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New links

There are links to over 530 quality-assured materials in this community. Find them by using the search engine on the TKI search page http://www.tki.org.nz/e/search/. Select "Environmental Education" from the "filters" column (left), and then select required keywords from the "keywords" column (centre). Click "search" and explore the resources that match your search terms.

Education for Sustainability
This Education for Sustainability website is designed as a platform by which examples of sustainability education practice in schools and current research can be posted, shared and commented upon by teachers, researchers and sustainability education practitioners.
http://www.e4s.org.nz/efs/

TravelWise – Thinking Transport
TravelWise is a programme run by the Auckland Regional Transport Authority in partnership with Auckland Regional Council, Land Transport New Zealand, Ministry of Health, Roadsafe Auckland, and other Auckland city councils. TravelWise works with schools and communities to improve travel choices and make it safer and easier to consider travel options. The programme includes information on road safety, walking school buses, walking and cycling, and guidelines for schools and work places to implement safety programmes.
http://www.travelwise.org.nz/home.cfm

An Inconvenient Truth: Outcomes of the Court Case in London
In response to variant reactions to Al Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth, a recent court hearing in Britain identified nine areas of contention within the film. Students and teachers should consider what has informed the court’s findings and could use the BBC article
The Heat and Light in Global Warming (PDF 46KB) as a framework for critical analysis.

An Inconvenient Truth
Check out this website about the movie An Inconvenient Truth which offers a passionate and inspirational look at Al Gore's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it.
http://www.climatecrisis.net/thescience/

Flying clouds the real climate culprit
This BBC article addresses issues of climate change. It suggests Environmentalists are quick to blame the aviation industry, but they should focus their efforts on stopping deforestation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7201114.stm

Enviroschools: WA$TED Waging War on Waste
Check out this latest Enviroschools resource designed to support the television series WA$TED! Waging War on Waste, that screened on TV3 earlier in the year. It contains classroom activities relating to healthy water, energy conservation, and zero waste.The DVD is now available for use in the class room by emailing contact@wastedtv.co.nz

Sleeping Giants
View these video clips from Sleeping Giants which present personal and professional concerns about climate change, from a range of respected experts who presented at the Climate Change conference held in Wellington in March 2006. They discuss what is happening, why it is happening, and how we can start to manage it. Visit the website http://www.airplane.co.nz/elasticthinking/video.html for information about streaming and viewing:
The Canary in the Coal Mine
http://www.r2.co.nz/20061205/canaryweb-mbr.asx
What Keeps You Awake at Night
http://www.r2.co.nz/20061205/whatkeepsusawakeweb-mbr.asx

carboNZero^® programme
The carboNZeroCert^®programme encourages and supports individuals and organisations, to minimise their impacts on climate change by providing them with tools to measure, manage and mitigate their carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.
http://www.carbonzero.co.nz

Enviroschools
Use the resources and support from the Enviroschools Foundation to encourage your school to take a holistic approach towards environmental education.

Up the Creek
This bilingual interactive website from the Department of Conservation introduces concepts about biodiversity in waterways by focusing on the life cycle of whitebait. Intended for level 3 and 4 of the New Zealand curriculum, the resource includes teachers' notes and ideas for class discussions and activities.
http://www.biodiversity.govt.nz/kids/

Environment Waikato
The Environment Waikato website provides information on the management of natural and physical resources of Waikato by the regional council.
http://www.ew.govt.nz/

Environmental Education Directory

Environmental Education Directory of New Zealand
This directory lists resources relating to the New Zealand environment and covers New Zealand produced material and places to visit. All materials have been designed to meet at least one of the objectives of the 1998 National Strategy for Environmental Education.
http://www.eednz.org.nz/

Useful organisations

View a list of organisations that are active in the environmental area and may provide either advice or resources to support Education for Sustainability programmes.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/environ_ed/guidelines/useful_org_e.php

Education for Sustainability websites – New Zealand

Auckland Regional Council – Environmental Education
This website is from the Auckland Regional Council. It provides a comprehensive section on Education for Sustainability including teacher resource material.
http://www.arc.govt.nz

Christchurch Environment Centre
This website provides information on a wide variety of environmental issues for individuals, schools, community groups, and businesses.
http://www.environment.org.nz/

Clean Up New Zealand – TKI Hot Topic
This Hot Topic provides a collection of web links to resources on recycling, waste, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Project Crimson, and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/hot_topics/cleanup_e.php

Climate Change – TKI Hot Topic
This Hot Topic highlights the Greenhouse Effect, in light of New Zealand's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/hot_topics/greenhouse2_e.php

Climate Change
This link from the Ministry for the Environment website explains the role of the Climate Change Office in relation to developing policies and legislation, and providing information on climate change issues.
http://www.mfe.govt.nz/issues/climate/

