Fair[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”351272″]Eva Yarrow, Year 11 from Mt Albert Grammar[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”7671″ back_position=”center center” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”197892″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ 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been exposed to modern pesticides.  After a 24-hour observation period, I discovered that Kawakawa and Horopito have the potential to repel aphids.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”2023″ tab_id=”1727672983644-5-7″][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”238174″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”166857″]2023 SoTM Junior Conservation Award Winner[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”648526″]Wanika Chetty Y8 from Manurewa Intermediate[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ 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text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”168936″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Wanika was one of the very first students to sign up to her school’s Nature Club.

She is one of the best Eco Councillors with helping in the gardens, with the animals, running our trapline, composts, fruit kitchen, rubbish system, mentoring the Year 7s, and does the yuck jobs and always with a smile on her face!  She is one of the best Eco Councillors, who through her commitment and passion for nature has made this Nature Club a success.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”128680″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”541779″]2023 Winner of the SoTM Award NIWA Science and Technology Auckland City Schools Fair[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”225203″]Rosie Bilkey, from St Kentigern Girl’s School[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”7559″ back_position=”center center” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”159720″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-913893″ overlay_alpha=”100″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”156592″ overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”183566″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Project: ‘Weather Versus Water’[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”121266″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]My project was on measuring the relationship between rainfall and water quality (including nitrate levels) in my local stream.

 

“more information to come”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”2022″ tab_id=”1684967764-1-32″][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”238174″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”292855″]2022 SoTM First Equal Junior Conservation Award Winners[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”127823″]Maddison Smyth Y8 from Northcross Intermediate & Tyler Griffiths Y6 from  Summerland Primary[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173586″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”4612″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”181963″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-913893″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”795034″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”884016″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Tyler Griffiths[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”289461″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Year 6 Summerland Primary School[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”688313″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Tyler represents the future of success of our young rangatahi in conservation-he is highly motivated and earnest in his quest to show kaitakitanga for the environment and respect for our precious native species.

As a young conservationist Tyler is committed to taking personal action to protect and restore the environment in any way he can. His teachers have seen his enthusiasm and dedication from a very early age as he shared his thoughts, ideas and actions with those around him. He has become a role model for his peers in the humble and enthusiastic way he has applied himself to action in the environment. Students want to be around him and learn from him and take the lead from him. (He has been an ”influencer” long before it became fashionable on social media!)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”592100″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-gyho” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”183429″ overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”135070″]Maddison Smyth[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”533392″]Year 8 Northcross Intermediate[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”572682″]Maddison has been an outstanding member of our school Enviro Group for two years. In that time she has attended weeding workshops, visited a native tree nursery to gain skills for propagating seeds and caring for seedlings. She is currently managing a tracking and trapping group for both our school ngahere and the Northcross Reserve council land. Maddison often guides younger members of our team when working in the Reserve.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”4613″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”324913″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”128680″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”138620″]2022 Winners of the SoTM Award NIWA Science and Technology Auckland City Schools Fair[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”303185″]Cassidy Foster and Mackenzie Leighton, Year 8, from St Dominic’s Catholic College[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”4610″ back_position=”center center” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”152067″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-913893″ overlay_alpha=”100″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”156592″ overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”987061″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Project: ‘Less Pests, More Birds?’[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”190670″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]The project aims to establish whether there is a connection between the amount of pest control and the number and variety of native birds in an area. We wanted to test whether pest control is actually a worthwhile project, and our results were very positive!

We went to 3 different locations with varying levels of pest control, from Kitekite falls track where there is no current pest control, to Tawharanui with its extensive pest control efforts including a pest fence surrounding the sanctuary.

We found with increased the levels of pest control the number and variety of native birds present increased drastically. We tested this by doing a series of bird counts in different locations around our chosen area to get as accurate a picture as possible.

