EcoFest 2023 Events
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Backyard Battle
Ongoing
Online
Our Backyard Battle citizen science programme gets students, teachers, volunteers and other citizen scientists out collecting litter at key inland sites to help create a better understanding of litter’s pathway across our land. Plan and register your Backyard Battle and do your bit for kaitiatikanga o Aotearoa.
Hosted by:
Keep New Zealand Beautiful
Upstream Battle
Ongoing
Online
Our Upstream Battle citizen science programme gets students, teachers, volunteers and other citizen scientists out collecting litter at key upstream sites to help create a better understanding of the root causes of ocean pollution. Plan and register your Upstream Battle and do your bit for kaitiatikanga o Aotearoa.
Hosted by:
Keep New Zealand Beautiful
Climate Ready Classrooms
Ongoing
Online
Help to create Aotearoa’s next generation of carbon literate ambassadors. Our Climate Ready Classrooms programme introduces learners to the key concepts surrounding climate change and empowers them to take climate action. The four teacher-led workshops explore the issues of climate change in an engaging and motivating way.
Hosted by:
Keep New Zealand Beautiful
Young Reporters for the Environment
Ongoing
Online
Young Reporters for the Environment is aimed at students 11-25 years old. It aims to empower young people to take a stand on environmental issues that they feel strongly about and to give them a platform to articulate these issues through the media of writing, photography or video. So give your students a voice, and register your school to participate.
Hosted by:
Keep New Zealand Beautiful
Start Your Own Sustainable Vegetable Garden
Ongoing
Online
Kick-start your vegetable garden, using Permaculture principles.
This course is completely self-paced! Learn from home and apply to your garden as you go. Each lesson has a video tutorial, downloadable PDF notes and a practical component designed to take you a step further, from a bare patch of land, to a full-fledged vegetable garden!
Learn to grow food as close to naturally as possible!
Hosted by:
Daniel de Klerk
Flow to the Whau Photo Competition
9:00 am
Wednesday, 22 March 2023
Online
Celebrate World Water Day by taking a photo of one of the streams in the Whau River catchment, and telling us what you like and what you can do to make it better. Prizes: $300 first, $100 second, $50 third. Competition starts on World Water Day on 22 March, and runs until 15 April.
Hosted by:
Te Whau Pathway Environmental Trust
How to Use Your Investments to Make a Difference
12:15 pm
Thursday, 30 March 2023
Online
Discover how to align your investments with your values and make a positive impact on the environment at our online workshop.
Learn about the role of personal finance in the fight against climate change and gain strategies for avoiding investing in fossil fuels and supporting climate action.
Who are we?
Mindful Money is a charity dedicated to promoting ethical investment.
Hosted by:
Mindful Money
Diagnose and repair your own laptop at home with Recycle A Device
4:00 pm
Monday, 3 April 2023
Online on Google Meet
Join us online for an introduction into how easy it can be to give new life to your old laptop!
We will cover how to do basic diagnosis & repair of common laptop issues without any specialised or expensive equipment. Alongside a presentation and practical demonstration of common problems and repair techniques, you will be able to ask questions about your specific hardware and software issues.
Hosted by:
Recycle A Device
ShareWaste - Neighbourhood Composting
6:30 pm
Thursday, 13 April 2023
Online
Join us online to learn more about ShareWaste and how community composting can work for you. Whether you don’t have the space and time to compost and would like to donate your food scraps, or would like to be a drop off point for people local to you, ShareWaste could be a solution for you.
Hosted by:
Compost Collective