Hononga Links

Like the rau (flax leaves) that make up a kete (basket), many people contribute to our mahi (work). Below are some of the wonderful groups who provide useful resources or are connected to Kura Kete.

Transport and climate

• Te Haerenga o ngā Tamarikiopen_in_new – an online tool to use in class to count how ākonga travel to school.
• Movin'Marchopen_in_new – all about Movin'March and the activities on offer, for whānau and kura.
• Active Travel Actionopen_in_new – our original environment transport teaching resource.
• Pedal Ready and Scooter Readyopen_in_new – free cycle skills training for your school.
• Greater Wellington – Climate changeopen_in_new – information on what climate change means for our rohe (region), including interactive tools and maps, reports, actions and impacts.
• MetLinkopen_in_new – school transport information, including school bus times, fares and safety information.

Rōpū Taiao | Environment group

• Enviroschoolsopen_in_new – link to our regional facilitators who work with ākonga, schools and ECE's to connect with, take action in and explore the environment.
• Mountains to Seaopen_in_new – using science and exploration to build connections to te taiao and inspire care for the environment.
• Predator Free Wellingtonopen_in_new – resources and activities to inspire and educate ākonga on the Predator Free movement in their school or community. Inspire your kura into trapping and monitoring for rodents, or appreciating the value of manu (birds) and other native species.
• Pest managementopen_in_new – more than mice! Greater Wellington manages biosecurity across the region, including controlling invasive weeds and pest plants, as well as pest animals in our parks.
• Biodiversity - Take action for water - resources for year 5-8open_in_new – a hands on teacher guided programme that focuses on water catchments and ecosystems. Ākonga will be empowered to make a real difference in their community.

Other useful related services

• Education at Greater Wellingtonopen_in_new – includes information about booking stream testing kits, student transport grants, student action project fund and more.
• Kia Takatū | Get Preparedopen_in_new – Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office info on getting your home or workplace ready for an emergency or disruption, and where to find your local Community emergency hubs (often your school!).
• Have your sayopen_in_new – ways you can get involved in your regional council, including consultation, events and council meetings.
• Funding and awardsopen_in_new – learn about awards and funding opportunities for your environmental project or school activity.
• Open data portalopen_in_new – links to maps, monitoring data and more.

• NZAEE | Resources, Providers, Events & More | Homeopen_in_new
• House of Scienceopen_in_new - Wellington
• Hutt Scienceopen_in_new
• Waka Kotahi NZTA Education Portalopen_in_new
• TrackSAFEopen_in_new – our rail safety partners, providing best practice advice on how to keep safe around our rail corridor.
• BikeReadyopen_in_new – curriculum resources to support cycle skills training.
• Bikes in Schoolsopen_in_new – explore all the school bike tracks in our region and watch our videos full of fun activities and games. 
• Ministry of Education school traffic managementopen_in_new
• Ministry of Education bus and other travel informationopen_in_new
• Police road safetyopen_in_new 
• Kaitiaki o Ara | Students Against Dangerous Driving (SADD)open_in_new
• Road Safety Education's RYDA programopen_in_new
• DRIVEopen_in_new
• Ride Forever's Scooter Survival courseopen_in_new
• Wellington Water - school resources (videos)open_in_new – learn about what the 'three waters' are - drinking water, wastewater and stormwater and how they are treated in our rohe.