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The Moth Pod Competition is back this year and we have $2,000 of prize money! So make sure to read the information and get involved. Moth Plant is an introduced pest plant that is causing a huge amount of damage to our native forests, and therefore damaging the habitat of our precious native species that are found nowhere else on Earth. You may have seen them around your neighborhood or even in your own backyard. They usually grow against fences or shrubs, and the pods are about the size of your fist. The goal of this competition is to remove as many pods as possible before they go to seed, as each pod contains about 800 of them that are carried by the wind.   How to enter/rules: - To enter you need to collect as many seed pods as you can and send a photo with you and your seed pods (organized into groups of 50 pods in rows etc) to chaslam@mags.school.nz . Prizes can be claimed by an individual, or a team which then splits the prize evenly. - You can only enter the comp...

Hi Everyone! If you haven’t signed up for the environment club this year make sure you use the google classroom code n80mfo to sign up and get information on fun trips like repotting plants in the agriculture block this week and going on future trips to plant trees on Motutapu. These trips to Motutapu are run by the Motutapu Restoration Trust that is trying to restore the island for our native wildlife and for it to stay pest free. These trips give you service points and planting trees is very enjoyable and rewarding so encourage your friends to come along with you and help us restore Motutapu Island.

The environment is the natural world and how it is affected by human activity. Environmental education, studies human interaction with the environment and the goal is to have a world population that is aware of environmental problems.  Most people don't know about environmental problems, by not knowing, we aren't aware of what damage we could be inflicting on the environment everyday that could be simply avoided. People with university degrees are 25% more likely to adopt pro-environmental behaviours than people with no education qualifications. Who has heard about the potential plastic bag ban? Most people agree with it because of all they’ve heard about how bad plastic is. However people are blinding following what others are saying without actually knowing anything about the topic. The alternatives for plastic bags are actually worse for the environment. Single-use plastic bags overall have the lowest carbon footprint compared to the alternatives. Majority of th...