Vienna Pahi-Samuels

Vienna Pahi-Samuels

Vienna is a year 13 Māori student at Rototuna Senior High School, in Hamilton, Waikato, where they hold projects which helps connect students with the community and as Vienna took the tikanga Māori projects, she got to connect with mana whenua of where Rototuna Senior...
Dr. David Shand

Dr. David Shand

David is a General Practitioner with over 30 years experience working in Drury, South Auckland. After graduating from Auckland Medical School in 1981 he worked intermittently in the UK for 6 years before returning to Auckland in 1988. David’s post-graduate studies...
Serita Drewery

Serita Drewery

Serita (Ngāti Kurī, Kai Tahu) participated in the BLAKE Inspire for Teachers programme in 2020. Throughout this week she was struck by the vast learning opportunities that were available to students right on their doorsteps. Living and working outside an urban centre,...
Niki Burtenshaw

Niki Burtenshaw

Niki has been teaching for thirteen years and has developed a passion for Environmental Education for Sustainability.  She is very passionate about te taiao – nature and the environment. Niki’s classroom programme has integrated curriculum concepts that...
Nicolas Shand

Nicolas Shand

Nic is a teacher and syndicate leader at Wainui Beach School in Gisborne. He teaches a Year 3-4 class and particularly enjoys focusing on educating and inspiring students using the surrounding environment. He has co-led the Enviroschools Programme at Wainui Beach...