Southland school pupils were recognised as "environmental champions" by Environment Southland at the Southland Community Environment Awards on Wednesday night.
Menzies College won the Environmental Action in Education award for its year 12 science class, which had been catching and tagging brown trout at the Mimihau River. The pupils had also been hatching and growing trout to release into the river.
Eight awards recognised the achievements of Southlanders who had helped to benefit the region’s environment through projects or within their business.
Winning entries received sponsored prizes which included cash, travel, or native plants.
Winners were. — Environmental Action in Education, Menzies College; Environmental Leadership in Farming and Land Management, Peter McDonald and Kim Spencer-McDonald; Environmental Achievement, Paul Duffy; Environmental Action in the Community, Forest Hill Foundation Trust; Individual Environmental Leadership or Action, Jade Maguire; Kaitiaki Tohu Pai (Guardian Award), Wini Solomon; Long Service Award, Russell and May Evans; Councillors’ Special Award, Bluff 2024.
