In 2007 Stephen Tauwhare, a research scientist at Industrial Research Limited (now incorporated into Callaghan Innovation), participated in a video conference with four secondary schools to talk ...
The haukāinga (local residents) of the Rotorua area – Te Arawa, Tūhourangi and Ngāti Wāhiao – have lived in this highly active geothermal region for generations. The unique geology of the area ...
Waitī is a whetū in the Matariki cluster. It is the star connected to freshwater: springs, streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands and the plants and animals that live in freshwater. Aotearoa New ...
In this activity, students compare the rate of degradation of disposable plates using three different disposal methods. Purpose To experiment with a range of disposable plates made from different ...
Te mana o te wai describes the first right for water being with the water – rivers, lakes and streams as well as the ocean. After human water uses, there must be enough natural flow remaining to ...
As the population increases and water supplies are challenged with human impacts and climate change, a plentiful supply of drinking water in the future is not guaranteed. We need to protect and ...
Litter is everywhere – but how much is there, and why does it matter? Litterati is an online citizen science (OCS) project that allows participants to photograph, upload and tag litter in their ...
Litter Intelligence is a long-term programme run by Sustainable Coastlines in collaboration with the Ministry for the Environment, Department of Conservation and Statistics New Zealand. It aims ...
Be part of a worldwide movement and use Global Earth Challenge to submit or classify photos to help our planet’s environment and human health. Global Earth Challenge is a citizen science campaign ...
Freshwater is defined as inland water – springs, streams, rivers, lakes and wetlands. It includes water that is stored in glaciers and under the ground within soil and in aquifers. Freshwater is ...
Students develop their knowledge to design a disposable product as a sustainable alternative to an existing product. Purpose To consider the issues of increasing plastics use and understand why ...
Students develop their knowledge to design a disposable product as a sustainable alternative to an existing product. Purpose To understand why increasing use of non-degradable materials is not ...
Scientist Stephen Tauwhare explains as part of the video conference the aims of the Harakeke Project he was involved with at Industrial Research Limited.
In this video conference, scientist Stephen Tauwhare identifies the different types of harakeke.
In this video conference, scientist Stephen Tauwhare briefly explains the historical relationship between Māori and harakeke.
Use this interactive graphic organiser to explore your personal views and values relating to water. Place each statement card where you feel it belongs. There are no right or wrong answers.
Discover some of the issues involving land use and water quality.
This interactive groups Hub resources into key science and mātauranga Māori concepts. Select here to view further information, the full transcript (with PDF download option) and copyright ...