Congratulations to all of our winners of the 2022 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 environmental photographer Jacki Key, Creative Director of Media Studies at the University of Auckland Folko Boermans, freelance journalist Adrian Hatwell, and James Keim and Henry Gibbs from Mars New Zealand.The YRE New Zealand Competition first place winners will receive automatic entry in to the Global YRE competition which will take place in mid 2023.Watch the YRE 2022 awards presentation here.Article – 11-14 years1st placeHidden Environmental Issues, Amelia Lee, ACG Sunderland2nd placeThe Nursery On Our Doorstep, Emmi King-Smith and Isabel MacDonald, South New Brighton School3rd placeFast Fashion – a hidden threat to the environment, Joyce Liu, St Cuthbert’s CollegeHonourable mentionFill Plates, Not Landfills, Ami Sugarman, Newlands Intermediate SchoolArticle – 15–18 years1st placeThe Food Waste Fiasco, Stephanie, Kaylee and Nishwitha, Ormiston Senior College2nd placeAre single-use masks saving lives or destroying the environment, Jiayi Li, St Cuthbert’s College3rd placeThe price the planet pays for your takeaways, Isabelle Lloydd, St Mary’s CollegePhotograph – 11-14 years1st placeSports 1 – Litter 0, Locklan Davenport2nd placeOne Too Many, Carter Wright, Orewa College3rd place (equal)Our Footstep, Mahara, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Horouta WānangaRadioactive Waterways, Claudia McCullough, Southland Girls’ High SchoolHonourable mentionThe New Fashion (photo story), Alex Henry, Southland Girls’ High School Photograph – 15-18 yearsHonourable MentionHe iti, he iti kahikātoa – Though little, it is still a mānuka tree, Phoebe Li and Huiseo Kim, St Cuthbert’s CollegeHonourable MentionDeath by a Bottle, Muhammed Faizan Farhan Khan, Al-Madinah School Video – 11-14 years1st placeFood Waste Cafe, Sophie Ineson, Southland Girls’ High School2nd placeChange, Isla Hudson, St Mary’s CollegeHonourable MentionThe Story of Teddy Turtle, Mia Yang and Heeya Maini, St Cuthbert’s CollegeHonourable mentionKeep NZ Green, Defne Dalgic, Sofie Dryresen and Sophie Burrows, Carmel CollegeVideo – 15-18 yearsNo placings givenVideo – 19-25 yearsHonourable MentionLitter Less, Blue Masks, Shiquan Tuhura-Herkt, Rosehill Special School
