Northland a REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera å rohe o Te Taitokerau Rorthpower Kerikeri's Riverview School Congratulations on Green-Gold Emergency services funding allocated CONGRATULATIONS to Ruawai Kindergarten, Kerikeri's Riverview School and Oruaiti School A rescue helicopter trust and surf lifesavers are Northland Emergency Services Trust- among six recipients from our latest round of Emergency Services Fund grants. near Mangonui which were recognised with the prestigious 'Green-Gold' status through the national Enviroschools programme. $535,000 annually to support the provision of helicopter rescue and ambulance services and necessary helicopter upgrades. acknowledging their embedded school/centre- wide approach to sustainablity. The council, through its Long Term Plan process, has decided to continue with the Emergency Services Fund (ESF) for the next three financial Surf Life Saving Northern Region - $224.000 annually to provide professional lifeguard services in six key Northland locations during the peak holiday period, Enviroschools' recognition comes in three bands, Bronze, Silver and the rarest Green-Gold. Ifs years. the first time three North Enviroschools have all Ratepayers contribute about $12 each a year, creating a fund (the ESF) to support organisations St John Northern Region - $90,000 annually whose primary purpose is to save lives that are in immediate or critical danger, in the Northland region. been recognised with Green-Gold status within a 12-month period. to support and train volunteers to participate in There are now more than 130 schools, kindergartens and early childhood centres in the programme region wide. their ife-saving services. For each of the folowing three financial years the emergency services rate raises an estimated actual collection of $982.000. (Of this, $10.000 will Coastguard Northern Region - $84,000 annually to support their ongoing ife-saving maritime rescue services in Northland. Far North & Northland Land Search and go towards emergeoncy services related promotion and community engagement, leaving $972.000 per Rescue - $30,000 jointly annually towards year available to allocate.) purchasing life-saving equipment and training for volunteers. As part of the Long Term Plan process, council held a workshop in June to hear presentations from Far North Radio and Sea Rescue - $9000 emergency service providers and discuss how the annually to support the radio service, in ESF should be allocated for the next three financial particular its continued search and rescue and years. Passionate about wetlands emergency response. Hands-on experiences in environmental Based on the presentations and discussion at the workshop, the following allocations have since been confirmed: education outside the classroom; a time to learn how everything is connected, inter- related and dependent on everything else. That was the aim of a recent visit by Whangarei Intermediate (WIS) students to the privately- owned Dragonfly Springs Wetland Sanctuary, a restored wetland replicating the natural swamp that existed on the Onerahi shoreline centuries 10 new Enviroschools Early Childhood Centres sought The backers of the popular Enviroschools programme are on the hunt for 10 early childhood centres (ECE) keen to join the Enviroschools fold. Northland Regional Council introduced the popular programme to Northland in 2004 and there are now more than 130 schools, kindergartens and early childhood centres in the programme region wide. Despite their young age, ECE tamariki are growing and planting kai and native trees, managing their waste via composting, worm farming and chickens and are controlling pests. They're also taking home key sustainability messages and skills and changing practices within recenly. the whanau. ago. Owner Jeremy Busck is passionate about the six hectare wetlands and educating others and opened the sanctuary to about 58 WIS students WIS is concentrating on the environment this year. Studying the wetlands is a part of that, along with what we can do, and need to do, to restore and maintain our natural ecosystems. More information on the wider Enviroschools programme in Northland is available from: www.nrc.govt.nz/enviroschools Northland Contact your local councillor at www.nrc.govt.nz/councillors REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera a rohe o Te Taitokerau RESCUE Northland a REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera å rohe o Te Taitokerau Rorthpower Kerikeri's Riverview School Congratulations on Green-Gold Emergency services funding allocated CONGRATULATIONS to Ruawai Kindergarten, Kerikeri's Riverview School and Oruaiti School A rescue helicopter trust and surf lifesavers are Northland Emergency Services Trust- among six recipients from our latest round of Emergency Services Fund grants. near Mangonui which were recognised with the prestigious 'Green-Gold' status through the national Enviroschools programme. $535,000 annually to support the provision of helicopter rescue and ambulance services and necessary helicopter upgrades. acknowledging their embedded school/centre- wide approach to sustainablity. The council, through its Long Term Plan process, has decided to continue with the Emergency Services Fund (ESF) for the next three financial Surf Life Saving Northern Region - $224.000 annually to provide professional lifeguard services in six key Northland locations during the peak holiday period, Enviroschools' recognition comes in three bands, Bronze, Silver and the rarest Green-Gold. Ifs years. the first time three North Enviroschools have all Ratepayers contribute about $12 each a year, creating a fund (the ESF) to support organisations St John Northern Region - $90,000 annually whose primary purpose is to save lives that are in immediate or critical danger, in the Northland region. been recognised with Green-Gold status within a 12-month period. to support and train volunteers to participate in There are now more than 130 schools, kindergartens and early childhood centres in the programme region wide. their ife-saving services. For each of the folowing three financial years the emergency services rate raises an estimated actual collection of $982.000. (Of this, $10.000 will Coastguard Northern Region - $84,000 annually to support their ongoing ife-saving maritime rescue services in Northland. Far North & Northland Land Search and go towards emergeoncy services related promotion and community engagement, leaving $972.000 per Rescue - $30,000 jointly annually towards year available to allocate.) purchasing life-saving equipment and training for volunteers. As part of the Long Term Plan process, council held a workshop in June to hear presentations from Far North Radio and Sea Rescue - $9000 emergency service providers and discuss how the annually to support the radio service, in ESF should be allocated for the next three financial particular its continued search and rescue and years. Passionate about wetlands emergency response. Hands-on experiences in environmental Based on the presentations and discussion at the workshop, the following allocations have since been confirmed: education outside the classroom; a time to learn how everything is connected, inter- related and dependent on everything else. That was the aim of a recent visit by Whangarei Intermediate (WIS) students to the privately- owned Dragonfly Springs Wetland Sanctuary, a restored wetland replicating the natural swamp that existed on the Onerahi shoreline centuries 10 new Enviroschools Early Childhood Centres sought The backers of the popular Enviroschools programme are on the hunt for 10 early childhood centres (ECE) keen to join the Enviroschools fold. Northland Regional Council introduced the popular programme to Northland in 2004 and there are now more than 130 schools, kindergartens and early childhood centres in the programme region wide. Despite their young age, ECE tamariki are growing and planting kai and native trees, managing their waste via composting, worm farming and chickens and are controlling pests. They're also taking home key sustainability messages and skills and changing practices within recenly. the whanau. ago. Owner Jeremy Busck is passionate about the six hectare wetlands and educating others and opened the sanctuary to about 58 WIS students WIS is concentrating on the environment this year. Studying the wetlands is a part of that, along with what we can do, and need to do, to restore and maintain our natural ecosystems. More information on the wider Enviroschools programme in Northland is available from: www.nrc.govt.nz/enviroschools Northland Contact your local councillor at www.nrc.govt.nz/councillors REGIONAL COUNCIL Te Kaunihera a rohe o Te Taitokerau RESCUE