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Town Belt Kaitiaki

Town Belt Kaitiaki

Town Belt Kaitiaki (TBK) is a student-led education programme for Dunedin schools and ECE centres.

1 week ago

Town Belt Kaitiaki
DON"T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT ON THE DUNEDIN TOWN BELT MANAGEMENT PLANLast year Keep Dunedin Beautiful loved what Town Belt Kaitiaki do - here's our plaque to prove it! If you appreciate our young people's mahi, please include your support for Town Belt Kaitiaki and for education generally in your submission on the DCC's Town Belt Reserve Management Plan. The green ribbon that makes up the Dunedin Town Belt means that approximately 30 schools and early childhood centres sit within a kilometre of it. That's pretty special and it means that the Town Belt is a fantastic educational and outdoor resource for our young people of all ages.The submission form is easy and brief. You could submit in less less time than it takes to have a cuppa. Submissions close on the 1st April - so no time like the present!Click/copy the link to get to the Town Belt Reserve Management Plan submission page below: www.dunedin.govt.nz/community-facilities/parks-and-reserves/management-plan-reviews/town-belt-res... ... See MoreSee Less
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1 week ago

Town Belt Kaitiaki
Dare I squeeze two posts into one? Well here goes! TBK'S STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM 2024 IS OFF TO A FLYING START!Our Annual Student Leadership Team's weekend Hui earlier this month, set the scene for a fabulous start - with some scorching hot weather at Te Nohoaka o Tukiauau / Sinclair Wetlands. It was great to see both old and new faces after our big break - I can tell already we have a stellar team for 2024! The team bonded and voted for the official roles in the SLT. Congratulations to everyone who put their names forward! I'm especially grateful to Paul Pope and Lucy Huard from Te Nukuroa o Matamata (at Sinclair Wetland) for helping to make the weekend happen. And to our volunteers Sarah, Owen and Cal who provided unsurpassed leadership and support over the weekend. My heartfelt thank you!!!!MARCH MONTHLY MEETINGUnlike the weather at our Hui, our Monthly Meeting at our Role Model Site was accompanied by less enjoyable drizzle. This didn't deter our ORC guest speakers from talking to us about invasive weeds and showing us the Old Man's Beard that is lurking in our Role Model Site in the Town Belt. (We learned a lot - thank you!) And we didn't get too wet really and thoroughly dried off in the indoor section of our meeting that was led by our new office holders. The team already have lots of plans for actions in the Town Belt that they will report on over the next coming months. Go Team!AND MORE!‼️ Did you know the Dunedin Town Belt Management Plan is currently under review? The last one happened way back in 2007 so this is important! If you can't find it on the DCC website, I'll also have more details in our next Facebook post. ... See MoreSee Less
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1 month ago

Town Belt Kaitiaki
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH THEIR 'PATCH'There's a special feeling that comes with knowing you are caring for a piece of Pāpātuanuku, especially when you do it with others.Yesterday kaiako Claire Spencer and her ākonga from George Street Normal's Year 5 class were out caring for the forest restoration patch they look after in the Town Belt. Together they learned about the Town Belt and surrounding area, they carried out some important vegetation monitoring and they weeded around the trees the school planted last year in lower Prospect Park. What a lovely day it was to join in on! Thanks George Street Normal School! ... See MoreSee Less
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1 month ago

Town Belt Kaitiaki
FOUR POSSUMS IN ONE DAY🎶John McGlashan College students got off to an epic start with the trapline they are taking over at Tolcarne Ave in the Town Belt. Senior students trained up on the trapline this week under the expertise of City Sanctuary staff and with support from their kaiako and Town Belt Kaitiaki. Expectations will need to come down😁. This is a newly activated line so the trained akonga can't expect to trap four possums each week! But what we can hope to see more of is the birdlife. Amazingly we all saw and heard a titipounamu rifleman. Are they returning to the Dunedin Town Belt?Thank you so much John McGlashan College and City Sanctuary for your trapping efforts. We are bringing the birds back! ... See MoreSee Less
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2 months ago

Town Belt Kaitiaki
WE'D LOVE YOUR HELP TO SUPPORT THE TBK STUDENT LEADERSHIP TEAM!TBK (Town Belt Kaitiaki) is a student-led education programme centred around engaging more young people (school-age) in conservation and restoring the mauri/life force of the Dunedin Town Belt. Volunteering for TBK is an opportunity to meet people, get active, enjoy the outdoors, and truly make a difference in your community. The TBK coordinator would love to have some help in supervising and supporting TBK participants during projects, events, and activities. Volunteers serve as positive role models and guide the TBK’s Student Leadership Team (SLT).Opportunities can be one-off or ongoing depending on a volunteers’ availability and capability. If interested, please contact Senior Education Coordinator Maureen Howard on townbelt.edcoordinator@gmail.com or 021 2063593 ... See MoreSee Less
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