Heard of Te Ara Kakariki? This work we discuss all the amazing work this organisation is doing to create a corridor of trees for our native species in Ōtautahi

Topics of the day: deep sea mining with Shelby Allan from the ECan Youth Rōpū and a celebration of rewilding conservation efforts in Norway “the human world, it’s a mess. Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there” - Sebastian the Crab Let’s take care of our oceans.

Looking to get involved with climate action? School Strike 4 Climate Ōtautahi is holding its Climate Action week on September 18-24! We chatted with Aurora and Lucia from SS4C about how they got into the activism space and their experiences with protests. And in light of SS4C’s recent ‘Stop Space Waste’ Campaign, listen along for an opening discussion on the vastness of space. RECRUITMENT FOR THE ECAN YOUTH RŌPŪ IS OPEN!! Learn more and apply! https://haveyoursay.ecan.govt.nz/youth-ropu

Ever felt lost on starting up your passion project? Finding your space in the world of conservation? This week we spoke to Anja Phillip from Forest & Bird Youth for a discussion set around conservation and finding your interests in the environmental space. Listen along for her experience and tips for getting started with community projects!

Why does Ōtautahi have an obsession over which school everyone went to? This week we were joined by head students of Haeata Community Campus for a chat on mental health support in schools and to give our thoughts on the upcoming Wellies4Wellbeing event! Also a reflection on Speaking4thePlanet 2023 and an update on the fires in Maui* * Find out how you can support those affected: https://mauinow.com/2023/08/09/in-person-or-online-how-you-can-support-maui-wildfire-relief/

Today we interviewed Stacey Te Pohue Rose, Ecan Youth Ropu Co-Chair mana whenua, on relationships with Te Taiao as tangata whenua and tangata tiriti. Listen along for his vision of a Te Taiao centric Aotearoa!

What is your dream for public transport? Changes are coming to the metro system in Ōtautahi! We interviewed Shelby and Amanda on the new bus fare prices that came into play on July 1st and took a look at new zero-emissions travel options around the world.