Department of Conservation – For Schools
This updated section of the Department of Conservation website provides information and resources to support conservation and Education for Sustainability programmes in schools.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/Community/001~For-Schools/index.asp

Department of Conservation – Showcase Areas
This website highlights an area in each of the Department of Conservation's 13 conservancies where the public can see an example of conservation work at its best.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/Conservation/Showcase-Areas/index.asp

Digital Conversations
When climate change experts Dr Larry Parker and Dr Kevin Anderson visited New Zealand as part of the Science Masterclass initiative of The British Council and The Royal Society of New Zealand, they dropped in for a digital conversation with some New Zealand students using the video conference network. View the conference and read background information in our Digital Conversations environment.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/school_improvement/climate/index_e.php

Ecological Heritage Sites in Christchurch
This webpage provides information on significant sites of native plants and animals that need protection, what and where the ecological sites are, and what can be done to protect them.
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/publications/EcologicalHeritage/

Ecological Heritage Sites
This webpage provides information on the areas of remnant indigenous vegetation within the Christchurch city boundary.
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Publications/SchoolResourceKits/EnvironmentalHeritageSites/

Education – The Tool for the Future
This is a page from the Hawke's Bay Regional Council's website provides information on the Education for Sustainability resources of the region and includes services available to schools, a quarterly newsletter, activities, and events.
http://www.hbrc.govt.nz/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=115

Environment Canterbury
This website Environment Canterbury provides information regarding the sustainable management of the physical and natural resources of the Canterbury region.
http://www.ecan.govt.nz/

Education for Sustainability – Coast to the High Country
A website developed to support teachers implementing the Ministry of Education Guidelines for Education for Sustainability in Schools.
http://www.enved.org.nz/

Environmental Education – Information for Schools
This page from the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's website provides information on the Education for Sustainability resources of the region and includes services available to schools, resources and lesson plans for teachers, newsletters and student activity pages.
http://www.boprc.govt.nz/Education/Environmental-Education-Directory.asp

Environmental Risk Management Authority
The function of the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) includes monitoring compliance with laws related to the environment and promoting public awareness.
http://www.ermanz.govt.nz/

Envirofunz
Envirofunz is a database which covers funding for environmental and conservation projects in Aotearoa/NewZealand.
http://www.envirofunz.org.nz/index.phtml?sessionid=15211528183dab50d91f23f

Environmental Defence Society
This newsletter of the Environmental Defence Society highlights information related to climate change and global warming in relation to New Zealand.
http://www.eds.org.nz/climate.htm

Environmental Education
WWF offers a variety of Education for Sustainability programmes for New Zealand students of all ages.
http://www.wwf.org.nz/env_education/env_education.cfm

Freshwater Ecosystems
This web page looks at the importance of rivers, streams, ponds, lakes, and wetlands, and describes the plants and animals within these ecosystems.
http://mbgnet.mobot.org/fresh/index.htm

Freshwater Wetlands
This is Environment Waikato's site on freshwater wetlands in the Waikato region.
http://www.ew.govt.nz/ourenvironment/water/wetlands/index.htm

International Year of Freshwater – TKI Hot Topic
This Hot Topic provides a number of resources related to the International Year of Freshwater.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/hot_topics/freshwater_e.php

International Year of Mountains – TKI Hot Topic
This TKI Hot Topic from April 2002 celebrates the United Nations International Year of Mountains.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/hot_topics/mountainyear_e.php

Kakapo Recovery
This website provides information about the kakapo recovery programme in New Zealand.
http://www.kakaporecovery.org.nz/kakapointro.html

Karori Wildlife Sanctuary
This website of the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary offers a variety of programmes and supporting resource material designed to provide students and teachers with positive environmental experiences in, about and for the environment.
http://www.sanctuary.org.nz/

Kiwi Conservation Club Website Fact Sheets
The Kiwi Conservation Club website is a Forest and Bird project for children that includes teacher and student-ready resources.
http://www.kcc.org.nz/factsheets.htm

Kiwi Recovery Programme
This web site promotes protection of the kiwi, an endangered species in New Zealand.
http://www.kiwirecovery.org.nz/

Kore Para Aotearoa
Kore Para is a nation-wide project to help develop sustainable Māori Kitiaki (guardianship) of New Zealand's natural resources. Kore Para aims to provide and implement sustainable environmental technologies appropriate to whanau, hapu, and iwi development.
http://www.converge.org.nz/kpa/

LEARNZ
This website from LEARNZ, which runs Virtual Field Trips in May and October. A website with background resources, student activities, teacher support and curriculum ideas, prepares students for the field trips in the weeks leading up to the virtual field experience. Joining fee applies.
http://www.learnz.org.nz

