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Town Belt Kaitiaki
Town Belt Kaitiaki (TBK) is a student-led education programme for Dunedin schools and ECE centres.
DCC DRAFT TOWN BELT MANAGEMENT PLAN![]()
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It's not easy to be seated at the far end of a large boardroom table and to present to a group of Councillors! I know I still get nervous doing this sort of thing.![]()
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Ridima and Camila did TBK proud today, clearly presenting the Student Leadership Team's submission to Dunedin City Councillors and staff. The both spoke awesomely on three main items of the plan - reducing rubbish dumping, improving pedestrian access and cycling ,and increasing educational opportunities in the Town Belt. ![]()
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Great job also to Phoebe and to Simon for writing the submission, with the help of the Student Leadership Team.
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FROM Maureen Howard, TBK Senior Education Coordinator![]()
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Sad times. Here’s some photos of 2024 and prior. We have so many amazing memories. ![]()
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Thank you very much for appreciating Town Belt Kaitiaki and for caring about our precious Dunedin Town Belt. I've loved working with the students, teachers, organisations and community on caring for the biodiversity of the town belt - it has been a privilege and a joy.![]()
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We have so many people to thank for everything this programme has achieved for young people and the Town Belt. Town Belt Kaitiaki is very grateful for the amazing support from our partner organisations. In particular - to Department of Conservation, Dunedin City Council and Dunedin Amenities Society who between them have helped us greatly with equipment, services, plants or funding. We are very grateful to City Sanctuary, Otago University, Otago Polytechnic, Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau, OAR FM, Otago Regional Council, Tane's Tree Trust and NZAEE for training and expertise this year. ![]()
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I'm deeply grateful to our TBK Volunteers for supervising and sharing their expertise so well; to the Strategic Leadership Group Chair Taylor Davies-Colley and the Strategic Leadership Group representatives for leadership and guidance; to our treasured TBK schools, Early Childhood centres and our Link Teachers; to my predecessors Claudia Babirat and Georgina Golling for building and running the programme with skill, passion and dedication; and most of all to the Student Leadership Team for all their enthusiastic mahi and the Co-Chairs for their dedication and inspiring leadership. I know there are many other wonderful individuals and organisations who have helped us this and previous years - please consider yourself included! Thank you!
Town Belt Kaitiaki has been a huge success, and has brought together students, schools and communities since it was first formed in 2017. The Student Leadership Team has been a huge part of this achievement and is a group of passionate and talented young people from many Dunedin schools. Sadly, due to an uncertain economic climate, TBK has not been able to secure the funds needed to continue to deliver our program in a sustainable way.![]()
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While the Student Leadership Team will no longer be holding monthly meetings or events in Dunedin until further notice, we hope that some of the projects we have undertaken will live on and continue to have an impact on young people in Dunedin, and the legacy of the program will exist in the passion of our alumni. ![]()
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We would like to extend special thanks to Claudia, Georgia and of course Maureen who have been our education coordinators, and have each contributed so much to the programs success over many years. We would also like to thank the previous student co-chairs Stephanie, Ben, Hetty, Nicola and Finn as well as Taylor and the rest of the Strategic Leadership Group for the huge contribution they have made to the program.![]()
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Finally, we would like to express our deepest gratitude for the contributions made by the incredible students who have shown that TBK can make a difference the town belt and empower young people to be environmental kaitiaki.![]()
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Thank you all for the support you have shown for Town Belt Kaitiaki over the past seven years,![]()
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Simon and Ridima![]()
(Co-chairs, Student Leadership Team)