We hope that our project can inspire people to continue or begin pest trapping of their own, and increase support for pest control initiatives such as Ark in the park (our 3rd test site), Tawharanui, Tiritiri Matangi, and many others throughout the country. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”2021″ tab_id=”1684970272526-1-6″][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”206012″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”786641″]2021 SoTM Junior First Equal Conservation Awards[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”155821″]Eve Dale Y2 from Edendale Primary School & George Willans Y6 from Summerland Primary[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173586″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”3752″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”175309″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-913893″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”795034″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”532855″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Eve Dale[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”109704″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Year 2 Edendale Primary School[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”632356″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Eve is an influential environment leader because she approaches all her environmental tasks with great spirit and initiative. She is an inspirational role model to others. She volunteered to go on What Now for a segment on how to reduce waste.

Eve offered tips on; how to cook popcorn from scratch rather than buy plastic covered food like chips and how to use soap bars instead of liquid soap. She fronted this segment like a STAR with lots of her own flair! Eve is a passionate member of the local Eco-Neighbourhoods group and helps out flora and fauna at home by making bird feeders and doing gardening.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”592100″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-gyho” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”183429″ overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”112502″]George Willans[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”111311″]Year 6 Summerland Primary School[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”113201″]George Willans became part of the ‘Summerland Primary School-Mammalian Predator-Free team’ as a Year 5 student in 2020. In the years before joining the team, George’s teachers had already noted his passion for the environment.

Soon after joining the school team, he started reporting back to their meetings and sharing the steps he was taking to implement predator control in his own patch and beyond. It was obvious that George was on a mission- one of his own making. He is quietly ambitious about making a difference, one rat, mouse or stoat at a time[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”3754″ back_position=”center top” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”879048″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”167434″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”100″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”527534″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”199528″]2021 Winners of the SoTM Award NIWA Science and Technology
Auckland City Schools Fair[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”694390″]William Nand and Aria Holland – Year 8 Kings School[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”4763″ back_position=”center center” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”877522″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-913893″ overlay_alpha=”100″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”156592″ overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”177368″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]

Project: ‘Tūī Tunes’

[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”461023″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]The students carried out a practical inquiry that unveiled many interesting discoveries in how the area a tūī lives in affects its song when looking at rural, urban and city park environments. Alongside this, it was found that temperature and time of day significantly affect trill, average dynamics, loudness range and volume.

The results show that the lower the temperature at recording sites, the greater the average trill/ minute and the loudness range (LU). Differently, the higher the temperature the greater the average dynamics (LU) of song.

The students found that the earlier the time of day, the greater the trill/60 seconds, volume, loudness range and average dynamics was 15 trill in song, while from 12-15 pm there was an average of 7 trill.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”2020″ tab_id=”1685061369396-2-6″][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”150262″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”212526″]2020 SoTM Junior Conservation Awards[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173586″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”2379″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”209804″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-913893″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”795034″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”207800″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Dylan Lewis[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”123617″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Year 7 Mahurangi College, Warkworth[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”252198″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]After a visit to his school from Forest and Bird, Dylan decided to support his community by trapping rats, mustelids and possums in his local area. He began trapping at home in 2018 and then, after discussing with his neighbours, he began trapping in his local neighbourhood from October 2019. He has also volunteered in 2020 to be a part of the trapping team working in the Mahurangi College Bush restoration project.

Dylan initiated trapping to save the dotterel population at Snells Beach and shared his story with the class and in his previous school of Warkworth Primary School. He has assisted Michelle Mackenzie with dotterel protection in Snells Beach. Dylan volunteered to assist with the trapping team in the working in the Mahurangi College Bush restoration project. Dylan traps for his local community, his school community and he assists in local conservation projects when he is able.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”167434″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”100″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”163741″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”130513″]2020 Winner of the SoTM Award NIWA Science and Technology
Auckland City Schools Fair[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-gyho” overlay_alpha=”100″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”833254″ overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”165928″]Amelia Simmons[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”792823″]Year 8 Michael Park School, Ellerslie.[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”548926″]Project: ‘Bright Wings’ A study on Butterflies

