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These are the resources we think are essential for educators in environmental and sustainabilty education. Our catalogue has been built so that you can filter to find what's most relevant. We are always adding new items.

Pepeketua Frogs of Aotearoa

Series of booklets and posters in te reo Māori and English produced by NZFrogs to celebrate and learn about our endemic pepeketua.

Booklets, Posters
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All Levels
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
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Aotearoa-wide
February 14, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
frog amphibian native endemic animal extinct conservation biodiversity
Ocean Literacy Educators Guide

Seaweek brings you this new and simple-to-use resource to support students and teachers with key concepts about ocean literacy.

Activities, PDF
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Yrs 6 - 10
Moana | Marine, Coast
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
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Aotearoa-wide
February 14, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
marine moana sea coast climate pollution activities activity hands-on experiment
Rongoā Māori: Healing People and Place

Happen Films short documentary with Donna Kerridge sharing an holistic approach to healing through an indigenous worldview.

Short Film
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Yrs 7 - 13
Hauora | Nature Connection
Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
Whenua | Land, Soil
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Aotearoa-wide
January 10, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
rongoa plant plants ngahere bush forest healing indigenous connection
Climate Change Learning Programme

This Aotearoa resource is a science-based, integrated learning programme consisting of user and wellbeing guides and eight modules.

Integrated Programme
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Yrs 6 - 10
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
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Aotearoa-wide
January 9, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
carbon transition adaptation mitigation inquiry guidelines wellbeing
Turning the Tide

Documentary series from the Sustainable Seas national science challenge, with stories of connection with and protection of our moana.

Short Films
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Yrs 7 - 13
Moana | Marine, Coast
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Aotearoa-wide
January 8, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
sea ocean marine conservation matauranga mātauranga
Earth Dreamers

Explore the complex global issue of the climate crisis within local contexts, to foster joy, agency, curiosity and hope.

Learning Inquiry
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Yrs 7 - 8
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Moumou Kore | Living Waste-Free
Hauora | Nature Connection
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Moana | Marine, Coast
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Aotearoa-wide
January 7, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
nature connection taiao climate garden gardens consumerism sustainability regenerative youth activism
Freshwater Life of Aotearoa

Full colour large poster for classrooms featuring creatures found in our freshwater streams, rivers, lakes, and wetlands.

Poster
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All Levels
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
Waimāori | Freshwater, Wetlands
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Aotearoa-wide
January 6, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
fish invertebrates insects river stream wetland lake water waiti wai poster
Our Seas Our Future

Explore lesson plans that have been developed by educators to help support marine conservation learning in Aotearoa.

Lesson Plans
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Yrs 1 - 13
Moana | Marine, Coast
Moumou Kore | Living Waste-Free
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Aotearoa-wide
January 2, 2025
Aotearoa-wide
ocean marine moana waste litter ecosystem secondary
A Change in the Weather

A book of cartoon strips about climate and environmental issues in Aotearoa, by Bruce Mahalski and Abe Hunter.

Book of Cartoon Strips
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Yr 4 - Adult
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Ngā Kararehe | Animals
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Aotearoa-wide
November 21, 2024
Aotearoa-wide
climate change art comic illustration creativity conservation
Understanding Nature series

Listen to young people from schools and kura in the Wairarapa discuss the importance of nature and addressing climate change.

Videos
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Yrs 5 - 13
Hauora | Nature Connection
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
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Wairarapa
November 15, 2024
Wairarapa
video documentary student young person rangatahi climate nature
The Future of Growing Kai

School Journal Nov 2023 article by Arihia Latham, exploring food resilience, climate, kaitiakitanga, maramataka and school gardens.

Article
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Yrs 4 - 6
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
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Aotearoa-wide
November 3, 2024
Aotearoa-wide
climate change, compost, environment, Enviroschools, farms, food, gardening, kai,kaitiakitanga, lunar calendar, manaakitanga, māra kai, maramataka, organic, pesticides, pests, plants, Rongomātāne, sustainability, whānau, worm farm
Jack and the Trees

Written by a NZ teacher this engaging novel combines adventure, nature connection and environmental action with kids leading the way.

Book
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Yrs 6 - 10
Hauora | Nature Connection
Māra | Gardens, Farms, Green spaces
Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
Moumou Kore | Living Waste-Free
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
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Aotearoa-wide
October 29, 2024
Aotearoa-wide
novel literacy writing
Land Air Water Aotearoa

Find updated environmental monitoring data for air quality, lakes, rivers, estuaries, groundwater and beaches across the country.

Website
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Yrs 7 - 13
Moana | Marine, Coast
Rangi | Climate, Air, Sky
Waimāori | Freshwater, Wetlands
Whenua | Land, Soil
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Aotearoa-wide
October 28, 2024
Aotearoa-wide
swim health monitor research science lake river estuary beach pollution
Ko au te taiao

This Te Papa resource encourages learners to explore mātauranga Māori values, observe te taiao, and take action for a better world.

Online & Activities
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Yrs 1 - 10
Hauora | Nature Connection
Ngahere | Plants, Fungi
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Aotearoa-wide
October 5, 2024
Aotearoa-wide
nature connection art museum te papa create creativity matauranga mātauranga
Māori knowledge of animals

Science Learning Hub bilingual resources created with Prof Georgina Tuari Stewart & Dr Sally Birdsall, combining mātauranga & science.

Online & PDF
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Ys 4 - 10
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Aotearoa-wide
October 2, 2024
Aotearoa-wide
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