Useful Organisations

The following organisations are active in the environmental area and may provide either advice or resources to support Environmental Education programmes.

Government agencies

Department of Conservation
PO Box 10 420, Wellington
http://www.doc.govt.nz/

Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Information Bureau
PO Box 2526, Wellington
http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/

Ministry of Commerce Head Office
PO Box 1473, Wellington

Ministry of Education
PO Box 1666, Wellington
http://www.minedu.govt.nz

Ministry for the Environment
PO Box 10 362, Wellington
http://www.mfe.govt.nz/

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Private Bag 18 901, Wellington
http://www.mfat.govt.nz

Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013, Wellington
http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf

Ministry of Māori Development Te Puni Kokiri
PO Box 3943, Wellington
http://www.tpk.govt.nz/

Local, regional, and city councils

Councils around New Zealand produce numerous environment-related information packages that are available to schools and community groups.

Groups and clubs

Earth's Own Ltd
PO Box 12 202, Dunedin

Explorers club
PO Box 806, Dunedin

Greenkids – Tamariki Kakariki
Private Bag 92 507, Wellesley St, Auckland

Kiwi Conservation Club
PO Box 631, Wellington
http://www.kcc.org.nz/

Panda Club
Box 6237, Wellington
http://www.wwf.org.nz/index.cfm

Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust
PO Box 5409, Dunedin
http://www.yellow-eyedpenguin.org.nz/

Crown research institutes

Institute for Industrial Research and Development Ltd (Industrial Research Ltd)
PO Box 2225, Auckland
http://www.irl.cri.nz

Institute of Environmental Science and Research Ltd (ESR)
PO Box 50 348, Porirua
http://www.esr.cri.nz/

Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences Ltd
PO Box 30 368, Lower Hutt
http://www.gns.cri.nz/

Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd
PO Box 40, Lincoln
http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/

National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd (NIWA)
PO Box 11 115, Hamilton
http://www.niwa.cri.nz/

New Zealand Forest Research Institute Ltd (NZFRI)
Private Bag 3020, Rotorua
http://www.forestresearch.co.nz/

New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Ltd (Crop & Food Research)
Private Bag 4704, Christchurch
http://www.crop.cri.nz/

New Zealand Pastoral Agriculture Research Institute Ltd (AgResearch)
Private Bag 3115, Hamilton
http://www.agresearch.co.nz/

The Horticulture and Food Research Institute of New Zealand Ltd (HortResearch)
PO Box 11 030, Palmerston North
http://www.hortresearch.co.nz/

Other organisations

Greenpeace
Private Bag 92 507, Wellesley St, Auckland
http://www.greenpeace.org/

This worldwide organisation campaigns for the environment by undertaking direct action, providing public education and information, and lobbying governments and industries. Greenpeace provides resource information on a range of current environmental issues.

Marine Education Society of Aotearoa (MESA)
PO Box 8, Portobello, Dunedin

MESA promotes all aspects of marine education and awareness by producing educational resource materials for schools, conducting public awareness campaigns, publishing newsletters, and lobbying government, business, and research groups to support marine education projects.

New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and Aquarium
PO Box 8, Portobello, Dunedin
http://www.otago.ac.nz/MarineStudies/

This organisation runs programmes about New Zealand's marine environment for students from early childhood through to senior secondary school level. These programmes and related activities are closely linked to the curriculum and include guided shore walks, laboratory investigations, boat trips, and discovery sessions. A variety of educational resources is available.

New Zealand Association for Environmental Education
PO Box 383 41, Te Puni, Wellington
http://www.nzaee.org.nz/

This association promotes Environmental Education initiatives and professional development opportunities for both formal and non-formal educators in New Zealand and supports a network of educators.

New Zealand Conservation Authority
PO Box 10 420, Wellington
http://www.doc.govt.nz/Community/004~New-Zealand-
Conservation-Authority-and-Boards/NZCA/index.asp

This authority is a national citizen body standing alongside the Department of Conservation. Its role is to promote the public interest in conservation policy and management and to provide innovative solutions.

New Zealand Glass Environmental Fund
c/o ACI Glass Manufacturers
PO Box 12 345, Penrose, Auckland

This organisation provides grants to schools to fund projects related to the environment.

New Zealand Natural Heritage Foundation
Massey University
Private Bag 11 035, Palmerston North

This trust works to promote environmental education. It has produced a number of educational resources and is involved in in-service work with educators in association with the Global Rivers Environmental Education Network (GREEN), the Native Tree Programme, and the Eco-school Programme.

The Environmental Education Centre of New Zealand
PO Box 9125, Christchurch
http://www.enved.org.nz/

The centre is situated in a unique alpine environment one and a half hours from Christchurch on State Highway 73. The area is covered in mountain beech and backed by the Craigieburn Range. The centre consists of a six-bed cottage and a twenty-seven-bed lodge. The lodge contains a laboratory where teachers and students can conduct a number of fieldwork studies. Environmental Education resource materials are also available to groups using the centre.

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
PO Box 10 241, Wellington
http://www.pce.govt.nz/

The Commissioner works independently of the Government to ensure that planning and management by public authorities improve the quality of the environment. The Commissioner does this by:

reviewing legislation that may affect the environment;
investigating the performance of public authorities;
providing advice on better environmental management.

The Resource Guide
Copeland Wilson and Associates
PO Box 19 090, Wellington

This electronic database catalogues a diverse range of resources that relate to science and technology. It is available at www.cwa.co.nz for teachers and schools in New Zealand.

The Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society
PO Box 631, Wellington
http://www.forest-bird.org.nz/index.asp

This New Zealand-based conservation organisation protects and promotes the New Zealand environment. The organisation has been involved in a range of conservation projects and takes an active role by encouraging public debate and lobbying decision makers on issues associated with the environment.

The Royal Society of New Zealand
PO Box 598, Wellington
http://www.rsnz.org/

The society aims to promote and advance science, mathematics, social sciences and technology in New Zealand. Its educational activities include programmes for pupils such as the CREST Awards http://www.crest.org.nz, BP Challenge and science and technology fairs, the National Waterways Project http://nwp.rsnz.org/, the NZ Science Mathematics and Technology Teacher Fellowship (which includes teachers of social sciences), the production of resources (such as the ALPHA and GAMMA series), and the distribution of Helix and Scientriffic magazines. A number of the Royal Society's activities have a strong element of education about, in and for the environment.

World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature New Zealand
PO Box 6237, Wellington
http://www.wwf.org.nz/

This international conservation organisation aims to raise people's awareness of threats to nature and to attract support for safeguarding the natural world. WWF for Nature New Zealand is an independent part of the WWF international network. It is involved in research programmes and Environmental Education programmes for children. The education section provides a range of resources and information such as The Importance of Biological Diversity (1989).

Many other organisations, places, and resources throughout the country can also contribute to the diverse components of environmental education.

Such contributors include zoos, parks, nature reserves, research stations, historical sites, prominent landmarks, industrial sites, and water treatment stations. Making contact with people who run these organisations or who care for the places and resources can be very useful.

Other contacts are available through the website www.eednz.org.nz or through the Environmental Education Directory New Zealand, available from the Ministry for the Environment.

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