60 Springs

Hawera High School

Students water sampling for macroinvertebrates.

Norfolk Primary School 2010

Studying liquid dairy effluent on plant growth.

Manaia Primary School

Students problem solving

Opunake High School

Having fun at Beach Day.

Seaweek 2011

Jess and Meg Kidby at the paua crime scene.

What is 60 Springs?

60 Springs is a programme run in partnership by Puke Ariki, Shell NZ and Taranaki Regional Council. It works to provide opportunities that inspire young people to develop innovative solutions towards a sustainable Taranaki.

Those solutions don’t just focus on the environment. The concept of sustainability is also applied to the economy, history and many other factors that make Taranaki a great place to live - both in the present and the future. The 60 Springs team at Puke Ariki have been working with young people and teachers to look at the issues that our community faces in a creative manner, approaching problems in a different way.

Snapshot of what 60 Springs is all about:

Achievements and awards:

EMAP Koura Kraze competition 2008 – Devon Intermediate School Year 7 fish group won their category.
Taranaki Regional Council Freshwater Movie Challenge 2008 - Devon Intermediate School Year 8 teams were highly commended as a collective group.
Ministry of Youth Development ‘Youth Participation Award’ and one of the top 20 DVDs in the Outlook for Someday –Sustainability Film Challenge for Young New Zealanders, 2009 – Devon Intermediate School for their video ‘Freshwater Crayfish in Pukekura Park’ by five Year 7 students.
Taranaki Fonterra Science and Technology Fair 2009 – First place for a Year 10 student from Waitara High School in the science investigation section for study on mustelids near the Waitara River Mouth.
Taranaki Fonterra Science and Technology Fair 2010 – Merit awards for two Highlands Intermediate School students in the Technolgical Development and Scientifc Investigation categories; the design of a solar powered ‘Dragon fly fly’ for Poet’s Bridge, Pukekura Park and using tracking tunnels to identify animals in Pukekura Park.
Kinetika – A Fusion of Art and Engineering Competition 2010. Libby Wichman, finalist with ‘Air Wheel’. A Highlands Intermediate School student from the Pukekura Park school project.
TSB Bank Festival of Lights 2010/11. Shania Rona, Lisa Richards and Mitchell Tarrant from Highlands Intermediate School featured in the festival with Shania’s Dragonflies showcased on Poet’s Bridge.
Fonterra Taranaki Science and Technology Fair 2011 – Merit and Special awards (Scientific Investigation category) for a project on Riparian Success by a Year 8 student from St. Joseph’s School, Opunake. Nathan Hills provided advice and equipment to an Opunake High School student whose project, Drain Decision, received first in class and a special award.

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