Author: Sydney

Today we visited Wellingtons natural history museum. One of the most interesting exhibits was the copy of the Waitengi treaty. When signed this treaty promised the Māori people rights and ownership to their native lands. This treaty was not upheld and the Māori people continue to fight for repossession of their native lands. Along with…

Today we visited the sustainability trust, this small organization works in the housing field to make homeownership easier and more sustainable for locals. The trusts main export is helping to reuse curtains and repurpose many different textiles. At the trust there are also many pre loved items you can take with you as well as…

Today we visited the Wellington college of architecture. We listened to several lectures about how architecture and construction can contribute to sustainability efforts. There was one presentation regarding reused building supplies and non toxic wood coating. We also had a long discussion about pedestrian walkways (or lack there of in LA) and how there are…

The most interesting part of today was our seminar. We learned about sustainability through an interconnected lens. There was a heavy emphasis on cause and effect and how our actions now have a greater effect on our future than we can realize. We also applied this kind of thinking to the 17 sustainability goals posed…

During our visit and dinner with the local Māori tribe we had dinner and we’re able to ask many questions to the Chief. One thing we discussed was how sustainability coincides with their beliefs. He talked about not taking more from the earth than you need in the moment and how this relates to the…

Sanford Fishing is the oldest fishery in NZ, we learned about the different types of fishing they do and how they use different methods to maintain a sustainable ocean habitat. We also learned about how sustainability plays a role in their factory processes. They have many different sites throughout NZ and use their influence to…

Today we visited a sustainable vineyard on Waheke island. We also were able to plant manuka trees and we learned a lot about viticulture and sustainable forests.

I really enjoyed learning about sustainability at a hotel and in the business world. I had no idea how much went into sustainability in the gambling industry. We also had a really cool day in the botanical gardens !

Hello ! My name is Sydney. I am a senior at Whittier College and my major is in psychology, I am so excited to got on this trip and get to know everyone! See you all In New Zealand !