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 years
1st place
Hidden Environmental Issues, Amelia Lee, ACG Sunderland
2nd place
The Nursery On Our Doorstep, Emmi King-Smith and Isabel MacDonald, South New Brighton School
3rd place
Fast Fashion – a hidden threat to the environment, Joyce Liu, St Cuthbert’s College
Honourable mention
Fill Plates, Not Landfills, Ami Sugarman, Newlands Intermediate School
Article – 15–18 years
1st place
The Food Waste Fiasco, Stephanie, Kaylee and Nishwitha, Ormiston Senior College
2nd place
Are single-use masks saving lives or destroying the environment, Jiayi Li, St Cuthbert’s College
3rd place
The price the planet pays for your takeaways, Isabelle Lloydd, St Mary’s College
Photograph – 11-14 years
1st place
Sports 1 – Litter 0, Locklan Davenport
2nd place
One Too Many, Carter Wright, Orewa College
3rd place (equal)
Our Footstep, Mahara, Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Horouta Wānanga
Radioactive Waterways, Claudia McCullough, Southland Girls’ High School
Honourable mention
The New Fashion (photo story), Alex Henry, Southland Girls’ High School
Photograph – 15-18 years
Honourable Mention
Honourable Mention
Death by a Bottle, Muhammed Faizan Farhan Khan, Al-Madinah School
Video – 11-14 years
1st place
Food Waste Cafe, Sophie Ineson, Southland Girls’ High School
2nd place
Change, Isla Hudson, St Mary’s College
Honourable Mention
The Story of Teddy Turtle, Mia Yang and Heeya Maini, St Cuthbert’s College
Honourable mention
Keep NZ Green, Defne Dalgic, Sofie Dryresen and Sophie Burrows, Carmel College
Video – 15-18 years
No placings given
Video – 19-25 years
Honourable Mention
Litter Less, Blue Masks, Shiquan Tuhura-Herkt, Rosehill Special School