Freshwater Champions Aotearoa New Zealand celebrates individuals and communities who are helping to restore and protect the health of our freshwater. Register now for the inaugural Freshwater Champions Forum.
The forum will begin with two panel discussions featuring experts, champions on the ground and those who are still learning what works best. The topics for these discussions will be:
- How can catchment groups engage, inspire and leverage for future impact? Chaired by Landcare Trust CEO Nick Edgar
- Science on the ground – what science can bring to catchment care and how to access it Chaired by Secretary for the Environment and Ministry for the Environment Chief Executive James Palmer
The forum will conclude with the announcement of the 2024 Freshwater Champions and a celebratory joint networking function with attendees from the two-day Our Land and Water Symposium which is being held in the same venue.
They are collecting separate registrations for the Panel Discussions and the Champions Announcement/Networking Function. Please select tickets to BOTH if you want to attend the entire forum or you can book to just attend one or other if you prefer.
Registrations close on 14 May. Tickets are limited. Please let them know ASAP if you have registered and are no longer able to attend.
Location: Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable Street, Te Aro, Wellington
For more information and to get tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/cawthron-freshwater-champions-forum
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Freshwater is a big topic – there are many starting points for context-based learning, and most are underpinned by the overarching concept of connections. This article will get you started.
The Hub has extensive resources on water quality and freshwater ecosystem restoration. Explore these curations:
- Freshwater resources – planning pathways – help for teachers, based on the Ministry for the Environment and Stats NZ report on the pressures, state and impacts of human activities on the freshwater environment in Our freshwater 2023.
- Rivers and Us – introduction – exploring how people use water, the effects on water quality and investigation and data collection to inform action.
- Tōku awa koiora – introduction – exploring the restoration of the Waikato River.
- Repo (wetlands) – a context for learning – exploring ecological and cultural values and taking action to understand, protect or restore local repo.
- Tuihonoa Te Reo o Te Repo – he kohinga rauemi pāhekoheko a Tuihonoa Te Reo o Te Repo hei āwhina i ngā kaiako ki te whakatītina i ngā ākonga kia tū hei kaitiaki mō ngā repo. E whai ana hoki kia tū tiketike mai te mātauranga Māori, mā roto i ngā mahi whakaora taiao.
- New Zealand’s freshwater fish – introduction – exploring our unique native fish, their habitats and suggestions on what we can do to help conserve this taonga (resources in te reo Māori and English).
- Lakes380 – Our lakes’ health: past, present, future – find out about the largest scientific study ever undertaken of lakes in Aotearoa.
- Smart Water – a context for learning is a suite of resources that foster a greater understanding and appreciation of water from source to tap.
Explore the range of resources in our Freshwater – lakes and rivers Pinterest board.
For additional materials explore the wide range of resources we have under our freshwater topic.
