Find out more about the winner of the award, Addison Moore, and the highly commended, Scarlett Bines and Amélie Staunstrup Moore - The Aqua Quack.
Winner
Addison Moore
For leadership, support of others and willingness to share ideas in making a significant contribution to Taranaki’s environment
Addison Moore is the driving force behind Stratford Primary School’s Tuis environmental team, developing ways to promote environmental learning and sustainability for tamariki. She’s working for the Green-Gold Enviroschool to go Zero Waste and every Friday delivers an environmental message to the school assembly. Addison raises funds by selling sustainable products made by herself and other students and she jointly won a Junction primary school upselling competition. The judges commend Addison's exceptional leadership and passion for environmental sustainability. Addison says: "My passion is the environment and looking after and caring for it. There’s no ‘Planet B’ and I love to influence those around me."
Highly commended
Scarlett Bines and Amélie Staunstrup Moore - The Aqua Quack
For leadership, support of others and willingness to share ideas in making a significant contribution to Taranaki’s environment
Scarlett Bines and Amélie Staunstrup Moore have developed the Aqua Quack, a remote-controlled device that aims to help nationally threatened whio, or blue ducks. The Spotswood College Year 10 students’ device checks water clarity, sending data to help conservation groups’ efforts to bring back the whio to rivers and streams. The judges commended the comprehensive nature of the design process and said they were looking forward to seeing how Aqua Quack project progresses. Scarlett says: "Winning this award means a lot to us because we’ve worked really hard and put a lot of dedication into it. To see it get so far is really great and we’re really proud of it. It’s a big accomplishment for us."