Living Heritage
The website for the Living Heritage project aims to capture and preserve New Zealand's heritage. Schools are encouraged to identify a unique piece of heritage in their community, such as a tree, person, or event, to research and record. These resources are recorded digitally and hosted on the Living Heritage website.
http://www.livingheritage.org.nz

Living Heritage – Bexley Wetlands Heritage Site
St James School in Christchurch has created a website about the uniqueness of the Bexley Wetlands, as part of the Living Heritage initiative.
http://www.livingheritage.org.nz/schools/primary/st-james/bexley/index.html

Living Heritage – Tiritiri Matangi Island
Red Beach School in Auckland has created a website about Tiritiri Matangi Island, a special bird sanctuary, with 60 out of New Zealand's 200 takahe now living and breeding safely in a predator-free environment.
http://www.livingheritage.org.nz/schools/primary/red_beach/tiritiri/index.html

Montage
The purpose of this website is to encourage worldwide links between schools, teachers, educators, and students. Students are encouraged to submit work to online collaborative projects and publish their research on the Internet. A teachers' guide provides information to help students use the Internet, including guidelines on using email and a list of recommended search engines.
http://www.montage.edu.au/

NIWA – National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research
This is the website of NIWA, New Zealand's leading provider of atmospheric and aquatic science. It includes research, educational material, publications, maps, FAQS, teachers' and students' sections, and links to the various national centres of NIWA.
http://www.niwa.cri.nz/

National Waterways Project
This project website supports learning experiences in water quality monitoring for primary and secondary students on rivers and other fresh waterways throughout New Zealand.
http://nwp.rsnz.org

New Zealand Environmental Care Code
This part of the Department of Conservation website details the environmental care code of New Zealand.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/Explore/NZ-Environmental-Care-Code.asp

Northland Regional Council – Environmental Education
This page from the Northland Regional Council's website provides information about Education for Sustainability resources for teachers and students.
http://www.nrc.govt.nz/environmental.education/index.shtml

Northland Regional Council – Streamside Management
This page from the Northland Regional Council's website provides online pamphlets for downloading with information on the care of lakes, rivers, and streams in the region.
http://www.nrc.govt.nz/fresh.water/streamside_management.shtml

Sir Peter Blake Youth Environment Forum
This page from the Ministry for the Environment offers students aged 16-18 years to attend the Sir Peter Blake Youth Environment Forum in Wellington 7-10 December 2004. This forum provides the opportunity to share your regional perspectives, to work on environmental projects, visit local environments and share views with the Environment Minister Hon Marian Hobbs, Ministry for the Environment CEO Barry Carbon, and Sir Peter Blake Trust members.
http://www.mfe.govt.nz/withyou/youth/index.html

Recycling – TKI Hot Topic
This TKI Hot Topic highlights how recycling can help reduce New Zealand's waste mountain. It includes links to TKI and other web resources.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/hot_topics/recycle_e.php

Regional Information – Department of Conservation
This part of the Department of Conservation website describes the scenic reserves, walkways, and conservation programmes around New Zealand regions.
http://www.doc.govt.nz/regional-info/index.asp

Responsibilities: Land Management – Heritage
This page from the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's website provides information on the responsibilities the council has for land management of cultural and natural heritage places in the region.
http://www.boprc.govt.nz/Responsibilities/LandManagement/Heritage.asp

Seaweek – TKI Hot Topic
This Hot Topic profiles Seaweek (8-17 March 2002), which had ocean conservation as the main theme. There are links to marine conservation sites, along with sea-related curriculum resources.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/hot_topics/seaweek_e.php

Take Action for Water
Take Action for Water is an Education for Sustainability programme from the Wellington Regional Council helping year 4-8 students understand and care for fresh water in the Wellington region.
http://www.wrc.govt.nz/ta/water/

Travis Wetland
This is one of the Christchurch City Council school resource kits. It looks at the environmental, development, and planning issues surrounding Travis Wetland, in Christchurch.
http://www.ccc.govt.nz/Publications/SchoolResourceKits/travisWetland/index.asp

TuiTime
This website for student investigation of ecology focuses on tui, addressing competition, predation, life cycles, decomposition, and adaptation.
http://www.tuitime.org.nz

Waterways: How Rivers and Streams Work – Online Guide
This website describes Book One of the Building Science Concepts series, which focuses on the part water plays in the processes that shape the land. There is a book ordering facility, and links to related titles in the series.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/science/curriculum/bsc/
overview/short_desc_e.php?order=1&page=p1_e.php

Wellington Regional Council
This is the website from the Wellington Regional Council covers topics such as pollution, environmental monitoring, rainfall and river flows and hazard maps.
http://www.wrc.govt.nz