Welcome to Debbie and Nargiss!

Welcome to Debbie and Nargiss!

A very warm welcome to our two new Soilsafers here in the School of Environment! Debbie is our new website guru, keeping it (and you!) up to date on our community science and soil research and engagement. Nargiss starts with us this month on our participant...
CONGRATULATIONS Teo!

CONGRATULATIONS Teo!

A hearty CONGRATULATIONS to Teo Eugenio who, this month, handed in his Masters thesis in Environmental Management that evaluated Soilsafe Aotearoa’s community science impact! You might have taken part in Teo’s online survey that asked about how you found...
Goodbye to Simon – the person behind the emails!

Goodbye to Simon – the person behind the emails!

This week we bid a fond farewell to Simon, who has been the ‘voice’ behind the Soilsafe emails you receive when you take part in our soil metal screening programme. Simon has been working with Soilsafe since 2022, through some tumultuous COVID times, and...
We have moved!

We have moved!

Kia ora Soilsafers We have moved! If you’re looking to submit your soil to our citizen science programme for metals screening, you should now send your samples to: Soilsafe Aotearoa c/o School of Environment University of Auckland Private Bag 92019 Auckland 1142...
Congratulations to Lianne!

Congratulations to Lianne!

CONGRATULATIONS are due to Lianne Edwards-Maas who is the first Honours student to have completed their research dissertation with Soilsafe Aotearoa, on our Soilsafe Kids programme! Lianne’s excellent dissertation examined the ways that outputs from...
Soilsafe Aotearoa Activity and Impact Report – 2023

Soilsafe Aotearoa Activity and Impact Report – 2023

In 2023 we’ve been talking about and presenting Soilsafe Aotearoa, Dustsafe Aotearoa, and delivering more workshops for Soilsafe Kids. This has meant more work with different schools and community groups in different parts of the country, researching alongside...