Kaipara students at youth summit

ACTIVE ROLE: The 15 Kaipara students who attended the recent 2012 Northland Regional Council Youth Summit. From left to right, Hayden Rowse, Santana Potich, Samantha Sinclair, Ally Burgess, Lydia Wood, Georgia Beattie, Joel Bickers, Brody Shadbolt, Aaron Lupton, Sean West, David Day, Samantha Allen, Annmarie Holst, Jessie Allen and Samantha Cawkwell-Troost.

Fifteen Kaipara students were among 63 young people from throughout Northland who gathered for the 2012 Northland Regional Council Youth Summit in Whangarei recently.

The 17th annual summit, held at Whangarei’s Onerahi Yacht Club, saw students discuss coast Kaipara students at youth summit

al environmental issues and what they could do to make a difference.

The day-long workshop brought together Year 7 and 8 students from 17 Northland schools, including four schools from the Kaipara – Otamatea High School, Ruawai College, Tangiteroria and Tangowahine Schools.

The summit explored ways in which young people can play an active role in the future sustainable management of Northland’s coast, developing action plans to help sort out local sustainable management challenges.

Northland Regional Council Chairman Craig Brown says it’s encouraging to see Northland students taking an active interest in protecting and preserving their local marine environment. 

“The work of these students makes a real contribution to the health of Northland’s estuaries, harbours and coastlines. That’s important for all Northlanders.”