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Enviroschools Speech Competition

Enviroschools Speech Competition


Students from six Hawke’s Bay Enviroschools will be taking part in a speech competition on Tuesday 9 June at Napier Intermediate.

Taking part will be eleven Year 5-9 students who will deliver speeches on the theme of ‘Taking Action for a Sustainable Future’.

“This event is a first for Enviroschools Hawke’s Bay and will showcase children who are fully involved in environmental learning through their school and will have real insights to bring meaning to their speeches,” says Hawke’s Bay Regional Council’s Enviroschools coordinator Sally Chandler.

“We are fortunate to have judges who are hugely interested in the environment and the development of environmental education.”

National Slam poet champion, Te Kahu Rolleston will be the guest speaker and judge. Te Kahu Rolleston has a commitment to Enviroschools as a member of Te Aho Tu Roa (Kaupapa Māori partner of Enviroschools). Part of his work is to create and deliver poetry resources and workshops for youth.

Also on the judging panel are Eileen von Dadelszen from Havelock North, who is a former Regional Councillor and a current Commissioner of the NZ Environment Court, and Lara Tangiora, a Year 13 student from William Colenso College. Lara is a new member of the Youth Environment Council and the Wairoa (Yroa Ynot) Youth governance crew, has an interest in debating, and is keen to pursue a career in environmental science.

There are 50 schools and early childhood centres in Hawke’s Bay signed up as Enviroschools.


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