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Amplifying youth voices with Em!

by Claudette Rechtorik | Jun 3, 2024 | Featured, Uncategorised

If you’ve been following the ocean space, there’s a pretty good chance you’ve seen Emily Rowland, a young and rising blue star. As well as studying Environmental Science @ Macquarie Uni, she dedicates every spare minute of her time raising the...

The window to act on climate change is closing – but it’s not too late, yet.

by Claudette Rechtorik | Mar 1, 2022 | Climate change, Uncategorised

The latest IPCC report, released this week, confirms what many of us already know. Our window to halt the impacts of climate change is closing. Although it’s not too late to reverse the devastating predictions of hitting the tipping points triggered by putting...

Meet the Kaitiaki team!

by Claudette Rechtorik | May 6, 2020 | Uncategorised

Kaitiaki Co. is a group of secondary school students that have a huge passion for marine conservation and preserving Aotearoa’s environment on and off land. All of the original team were involved in the Ocean Youth Auckland’s program led by Emma Ferguson @ SEA...

Getting back to nature

by Claudette Rechtorik | Feb 22, 2020 | Uncategorised

More and more research is showing us that more nature time reduces stress, increases balance and is good for our physical AND mental health. It’s intuitive, we feel good when we’re outdoors doing fun stuff in nature. But sadly we’re doing less and less of it....

Cypriot Australian teen is Ocean Youth Ambassador

by Claudette Rechtorik | Jun 27, 2019 | Uncategorised

When it comes to climate change, Nicola Tsiola urges: ‘We need to stop talking and just take action.’ There are a number of, often times, negative generalisations made about teenagers in the social media age, casting them as selfish and disengaged. But...

One of Auckland’s great backyards.

by Claudette Rechtorik | May 28, 2019 | Uncategorised

What an amazing adventure our Ocean Youth Auckland crew went on recently. Pods of orca, dolphin and a suite of other precious wildilfe in the great Hauraki Gulf. This post provides a lovely perspective of a professional environmental worker sharing incredible moments...

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Amplifying youth voices with Em!

The window to act on climate change is closing – but it’s not too late, yet.

Meet the Kaitiaki team!

Getting back to nature

Cypriot Australian teen is Ocean Youth Ambassador

One of Auckland’s great backyards.

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