Author: Alexandra

Te Papa is a landmark building in the heart of Wellington with pretty neat views of the harbor. It took 4 years to complete the museum In February 2007, the crew of the San Aspiring get the surprise of their lives when they haul up a huge colossal squid on the end of a longline….

When it comes to healthy homes, helping people to reduce their impact on the environment and giving back to the community sustainability trust does exactly that. They focus on many projects and lots of them include up-cycling. Their curtain bank up-cycles used or unused (donated) fabric and gives them to low-income families in the Wellington…

The first presentation of today brought a new perspective that I thought was important to consider when shopping. Society focuses on the issues of plastic bag usage instead of focusing on what we put inside our bags. The conversation we had about transportation in the U.S brought a lot of concerns and interesting opinions. In…

New Zealand’s tourism industry has four different sectors and 3 “rules” or forms of conduct under each sector. The sectors are economic. visitor. community. environment. On an economic standpoint tourism provides NZ to prosper through tourism, since the country relies on tourism. As for visitors, domestic or international, culture and engagement are implemented into the…

I enjoyed learning about the sustainable courses and projects that Victoria University has. They have a strong desire to not only implement learning about sustainability to their curriculums but they strive for the action to make it applicable to their students’ future lives outside of school. I really enjoyed the seminar at the end, it…

Waimangu Volcanic Valley holds the youngest geothermal valley. We were immersed through a walk learning about the array of birds, hot springs, geothermal features and learned about plants and their uniqueness. The Mt Tarawera volcanic eruption dramatically changed the landscape that created Rotorua’s geothermal park. During 1886, a line of craters from the northern end…

Sanford and Sons is New Zealand’s oldest fishmonger. They have been supplying ‘Kiwis’ with fish in the Auckland Fish Market since 1800s. Albert Sanford -the founder- went on to open his first fish market in Auckland in 1894. Today, Sanford and Sons Fishmonger is still the heart of The Auckland Fish Market, operating as a…

Waiheke Island is the second-largest island in the Hauraki Gulf of New Zealand. It is the island known for wine, especially sustainable wine making. Sustainable vineyards practice water and energy conservation, preserve ecosystems and local wildlife. We got to plant manuka honey trees on the island Sheeeeep!!!

skycity hotel: We learned about the sustainable practices that sky city implements into their business and world around them. A big take away was “ESG – Sustainability” the three practices (environmental, social, governance). Our guide, the SkyCity Sustainability Manager, Anthony Thompson not only taught us about their sustainable responsibilities but did a Karakia mo te…

Hello!!! I’m Alexandra, but you can call me Alex. I’m graduating this year with a Multimedia Journalism degree through the WSP! If you need any tips on writing or editing your digital stories you can def ask me! New Zealand has been on bucket list since early high school/late middle school. I’m most excited about…