Congratulations to this years dune poster competition winners! It was so hard to choose from so many amazing entries. There are some neat prizes coming their way! Tetairawhiti Singh, Year 2, Te Kura o MaketuJayda Bramley, Year 5, Paengaroa SchoolElla Rohloff, Year 6, Paengaroa SchoolBrenna Easthope, Unstoppables, Te Puke PrimaryKrisha Nair, Unstoppables, Te Puke Primary Many thanks […]

MOWS were privileged to work with eight local schools helping to plant the Te Pourepo o Kaituna wetland. It was a fantastic educational experience, giving the students the opportunity to learn about wetlands and water quality.  The project to restore the Tumu Kawa block, 70 hectares of land beside the Kaituna River, is being carried […]

We are thrilled to have been nominated for the TECT Community Awards under the Sustainable Future category, and even more excited to have made it through to the finals. It is a testimony to the hard work our team puts in, and to the amazing achievements they have made for coastal conservation around Maketu.  Alongside […]

We had a great planting with Maketu Kura at Newdicks Beach today. 12 tamariki from years 1 to 3 came and planted 144 pingao in the dunes. They learnt in class about using pingao for weaving so were able to see how to harvest it from some of the mature plants. The tamariki also planted […]

We had an amazing day at Te Puke A & P show on the 9th February. The weather was perfect, and we were lucky enough to share a tent with Otanewainuku Kiwi Trust, Te Whakakaha Trust, and Forest and Bird. A huge thank you to everyone who came to see us, and to our volunteers […]