Congratulations to all of our winners of the 2021 Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) New Zealand Competition. We’re proud to be the national operator for this internationally accredited competition which is run under the Foundation For Environmental Education banner (FEE). The New Zealand YRE Jury, which comprises of experts in the fields of journalism, photography and environmental sustainable development, held an online panel in the first week of September to review the submissions and determine the winners. Members of the jury included TV journalist and Keep New Zealand Beautiful Ambassador Melissa Chan-Green, environmental photographer Jacki Key, Creative Director of Media Studies at the University of Auckland Folko Boermans, freelance journalist Adrian Hatwell, and Corporate Affairs Manager at Mars New Zealand Bridget Beaurepaire. The YRE New Zealand Competition first place winners will receive automatic entry in to the Global YRE competition which will take place in mid 2022. Watch the YRE 2021 awards presentation here. Article – 11-14 years 1st place Ghost Gear, Chloe Croft, Havelock North Intermediate 2nd place Plastic Straws SUCK , Isabel Macdonald, South New Brighton School 3rd place (equal) Overloaded – Our Rubbish Problem, Teo Gairdner and James Maxwell, Havelock North Intermediate Plastic: The Biggest Environmental Polluter!, Emily Tipper and Amelia Gibson, South New Brighton School Honourable mention Uniforms are Littering!, Joanne Siale, Amy Ardern and Malaga Tema, Birdwood School Honourable mention Should We Take a Step Back in Time?, Audrey Anna Robin, Havelock Intermediate Article – 15–18 years 1st place The Biological Killer, Ariana Hunt, Whangaparaoa College 2nd place Code Red: Plastic in Disguise, Bliss Wang and How Jeatrakul, St Cuthbert’s College 3rd place Plastic is Ruining our Environment, Ruby McPherson, Neeve Kean and Mya Brocket, Blue Mountain College Honourable mention The Beauty of Sustainability, Emilia Parker, Lynfield College Honourable mention It’s Not Just a Climate Emergency Anymore, Jenica Crous, Whangaparaoa College Photograph – 11-14 years 1st place Our Actions, Our Future, Sophie Ineson, Southland Girls’ High School 2nd place Our Choices Can Make a Change, Sophia Meech, St Anthony’s School 3rd place The Aftertaste, Jasmine Goh, Stonefields School Honourable mention Under the Sea, Ella Stewart & Hannah Cook, Stonefields School Photograph – 15-18 years 1st place Kaitiaki of the Te Ara rata Stream, Helen Thai & John Thai, Aorere College 2nd place Mate atu he tete kura, ara mai he tete kura, Tiki Tanirau, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Horouta Wānanga 3rd place Playing with Fire, Bliss Wang and How Jeatrakul, St Cuthbert’s College Video – 11-14 years 1st place Taking Action With Citizen Science, Sophie Ineson, Southland Girls’ High School 2nd place Plastic Police NZ, Boston Setefano and Ryan Thomas, Blue Mountain College 3rd place Fly Tipping Information Exposed, Bailey Meredith, Havelock North Intermediate Honourable Mention Te Oneroa A Tohe and our Plastic Problem, Aaliyah Rutland & Watea Ashby, Ngataki School Honourable mention BED Recycling, Azalea Keenan, Katelyn Stenzel and Jalise Appleton, Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu Honourable mention An Eco way to Wipe, Camille Howie, Havelock North Intermediate School Video – 15-18 years Honourable Mention O’Driscoll House Environmental Service 2021, Archie Lamont-Bowden, St. Peter’s College
