Updates
Keep up to date with the latest Soilsafe news.
Here we post the most exciting and latest news from the programme so you can get to know us better and keep up with our progress.
New! Learning resources on soil!
As we embark on our new soil adventure, Soilsafe Kids, we are producing new materials for kids to learn about soil and what's in it! Try these exercises at school or at home (downloadable PDFs below)! Soilsafe Kids organic matter colour Soilsafe Kids pH Soilsafe...
Soilsafe has tested 2000 samples!
We have reached the astounding figure of 2000 soil samples in 8 months of Soilsafe Aotearoa's soil testing programme. We look forward to continuing to provide this service to the public. Keep the samples coming!
Consumer NZ piece on Soilsafe Aotearoa’s soil testing programme
Thanks Consumer NZ for the article, which can be found here . We're still able to receive soil samples in to our labs at GNS in Dunedin as usual, so wherever you are in NZ, if you've been thinking about getting your soil tested, send over your...
Soilsafe Aotearoa classroom session at an Auckland Early Childhood Education Centre
We were very lucky to be able to visit one Early Childhood Education Centre this year. The tamariki loved getting their hands in the soil, making worms, doing some soil experiments, and thinking about how their lunchtime kai was connected to these things. Great to...
Soilsafe mentioned on TVNZ’s Sunday show … and a huge pile of samples!
Being mentioned on Sunday TVNZ certainly boosted participation in our programme! Their LIVING WITH LEAD piece asks how much NZ really knows about the risks of lead. Watch the episode...
Stuff News Article About Our Preliminary Findings
If you are curious about what we are learning about soil in Aotearoa, take a read of this article in Stuff. Melanie and Emma discuss what we have found out so far from the preliminary findings of our domestic soil testing project and soil values questionnaire....