Amelia chose to do a project on Monarch Butterflies when at home during lockdown. She could study them more closely than when being at school. She loves Monarch Butterflies in that they stand out from so many things due to their striking colours. Each one she looked at seemed to have a different personality: some were shy, quiet and others were on the go the whole time[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”3865″ back_position=”left center” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”873881″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”2019″ tab_id=”1685062510925-3-10″][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”210005″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”911527″]2019 SoTM and Fullers Junior School Science Award[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173586″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”4940″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”357823″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-913893″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”795034″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”118266″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Ethan Raymond[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”743434″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Year 8 Randwick Park School[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”560897″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Ethan has been a hands on member of the Enviro-Warriors team since its beginning four years ago. He has taken on the role of leader, remembering to ‘do’ the litter-free area award audit prior to full school assemblies, mentoring a younger student to learn the role.

He is proactive in bringing up environmental issues as they arise around the school and poses solutions. He has been instrumental in the success of our orchard by feeding the trees worm castings and mulching. He has attended an after school pruning course at the Auckland Botanical Gardens. He has been a great asset to our enviro programme and in building sustainability awareness within our learning community.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”167434″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”100″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”873596″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”327733″]2019 Winner of the SoTM Award NIWA Science and Technology
Auckland City Schools Fair[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-gyho” overlay_alpha=”100″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”833254″ overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”149668″]Abby Haezelwood[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”554052″]Year 8 St Kentigerns Girls College[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”846597″]Project:’ Plastic Beaches’

Abby Haezelwood with her winning Science Exhibit on Plastic Beaches at the NIWA Taihora Nukurani Auckland City Science Fair in September 2019. Amy looked at nine beaches around Northland and Auckland analysing the plastic present. Her exhibit was displayed at the Visitors Centre on Tiritiri Matangi.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”4941″ back_position=”left center” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”448833″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][vc_tab gutter_size=”2″ column_padding=”2″ title=”2018″ tab_id=”1685063415345-4-1″][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”184309″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”727858″]2018 SoTM and Fullers Junior School Science Award[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”173586″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”4939″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”798274″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”3″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_color=”color-913893″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”795034″ back_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”317061″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Gabriel Barbosa[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_color=”color-xsdn” text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”143143″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Year 5 Summerland Primary School[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_color=”color-xsdn” uncode_shortcode_id=”430188″ text_color_type=”uncode-palette”]Gabriel is an incredibly enthusiastic member of the Mammalian Predator-Free team at Summerland Primary School. Gabriel has been instrumental in setting up a programe to track, map and trap invasive mammalian predators at our school.

Every week throughout the year he has met with the other team members and his passion for the project has never lessened. He shows commitent to learning as much as he can about ways to protect our native bird species in particular and his enthusiasm is infectious-whether he’s making tracking tunnels and bird feeders or explaining to other students aspects of biodiversity relationships.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”167434″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” gutter_size=”2″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”100″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”203207″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”179848″]2018 Winner of the SoTM Award NIWA Science and Technology
Auckland City Schools Fair[/vc_custom_heading][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_inner_height_percent=”0″ overlay_alpha=”50″ equal_height=”yes” gutter_size=”2″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”202026″ limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ override_padding=”yes” column_padding=”2″ overlay_color=”color-gyho” overlay_alpha=”100″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”2/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”833254″ overlay_color_type=”uncode-palette”][vc_custom_heading uncode_shortcode_id=”882554″]Annika Lints[/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ uncode_shortcode_id=”284821″]Year 8 Kohia Terrace School[/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”159085″]Project: ‘Are Mussels in Hot Water?’

In this project Annika investigated if mussels could filter the water in different temperatures above and below the average saltwater temperatures. From the results she discovered that mussels filter through any temperatures but the coldest temp (11⁰C) took the longest and at the warmer temperature (23⁰C) was the shortest filtering time taken.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”3″ back_image=”834″ back_position=”left center” overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1/3″ uncode_shortcode_id=”106550″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”5″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_tab][/vc_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row]