A Taranaki programme which provides training and pathways into work has won an environmental award.
Tupu ā Nuku is delivered by local iwi Ngāti Maru and helps rangatahi develop conservation skills.
The programme has won the Taranaki Regional Council's Environmental Action in the Community award for 2025.
The judges said Tupu ā Nuku exemplifies excellence in hands-on, culturally grounded conservation education and the programme’s work will have inter-generational impacts.
Jayden Waiwiri from the Tupu ā Nuku team joins Jesse.
The Tupu ā nuku team, from left to right: Michael Waiwiri, Danielle Peri (Tumu Whakahaere), Amaria Aperehama, Tahi Burns, Jayden Waiwiri. Photo: Tupu ā nuku
