Our Youth Rōpū members are leading the way in building an inter-school enviro network for high school students in Christchurch.

So far, Youth Rōpū members Amanda Kennedy and Shelby Allan have hosted three hui/meetings, all held at our office on Tuam Street.

Shelby and Amanda, who are both year 12 students at Papanui High School, have been members of the Youth Rōpū since the start of last year. They were excited to create a way for environmentally minded rangatahi/young people to reconnect in person after a disruptive few years of online meetings and cancelled events.

Shelby explained that the idea for the network came from teenagers who contacted us.

“Other high school students told us they wanted a space to come together and talk about what we can do to improve sustainability at our schools,” she said.