Author: Hannah

today we visited the te papa museum. through this i learned a lot more about māori culture as well as their art. i also learned a lot more about the history of new zealand and cultural backgrounds of the immigrants that came to new zealand and why they chose to live here. i thought the…

the sustainability trust is there to create programs to help other people in the community become more sustainable. one of the things they do are making donated fabric into layer curtains, held repair workshops so items can be reusable and they have gotten people from all over the world involved, including children.

today we learned a lot of different information about new zealand architecture, and the building of the city also how this is sustainable. we learned about the impact of plastic packaging and how our choices impact carbon footprint. we also had a discussion about public transportation, and our host was surprised that we don’t use…

we learned a lot about sustainable tourism through tourist industry aotearoa. they taught us about the importance of tourism on new zealand and how many businesses rely on tourism to keep new zealand’s economy flowing. they talk about how they try to make tourism as sustainable as possible. we also learned that they partnered with…

today we traveled to victoria university in wellington. not only did we explore their campus, but we sat through multiple seminars about sustainability. i particularly found our last seminar interesting because we learned a lot about the “cause and effect” sustainability, and what it will take to have a sustainable future. overall, i was surprised…

we went to waimangu valley to see volcanos. i found this interesting learning about how long they have been around and seeing what was created after the explosion of the volcano. i thought the site was beautiful looking at the different colors of the water and the lakes. i also found it interesting the lakes…

For our last day in Auckland we went to Sanford Fishing Company. First off, I would like to say I liked the overall area of the location, and it was a nice, peaceful walk. When we got there we learned how much of a competitive business fishing is, and how they need to have auctions…

today we took a ferry to waiheke island, where we learned about sustainable productions of wine. we planted trees in the forest (with some DISGUSTING gloves), then we went wine tasting and learned about how the wine is sustainably produced. we then enjoyed a lunch then took a bus tour of the rest of the…

today we learned a lot about sustainability at the sky city hotel. i am astonished how environmentally conscious new zealand, and they truly set a good example for other countries. we met jonathon who was speaking māori and taught us a lot more about their culture. he also made each of us share why sustainability…

Hi! My name is Hannah, and I am a senior graduating this year with a kinesiology degree, hoping to do something in the health/fitness industry in the future. I love hiking, trying new restaurants, and pets. I am really excited for this trip because I have never been to New Zealand and I love to…