BLAKE Inspire 2019

In April 2019, BLAKE Inspire brought together 56 young environmental leaders from all over New Zealand for a week of adventure-based, experiential learning and leadership development in the Waikato.

Students spent the week learning about topical environmental issues facing our country from environmental and business leaders, world-class scientists and experts in the field, while developing their own individual action plans to start working on when they returned home.

The students also came away with new friends, networks and abilities to start driving positive change within their own schools and communities.

“It was awesome catching up with young people who have similar ideas and interests, exchanging ideas and seeing what they plan on doing…The most interesting thing I learned is that small changes are important, but we also need to be making big changes as well. Our whole mentality needs to change.”

– Mahina Walle, BLAKE Inspire 2019 delegate. 

Meet our 2019 students

Adam Nachowitz

Hillcrest High School
WAIKATO

Aria Carroll

Christchurch Girls’ High School
CANTERBURY

Ben Shepherd

St Kentigern College
AUCKLAND

Benjamin Burrow

Otago Boys’ High School
OTAGO

Billie Judd

Marist College
AUCKLAND

Bradley Thomas

Marlborough Boys’ College
MARLBOROUGH

Breanna Greaney

Waitaki Girls High School
OTAGO

Bridie Case-Miller

Sacred Heart Girls’ College
WAIKATO

Caleb Lopez-Sanchez

Paraparaumu College
WELLINGTON

Charlotte Cameron

Otumoetai College
BAY OF PLENTY

Danny Kiwi

Wellington College
WELLINGTON

David Brockbank

Thames High School
WAIKATO

Elisa Barbier

Campion College
GISBORNE

Ella Chibnall

Waikato Diocesan School for Girls
WAIKATO

Emily Stewart

Samuel Marsden Collegiate School
WELLINGTON

Gabriel Tusa

Auckland Grammar School
AUCKLAND

Gareth Harcombe

Wakatipu High School
OTAGO

Hannah Prisk

Freyberg High School
MANAWATU

Harono Hokianga

TKK o Te Wananga Whare Tapere o Takitimu
HAWKE’S BAY

Helena Hazelhurst

Wanganui High School
MANAWATU

India Wiltsher

Tauhara College
WAIKATO

Isabella Wisler

Kuranui College
WELLINGTON

Janny Latthiwan-Jones

Manurewa High School< AUCKLAND

Joel Clement

Opunake High School
TARANAKI

Jos Spaans

Kaitaia College
NORTHLAND

Josh Earnshaw

Timaru Boys’ High School
CANTERBURY

Katie-Rose Janmaat

Huntly College
WAIKATO

Lachlan Thomson

Central Southland College
SOUTHLAND

Libby Lord

Takapuna Grammar School
AUCKLAND

Lila Madden

Cashmere High School
CANTERBURY

Lottie Stow

Motueka High School
NELSON/TASMAN

Maddison McQueen-Davies

Palmerston North Girls’ High School
MANAWATU

Mahanga Mitchell

Whangarei Boys’ High School
NORTHLAND

Mahina Walle

Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
AUCKLAND

Matthew Edmonds

Nayland College
NELSON/TASMAN

Nathan Hyde

Riccarton High School
CANTERBURY

Nicholas Jones

Whakatane High School
BAY OF PLENTY

Nopera Rangiuia Lindup

Gisborne Boys’ High School
GISBORNE

Osian Holloway-Jones

Dilworth School
AUCKLAND

Petra Fisher

Mercury Bay Area School
WAIKATO

Piata Hohaia

Aotea College
WELLINGTON

Piper Pengelly

Burnside High School
CANTERBURY

Pippa Benton

Huanui College
NORTHLAND

Poppy Kelly

Havelock North High School
HAWKE’S BAY

Samadiana Fariz

Macleans College
AUCKLAND

Sarah Calley

Rangiora High School
CANTERBURY

Stella Fish

Epsom Girls Grammar School
AUCKLAND

Tatijana Mahoni

Marcellin College
AUCKLAND

Tessa Allan

Hurunui College
CANTERBURY

Tiaki Freeman

St Patrick’s College
WELLINGTON

Tiara Das

Taita College
WELLINGTON

Timi Barabas

Rototuna Senior High
WAIKATO

Ursula Palmer Steeds

Wellington High School
WELLINGTON

Verity Brogden

Reefton Area School
WEST COAST

Vienna Samuels

Avondale College
AUCKLAND

Zoe Luffman

Marlborough Girls’ College
MARLBOROUGH