Soilsafe Kids’ 2022 School Workshops – A Summary

Soilsafe Kids’ 2022 School Workshops – A Summary

Kia ora tātou, We were excited to have published a description of our approach to our 2022 MBIE Unlocking Curious Minds funded Soilsafe Kids soil knowledge workshops. We have provided the summary here along with some of our findings from last year, which we delivered...
Soilsafe Aotearoa Activity and Impact Report for 2022

Soilsafe Aotearoa Activity and Impact Report for 2022

Last year was another big year for Soilsafe Aotearoa, launching Soilsafe Kids and Dustsafe Aotearoa, working with more schools and community groups, supporting our postgrads in their research, and testing more domestic soil – we’ve now screened soil for...
The Opening of Clendon Library’s New Māra Kai

The Opening of Clendon Library’s New Māra Kai

Ka pai Te Pātaka Kōrero o Waimāhia – Clendon Library! Congratulations on the beginnings of your new māra kai! Last Friday we spent our afternoon in the great company of Pacific Vision Aotearoa, Love Food Hate Waste – New Zealand and Auckland Botanic...
Dustsafe Aotearoa – get in quick with your home dust samples …

Dustsafe Aotearoa – get in quick with your home dust samples …

Giving the house a good clean this weekend? Why not bag up that dust while you’re at it, and send it through to us to test for metals in your home. W’e’d love your entire vacuum bag! Our sister project Dustsafe Aotearoa is a part of a larger international...
Back in classrooms!

Back in classrooms!

We’re delighted to be back in schools and talking environmental science, geology and soil chemistry with some enthusiastic kids! Wonderful to be back alongside our wonderful community artist colleague, Ekarasa Doblanovic, for some soil art workshops. Thank you...