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Our mission is to inspire and support people, businesses, and communities to value the environment and act to prioritise sustainability. We would like to highlight our region's efforts in acting as guardians of the land, "Taranaki Tiaki Taiao," while weaving Te Reo Māori and Mātauranga within our conversations to help our wider community learn through a positive, educational, and uplifting lens.
Each week we interview a different guest who has an exciting local story to share that will help us to understand our natural environment and how we can all play a part in the future our whenua.
This show is created and made possible by Sustainable Taranaki. Sustainable Taranaki is a charitable trust that was started in 1992 in Inglewood by a group of progressive environmentalists. It now has grown and expanded its outreach but keeps the same vision of prioritizing our environment.
This mini-series made up of 6 episodes is a collaboration between Sustainable Taranaki and Forest and Bird in an effort to ring listeners closer to the positive environmental action in Aotearoa. Elvisa, Brittany and Elric return to host and uncover amazing kopapa. Check out our previous episodes by clicking the link below.
Podcasts
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Repping the Nature with Nicola Toki
Nicola Toki was the face of the Department of Conservation’s Wildlife Advocate and held other technical roles within DOC for a long time before becoming the CEO of Forest & Bird in 2022. She is a well-known conservation public figure having featured on documentaries such as the recently broadcasted “Endangered Species Aotearoa” supported by the World Wildlife Fund.
Duration: 00:30:17 | Date: 5 November, 2023
Science Stories with Ellen Rykers
Ellen is an award-winning science writer with an impressive portfolio of published science articles with the likes of New Zealand Geographic, Australian Geographic, National Geographic, The Spinoff, Radio New Zealand and Forest & Bird.
Duration: 00:27:41 | Date: 22 October, 2023
Te Ara Taiao - Māori Education to Tamariki in Taranaki
In this episode, we revisit the Te Ara Taiao programme and highlight how the Māori Environment Education programme is supporting schools, teachers and tamariki in incorporating indigenous knowledge confidently in the classroom. Te Ara Taiao is not just about releasing kiwis, but much more. Jane Bowden-Dobson tells us about their current and future projects.
Duration: 00:27:17 | Date: 8 October, 2023
Sustainable Taranaki Volunteers
Discussing with Lexi (coordinator), Jacob and Tricia (volunteers) their great mahi at local events in Taranaki. The aim: educate the public and reduce waste. Do you want to get involved? Visit www.SustainableTaranaki.org.nz
Duration: 00:27:50 | Date: 24 September, 2023